051-9208752 No. F 14/07/79/LJC-I Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan Supreme Court Building, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad Deputy Secretary 03 June, 2011 Press Release A meeting of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) is scheduled on 04th June, 2011 in the Conference Room of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman, LJCP. The Commission will consider Law Reform Proposals for amendments in Section 338 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, Section 129 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, Declaring Smoking in Public Vehicle as Cognizable Offence, Rule 5 of Order XLI Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Article 79 of Qanoon-e- Shahadat Order, 1984, Rule 21, Order VII and Rule 12, order VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Section 27-A of Stamp Act, 1899, Pre-emption Laws, and Section 3 and 6 of the LJCP Ordinance, 1979, Section 3 of National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee Ordinance 2002. Besides, considering proposals for repeal of Federal Court Act, 1937, the Commission will also examine the draft Rules for regulating the functions of District Legal Empowerment Committees. The meeting will be attended by members of the Commission including Mr. Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court, Mr. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief Justice High Court of Balochistan, Mr. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court, Mr. Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Mushir Alam, Chief Justice High Court of Sindh, Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq, Attorney General for Pakistan, Mr. Masood Chishti, Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Justice(R) Rana Bhagwandas, Former Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan/Chairman Federal Public Service Commission, Mr. Justice(R) Amir-ul- Mulk Mengal, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan, Ms. Anis Haroon, Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women, Qazi Muhammad Jamil, Advocate Supreme Court and Mr. Habib-ur-Rehman Shaikh, Secretary, Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan. Mr. Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman, Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court will also attend the meeting on special invitation. Besides, the Commission will also consider Law Reform Proposals for amendments in Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 1975 and to the Schedule under Section 2 (1) of the Extradition Act, 1972. This press release can be downloaded from our website www.ljcp.gov.pk. (Nasrullah Khan) .