It is a great pride for this Bar Association that Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had occasion to grace its premises when he appeared in a matter before the Lahore High Court. It can also proudly count as a Member, Allama Mohammad Iqbal, the great poet and philosopher. The Bar Association has given the country several Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Attorney- Generals for Pakistan and Ad
vocate-Generals for the Punjab. The objects of the Lahore High Court Bar Association are:
To provide facilities to the members in performance of their professional duties;
To preserve, promote and safeguard the interest of the members;
To maintain higher professional standards of probity and integrity amongst its members and to check and eradicate unprofessional practices;
To aid and assist the High Court in the administration of justice;
To advance the cause of justice and the rule of law;
To execute and implement all directions and decisions as made by Punjab Bar Council, the Pakistan Bar Council from time to time;
To act for the welfare of the members of the Association;
To undertake all such activities as are in the interest of the members of the association;
To generate funds for the fulfillment of the aims and objectives of the Association;
To receive funds, subscription donations and grants etc. by lawful manner and to apply those funds for the welfare of the members of the Association;
To maintain cordial relations amongst the members of the Association;
To maintain the cordial relations between the Bench and the Bar;
To undertake such steps and plans and execute such schemes and projects work which may be in the interest of the members of the Association;
To approach the concerned authorities for providing better facilities to the members of the Association such as public health, parking of vehicles, canteen and mess facilities etc;
To provide good quality and hygienic food, snacks etc. to the members of the Bar at reasonable rates;
To manage the property and funds of the Association in a proper manner;
To manage and run the canteens, and other activities of the Association;
To organize recreational and cultural activities for the members of the Association;
To look after, manage, supervise and control the affairs of the Association;
To employ persons or to execute contract with contractors in order to provide better facilities to the members of the Association;
To maintain the dignity of the advocates;
To maintain and uphold the dignity of Lahore High Court as an Institution;
To act for and in the direction of maintaining the independence of the Judiciary;
To act for maintaining the dignity and noble character of the Legal Profession and to enhance the dignity of the Legal Fraternity in the society;
To undertake the activities such as legal conferences and seminars etc. on Legal Subjects which are helpful to the members of the Bar, Legal Institutions, and the general public;
To make efforts for achieving the goals laid down in the Constitution of India for the betterment of the Nation and its people;
To provide free legal aid to the weaker sections of the society;
To provide for the election of its members;
To provide legal education and organize training programmers by inviting legal luminaries on different subjects of Law and Constitution, for the young members of the Association;
To do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions; and, in short,
To do all as may be necessary to achieve the objects of the Association.
