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The Sindh Bar Council is a statutory regulatory body of lawyers in Sindh for safeguarding the rights, interests, rights and privileges of practicing lawyers, within the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The Council is a deliberative body which regulates the conduct of lawyers and helps in the administration of justice. It has been constituted under Section 3(ii) of the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973.[1] All advocates practicing in any court or tribunal in Sindh are licensed and regulated by the Council. Advocates licensed and regulated by other provincial bar councils can also practice in Sindh.
Type | Public Body |
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Purpose | Bar associations |
Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
Region served | Sindh, Pakistan |
Official language | English |
Website | sindhbarcouncil |
The Sindh Bar Council consists of Vice Chairman and Chairman Executive Committee, both elected by Members of Sindh Bar Council each year and Members of Sindh Bar Council are elected by the advocates from different constituencies across the Sindh Province. Members serve a term of five years, beginning on January 1, with elections held each November to fill seats of those whose terms will expire in the following January. The Advocate General of the Sindh (grade 22), acts as ex officio Chairman of Sindh Bar Council. The current honourable Advocate General of Sindh and Chairman of Sindh Bar Council is Mr. Muhammad Hasan Akber.
The Council is responsible for regulating the legal profession and practice of law in Sindh. It maintains the roll of advocates licensed to practice law in the province of Sindh and is responsible for admitting new members to the bar.
The Council also constitutes a tribunal that conducts trials of alleged misconduct and professional negligence committed by advocates on its roll.
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