Punjab Bar Council Memorandum of Association

Para. 14??Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 199??Bar Association Election??Petitioner challenging election of Joint Secretary and Executive Members of Bar Association on the ground that they were defaulters and were not on roll of Bar Association and could not be elected as such??Held, member could apply for restoration of his membership on making payment of outstanding arrears due from him in addition to such penalty as might be determined by President or Executive Committee and on such payment his membership was to be restored??Joint Secretary and Members of Executive Committee were elected unopposed and petitioner did not raise any objection when they were elected??Held, if election of President or Executive Committee was to be challenged, petitioner could institute an election petition under para 14 of Memorandum of Association which was efficacious remedy for him??Constitutional petition dismissed in limine.

Election to Office of Bar Association being creation of Rules which also govern procedure of holding election and verification of identity of voters, complete disregard of such rules, held, would have serious consequences amounting to declaration of election to be void as a whole.