2020 Supreme(Pat) 337
CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH
Raj Nath Sharma Son of Late Kashi Nath Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Bihar State Bar Council Through Its Secretary – Respondent
Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate, Ms. Ritika Rani, Advocate
For the Respondent State: Mr. Anjani Kumar, AAG-4, Mr. Sanjay Prasad, AC to AAG-4
For the BCI :Mr. Vishwajeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate
For the State Bar Council :Mr. Shantanu Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Praveen Kumar, Amicus Curiae
JUDGMENT :
This writ application has been filed seeking following reliefs:-
“(A) For issuance of the writ in the nature of declaration guidelines issued under the signature of Secretary, Bar Council of India vide letter dated 23-06- 2018 as contained in Annexure-1 with respect terms of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Bihar State Bar Council for a period of 1 & ½ years in place of 2 & ½ years, constitution of Executive Committee, Enrollment Committee, Finance Committee, Chambers Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Co-chairman, Bihar Advocate Welfare Trustee Committee, Finance Committee, Enrollment Committee, Pension Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Building Committee, General Committee, Editorial Board, Rules Committee, Seminar Committee, Legal Aid Committee, Election Committee and others committee are without jurisdiction and contrary to the Section 3(3), 5, 6, 9(1), 9(2), 9(A), 10(1)(a) & 10(1)(b) of the Advocate Act, 1961 (Act No.25 of 1961 hereinafter referred as Act, 1961), void, ab-initio, violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and unfair and untransparent, malafide, illegal and bad in law.
(B) Also declaring the consequential action taken by the Bihar State Bar
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