V. Ramasubramanian, J.

1. W.P. No. 24961 of 2013 was filed by three advocates by name (1) Mr. K. Elango, (2) Mr. P. Vijendran and (3) Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, seeking the issue of a writ of mandamus to direct (i) the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and (ii) the Madras High Court Advocates' Association to ensure that the election scheduled for Madras High Court Advocates' Association for the year 2013 was conducted in accordance with law declared by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 3401 and 3402 of 2003 dated 20.7.2012 and also in accordance with the statutory provisions contained in Section 9A of the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987 and Resolution No. 423 of 2012 dated 15.12.2012 passed by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu. On 4.9.2013, the writ petition was admitted and notice ordered.

2. Thereafter, another advocate by name Elephant G. Rajendran came up with a writ petition in W.P. No. 26025 of 2013, seeking the issue of a writ of mandamus to direct the Election Officer of the Madras High Court Advocates' Association to follow certain guidelines in the elections scheduled to be held on 10.9.2013 to the Madras High Court Advocates' Association.

3. On 19.9.2013, the petitioner