MOHIT KUMAR SHAH, J.:–The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the letter dated 13.10.2022, communicated through Whatsapp by the Secretary, Bihar State Bar Council, whereby and whereunder the petitioner has been directed to hand over charge of the Bar Association, Danapur to the Ad hoc Committee, as also for issuance of a writ in the nature of quo warranto qua the respondent no.4, i.e. the Adhoc Committee of the Bar Association, Danapur. The petitioner has also prayed for quashing of the letter dated 15.10.2022, whereby and whereunder the Convernor, Executive Committee-cum-Election Commission, Bihar State Bar Council has prohibited the petitioner from holding the election of Returning Officer of the Bar Association, Danapur, for quashing of the letter dated 26.10.2022 issued by the Secretary, Bihar State Bar Council, whereby and whereunder the explanation of the petitioner has been rejected and further for directing the respondents to allow the Returning Officer, validly elected on 18.10.2022 to continue in the office.

2. The brief facts of the case, according to the petitioner, are that the petitioner was elected as the President of the Bar Association, Danapur with effect from 24.05.2019 for a period of two years, however, after expiry of his term, the election of the Bar Association, Danapur could not be held in the year 2021 on account of spread of Covid-19 infection, hence extension was granted by the Bihar State Bar Council from time to time and the then Office bearers of the Bar Association, Danapur, with the petitioner as the President, kept working till the month of October, 2022. It is also submitted that the term of the Office bearers of the Bar Association, Danapur was extended, vide letters dated 13.04.2021, 16.04.2022 and 04.08.2022 and lastly, with effect from 01.08.2022 for three months by the Bihar State Bar Council. It is next submitted that on 12.09.2022, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Bar Association, Danapur was held and it was decided to hold the election of the Returning Officer and choose a Three-Men Committee so as to enable them to hold the next election of the Bar Association, Danapur. On 18.10.2022, the election for the post of the Returning Officer was held and Sri Dinesh Kumar Singh, Advocate was declared elected as the Returning Officer, Bar Association, Danapur, whereafter, the Bihar State Bar Council was informed vide letter dated 19.10.2022 regarding selection of the Returning Officer. However, the Bihar State Bar Council, vide letter dated 13.10.2022, in view of the anarchy prevailing at the level of the Bar Association, Danapur and election having not been held for a long period, communicated its decision to constitute an Adhoc Committee of the Association with effect from 01.11.2022, resulting in the then existing Old Executive Committee of the Association having stood dissolved. It was also resolved by the Bihar State Bar Council that newly constituted Ad hoc Committee shall convene the meeting of the General Body of the Association before 15.02.2023 for initiating the process of election of the Association by way of appointing the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer and Three-Men Committee as per the provisions of Uniform Model Rules so that the election of the Association can be completed as soon as possible. The newly constituted Ad hoc Committee of the Association was also directed to complete the work of Audit of the Association by a competent authority within three months. The Bihar State Bar Council had also sent its communications to the Ad hoc Committee, Bar Association, Danapur, vide letter dated 26.10.2022 stating therein that the election of the Association should be initiated and completed in the manner prescribed under Rules 15, 17 and 19 to 20 of the Uniform Model Rules as also as per the earlier decision of the Committee dated 07.10.20