Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette

Advocate in the capacity of an Additional Judge of the High Court had earlier dismissed the bail application of the accused and when he appeared subsequently as an Advocate of the said accused in a criminal appeal in the High Court, the petitioner moved an application against him under Articles 7 and 8 of Chapter IV of Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette framed by Pakistan Bar Council which was dismissed by High Court

Petitioner had sought leave to challenge this order

High Court found that respondent Advocate had been superseded by another Advocate so far as the accused was concerned and he was not disqualified to represent other accused

High Court, in the concluding and operative part of its order had also observed that in such matters Bar Council was the competent forum and not the High Court to enforce its decision for upholding the canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette

Held, that in view of the operative and concluding part of the High Court's order the earlier part causing grievance to petitioner having become redundant petition was dismissed in circumstances.