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As result Azad Jammu & Kashmir Lawyers struggle and just
demand Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legal Practioners Bar
Council Act 1995(Act xxx of 1995) was passed by the Azad
Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The First Election of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar Council
was held on 8th November, 1997 and the
Council became functional in January 1998,
Consisting of
Members
District Muzaffarabad
..6
District Mirpur
.6
District Kotli
5
District Poonch
3 District Bagh
3
District Pallandri
..2
District Bhimber
...3
Total 28
The second Election was held on 15-01-2003, and the
present Members of Council are elected in election held
in November 2007, The district wise representation is as
below.
District Muzaffarabad
....8 District
Mirpur
...8
District Kotli
..6
District Poonch
..4
District Bagh
..4
District Pallandri
3
District Bhimber
3
District Neelum
..2
Total 38
The Bar Council has made the rules for running its
business
1) Azad Jammu & Kashmir legal practitioners and Bar Council Rules 1998
2) Azad Jammu & Kashmir Advocate Benevolent Fund/Rules
1998
3) Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar Council Employees Service
Rules 1999
4) Azad Jammu & Kashmir Memorandum of Bar Association
Rules 2001
5) Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar Council legal Education
Rules 2007
6) Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar Council lawyers Foundation
Rules 2008
7) Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar Association recognition
Rules
Bar Council has not only provided a state level
organized elected form for the lawyers community but
have done a lot for the welfare of the community and
played very Vital role for Kashmir movement,
administration justice, independence of judiciary and
fundamental rights of the citizens.
Bar Council Generally performs its functions the committees and the most
important committees are
1- Executive Committees
2- Enrolment Committee Supreme Court
3- Enrolment Committee High Court
4- Disciplinary Committee Supreme Court
5- Disciplinary Committee High Court
6- Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bar Council
Tribunal
7- Appleate Enrolment Committee for High
Court
8- Finance Committee
9- Law Reform & Rules Committee
10- Legal Education Committee
11- Privileges Committee
12- Committee of Appeals
13- Restoration of Human Rights Committee
14- Benevolent Fund committee
15- Co. ordination committee
16- Anticorruption Committee
17- Kashmir Committee
18- Kashmir Co-ordination Committee
19- Publication Committee
20- Free Legal Aid Committee
21- Relief Committee
Mr.
Sardar Muhammad Habib Khan
Vice
Chairman
Azad
Jammu & Kashmir Bar Council
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