S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

C.M. APPL.36262/2016 IN W.P.(C) 8106/2010

1. This order will dispose of application by the petitioner and some others, which seek a clarification as to certain aspects arising from the judgment of this Division Bench, dated 31st May 2016 (hereafter “the main judgment”).

2. The judgment dealt with two issues, viz. firstly the applicability of the “one bar one vote” rule to various Bar Associations in Delhi and secondly, the “one chamber in the city” rule to advocates and whether a legal practitioner can lay claim to more than one chamber in the several court complexes in the city, given that they are built at public expense. The applications before this court (as by way of modification/clarification) are in respect of the first issue; the applications regarding the second issue would be heard separately and orders made later.

3. The applicants urge that while establishing the “one bar one vote” principle, the court, in the main judgment had proceeded on the assumption that there exists uniformity in respect of election tenures in the several Bar Associations across the city, which is incorrect. It is also emphasized that frequently, elections to Bar Associ