Smart cards will help to get rid off from fake lawyers:Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial

Lahore: Chief Justice of Lahore High Court,  Justice Umar Ata Bandial has said that joint venture of smart cards project launched by the Punjab Bar Council and NADRA will help get rid off fake lawyers and resultantly it will enhance the image of the legal fraternity.

Hon’ble Chief Justice was talking to a delegation of Chichawatni Bar Association led by its President Riaz Hussain Javed in its chamber here today.

The delegation informed the Hon’ble Chief Justice that last year an F.A. candidate Shaukat Khichi clinched the slot of presidentship at Chichawatni Bar and remained its head for eight months which was finally removed on the intervention of Lahore High Court, Multan Bench.

The delegation further informed that during the present tenure of the Bar Association it did not observe strike even for a single day and resolved to maintain its tempo throughout the year by not abandoning the court proceedings without any extreme reasonable cause.