V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J.

1. The fight in this litigation is between two bodies of lawyers. The petitioner undoubtedly has a century old existence and has been allotted premises within the court complex. It has a huge collection of books and runs a reference library. The 2nd Respondent is a registered society and has members, who are lawyers practising before various courts in Tamil Nadu and also before this court. The 2nd Respondent society applied to the 1st Respondent - Bar Council for the grant of recognition and registration under Section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987. Though its application was earlier rejected twice, it has now been granted recognition by a Resolution bearing No. 44/2015 dated 8.3.2015 and that has become the subject matter of challenge in this writ petition.

2. We have heard Mr. P.S. Raman, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr. P. Wilson, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. S.Y. Masood, learned counsel for the first respondent, Mr. K. Subramaniam, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the second respondent an