Annual elections of SCBA to be held on 31st: SC
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—A three-member bench of the Supreme Court Thursday said that annual elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will be held on October 31 under the supervision of the present body of the Association headed by Qazi Muhammad Jamil and there would be no role of Pakistan Bar Council in the elections.
Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan heard the viewpoints of both parties, SCBA and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and disposed of the petition as petitioner and respondents reached to a compromise regarding elections of the Association.
Qazi Muhammad Jamil and Secretary of the Association, Ch.Abdul Sadiq appeared before the court on behalf of SCBA.
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council, Hamid Khan and Malik Rub Nawaz Noon represented the PBC.
The Bench directed Qazi Muhammad Jamil who is also presidentn of the Supreme Court Bar Association to hold annual meeting of the General Body of the Association on October 29.
Both the parties agreed on the compromising formula and gave consent to the Court with request to dispose of the case after issuing a directive according to the compromise. The bench disposed of the petition by accepting the request made by both the parties Supreme Court Bar Association and Pakistan Bar Council.
Talking to mediamen after the hearing of the case, President SCBA, Qazi Muhammad Jamil said, "We approached the court of law for the independence of the SCBA and thanks to Allah Almighty the independence of the Association remained intact due to the decision of the Supreme Court."
Regarding meeting of the General Body of the Association, Qazi said that the meeting of the General Body would be held on October 29 in the Karachi Hall of the Lahore Bar Association at 3.30 p.m according to the directive of the Apex Court.
When asked about the forthcoming elections, he said that elections would be held on October 31 as per directive given by the Supreme Court because all arrangements including entire process of the election have already been completed by the Association.
Commenting on the directive/decision of the Supreme Court, he said, "We appreciate the role of the bench and entire lawyers community will remain united by this decision."
This directive will bar the interference of the Pakistan Bar Council in the affairs of the Supreme Court Bar Association once for all, Qazi Muhammad Jamil said.