1. The present batch of writ petitions raise common issues with similar prayers and are, therefore, being decided vide this common judgment.

2. The first writ petition being WP(C) No. 2142/2016 has been preferred by the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as "SBCMP") seeking inter alia a direction to the Bar Council of India (hereinafter referred to as “BCI”) as also the Chairman of the BCI to implement the SBCMP’s resolutions dated 29.06.2014 and 07.02.2015, whereby Mr. Sunil Gupta was, in accordance with Section 4(1)(c) of the Advocates Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), elected and re-affirmed as the representative member of the SBCMP in the BCI. The SBCMP has also sought quashing of the order dated 05.12.2015 passed by the BCI (hereinafter referred to as the “Impugned Order”), whereby the Election Petition being Election Petition No. 01/2014 filed by the Mr. Sunil Gupta challenging the alleged election of Mr. Pratap Mehta as the representative member of the SBCMP in the BCI, has been dismissed on the ground that it is merit-less.

3. The second writ petition being WP(C) No. 2215/2016 has been preferred by Mr. Sunil Gupta, who being