Section 16: No appearance through counsel — Conciliation Courts Ordinance, 1961

Partly in force — federal text; provincial/ICT scope varies (see notes) — Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). Whether this provision is still in force has not been independently verified.

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16. No appearance through counsel.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Legal Practitioners Act, 1873 (XVIII of 1879), no legal practitioner shall be permitted to appear on behalf of any party to a dispute before any Conciliation Court or before any Controlling Authority or other authority exercising powers under this Ordinance. (it extends only to the Islamabad Capital Territory) 16. [No appearance through Counsel.]— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the [Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 (XXXV of 1979), no legal practitioner shall be permitted to appear on behalf of any party to a dispute before any Conciliation Courts or before any Controlling Authority or other authority exercising powers under this Ordinance. (2) If a person required under this Ordinance to appear before a Conciliation Court is a purdanashin lady, the Conciliation Court may permit her to be represented by a duly authorized agent who shall in no case be a paid agent.

Effective date: 1961-01-01

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