( 1 ) THE petitioner is an ex-Judicial Officer who has been compulsorily retired, as a disciplinary measure on the basis of proved mis-conduct. The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of rule-7-A in Chapter-3, Part-VI of the Rules framed by the Bar Council of India as amended by its Resolution No. 20 of 1999 and published in the Official Gazette on 26. 2. 2000 and the proceedings of the Bar council of the State of Andhra Pradesh dated 10. 1. 2001 rejecting the application of the petitioner dated 13. 6. 2001 for resumption of practice in law.

( 2 ) THE background facts leading to the filing of the writ petition are noted briefly as under:

( 3 ) THE petitioner while serving as court Master in the High Court was appointed as District Munsif. On the proved misconduct, the petitioner was retired compulsorily as a disciplinary measure by an order dated 8. 4. 1996 of the High Court. There afterwards the petitioner enrolled himself as an advocate on the Rolls of the bar Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh, the 1st respondent herein on 12. 6. 1996. Subsequently, the High Court on administrative side set aside the order made by it