Lalit Sharma vs Union of India - 2024 Supreme(Del) 712

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2024 Supreme(Del) 712

MANMOHAN, RAJIV SHAKDHER, SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Lalit Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr.Pankaj Kumar Singh, Mr. Sarwan Kumar, Ms. Jyoti Kashyap, Mr. Ashish Pandey, Mr. P.S. Singh Advocates with Lalit Sharma and Ms. Shannu Baghel in Person, for the Petitioner.
Mr.Ruchir Mishra, Advocate with Mr.Mukesh Kr.Tiwari and Ms.Reba Jena Mishra, Advocates for UOI.
Mr.Sudeep Singh, Advocate with Mr.Bhavya Sethi, Mr.Akul Mehandru and Mr.Manish Gupta, Advocates, for the Respondent.
Mr.Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Advocate with Mr.Sachin Jain and Mr.Shivender Sharma, Advocates for Bar Council of India/R-3.
Mr. Munawwar Naseem, Mr. P.S. Bindra, Mr. Sanjay Kumar and Ms. Himanshi Gupta, Advocates for Rouse Avenue District Court Bar Association with Mr. Arun Sharma, President, Mr. Siddharth, Hony. Secretary, Ms. Indra Chand, Treasurer and Mr. Yajuvender Singh, V.P. for Respondent No.4
Mr.Dayan Krishnan and Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocates with Mr.Sandeep Sharma, Mr.Siddharth Tripathy, Mr.Sukrit Seth and Mr. Sukrit Seth, Mr. Nagender Benipal and Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocates for DHCBA.
Mr. N. Hariharan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kundan Lal Gupta, Mr. Manish Gupta, Ms. Pinki Kumari, Mr. Rajesh and Mr. Siddharth S. Yadav, Advocates for DTBA.
Mr. Anupam Srivastava, ASC, GNCTD.
Mr.Mohit Gupta, Advocate with Mr.Rajeev Tehlan, Mr.Vishal Saxena, Mr.Dhruv Mehta, Ms.Meenakshi Garg and Ms.Seemaf Ali Fatima, Advocates for Impleader.
Mr. Navneet Kumar, Advocate with Mr Arvind Gupta, Mr Sanjeev Verma and Ms. Rama Rao, Advocates for All India Bar Association of NCDRC.
Mr. Vipul Ganda, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, and Mr. S.K. Giri and Mr. Nirti Dua, Advocates Mr. Saurabh Kalia, Advocate with Mr. Rakesh Wadhwa, Mr. Prakhar Dixit and Mr. Sarvik Singhal, Advocates for NCLT & AT Bar Association.
Mr. Amrish Kumar Gautam, President and Mr. Subhash Chandra Gupta, Secretary for Taxation Bar Association.
Mr. N. Hariharan, senior Advocate with Mr. Siddharth S. Yadav, Advocate.
Mr.Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Advocate with Mr.Sachin Jain and Mr.Shivender Sharma, Advocates for R-1.
Mr. Atul Kumar Sharma, Hony. Secretary for Delhi Bar Association. Mr.Dayan Krishnan and Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocates with Mr.Sandeep Sharma, Mr.Siddharth Tripathy, Mr.Sukrit Seth and Mr. Sukrit Seth, Mr. Nagender Benipal and Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocates for DHCBA.
Dr. N.C. Sharma, Mr. Jitender Solanki and Mr. Piyush Sharma, Advocates for Dwarka Court Bar Association.
Mr.N.K.Kadian, Advocate with Mr.Manjeet Mathur, Advocate for R 7.
Mr. B.D. Pandey and Mr. Piyush Sharma, Mr. Jitender Solanki, Advocates for Dwarka Bar Association.
Bindra, Mr. Sanjay Kumar and Ms. Himanshi Gupta, Advocates for Rouse Avenue District Court Bar Association with Mr. Arun Sharma, President, Mr. Siddharth, Hony. Secretary, Ms. Indra Chand, Treasurer and Mr. Yajuvender Singh, V.P. for Respondent No.9.
Mr.Mohit Gupta, Advocate with Mr.Rajeev Tehlan, Mr.Vishal Saxena, Mr.Dhruv Mehta, Ms.Meenakshi Garg and Ms.Seemaf Ali Fatima, Advocates for Impleader.
Mr.Pankaj Kumar Singh, Mr. Sarwan Kumar, Ms. Jyoti Kashyap, Mr. Ashish Pandey, Mr. P.S. Singh Advocates along with Lalit Sharma in person.
Mr. Navneet Kumar, Advocate with Mr Arvind Gupta, Mr Sanjeev Verma and Ms. Rama Rao, Advocates for All India Bar Association of NCDRC.
Mr. Amrish Kumar Gautam, President and Mr. Subhash Chandra Gupta, Secretary for Taxation Bar Association.
Petitioner in person with Mr.Gautam Das, Mr. Abheet Pawan Choudhary, Ms. Prachi Joshi, and Mr. Santosh Rout, Advocates.
Mr.Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Advocate with Mr.Sachin Jain and Mr.Shivender Sharma, Advocates for Bar Council of Delhi/R-2.
Mr. Dayan Krishnan and Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocates with Mr.Sandeep Sharma, Mr.Siddharth Tripathy, Mr.Sukrit Seth and Mr. Sukrit Seth, Mr. Nagender Benipal and Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocates for DHCBA.
Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC for DHC
Mr. Kiri Uppal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocate, for Respondent.
Mr. Atul Kumar Sharma, Hony. Secretary for Delhi Bar Association.
Mr. Satyakam with Mr. Pradyut Kashyap, Advocates for R-5 and R-6.
Bindra, Mr. Sanjay Kumar and Ms. Himanshi Gupta, Advocates for Rouse Avenue District Court Bar Association with Mr. Arun Sharma, President, Mr. Siddharth, Hony. Secretary, Ms. Indra Chand, Treasurer and Mr. Yajuvender Singh, V.P. for Respondent No.7.
Mr. Navneet Kumar, Advocate with Mr Arvind Gupta, Mr Sanjeev Verma and Ms. Rama Rao, Advocates for All India Bar Association of NCDRC.
Dr. N.C. Sharma, Mr. Jitender Solanki and Mr. Piyush sharma, Advocates for Dwarka Court Bar Association.
Mr. Amrish Kumar Gautam, President and Mr. Subhash Chandra Gupta, Secretary for Taxation Bar Association.
Petitioner in person with Mr.Gautam Das, Mr. Abheet Pawan Choudhary, Ms. Prachi Joshi, and Mr. Santosh Rout, Advocates.
Mr.Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Advocate with Mr.Sachin Jain and Mr.Shivender Sharma, Advocates for R-1.
Mr.Dayan Krishnan and Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocates with Mr.Sandeep Sharma, Mr.Siddharth Tripathy, Mr.Sukrit Seth and Mr. Sukrit Seth, Mr. Nagender Benipal and Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocates for DHCBA.
Mr. Atul Kumar Sharma, Hony. Secretary for Delhi Bar Association. Mr. Satyakam with Mr. Pradyut Kashyap, Advocates for R-5 and R-6.
Bindra, Mr. Sanjay Kumar and Ms. Himanshi Gupta, Advocates for Rouse Avenue District Court Bar Association with Mr. Arun Sharma, President, Mr. Siddharth, Hony. Secretary, Ms. Indra Chand, Treasurer and Mr. Yajuvender Singh, V.P. for Respondent No.9.
Mr. Navneet Kumar, Advocate with Mr Arvind Gupta, Mr Sanjeev Verma and Ms. Rama Rao, Advocates for All India Bar Association of NCDRC.
Dr. N.C. Sharma, Mr. Jitender Solanki and Mr. Piyush sharma, Advocates for Dwarka Court Bar Association.
Mr. Amrish Kumar Gautam, President and Mr. Subhash Chandra Gupta, Secretary for Taxation Bar Association.
Petitioner in person.
Mr.Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC for R-1.
Mr.Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Advocate with Mr.Sachin Jain and Mr.Shivender Sharma, Advocates for Bar Council of Delhi/R-2.
Mr. Atul Kumar Sharma, Hony. Secretary for Delhi Bar Association.
Mr.Dayan Krishnan and Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocates with Mr.Sandeep Sharma, Mr.Siddharth Tripathy, Mr.Sukrit Seth and Mr. Sukrit Seth, Mr. Nagender Benipal and Mr. Harsh Kumar, Advocates for DHCBA.
Mr. Navneet Kumar, Advocate with Mr Arvind Gupta, Mr Sanjeev Verma and Ms. Rama Rao, Advocates for All India Bar Association of NCDRC.
Mr. Amrish Kumar Gautam, President and Mr. Subhash Chandra Gupta, Secretary for Taxation Bar Association.

JUDGMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Para Nos.ISSUES 1BACKGROUND FACTS 2-12STAND OF THE PARTIES 13-24COURT'S REASONING 25-37CONCLUSION 38-39

MANMOHAN, ACJ:

ISSUES

1. The issues that arise for consideration in the present batch of petitions are of vital public importance namely as to whether elections to the Executive Committees of different Bar Associations in Delhi should be held simultaneously and whether the terms/tenures of such Executive Committees should be for a uniform period. Further whether Identity/Proximity Cards (`ID/Proximity Cards') and Radio Frequency Identification Tag/Stickers (`RFID') should be mandatorily issued to all lawyers and if so by whom? Also to ensure purity in elections, should this Court prohibit hosting of election parties, printing of posters and erection of hoardings?

BACKGROUND FACTS

2. The learned Predecessor Division Bench vide order dated 24th August, 2023 in the present batch of matters had constituted a Committee comprising three sitting Judges of this Court as well as the Chairman, Bar Council of Delhi, President of Delhi High Court Bar Association and the then Chairman, Coordination Committee of all District Courts Bar Associations of Delhi to explore the

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2024 Supreme(Del) 712

MANMOHAN, RAJIV SHAKDHER, SURESH KUMAR KAITLalit Sharma – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

MANMOHAN, RAJIV SHAKDHER, SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Lalit Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent