Harinder Singh Sidhu, J.

This order shall dispose of above-mentioned four writ petitions and one intra-Court appeal filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent as the common questions of law involved therein.

2. In CWP No. 6047 of 2015 challenge is to the letter dated 21.3.2015 addressed by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana to all the Bar Associations in the States of Punjab and Haryana directing that the elections of Bar Associations for the year 2015-16 be held in the first week of December 2015 as per the Bar Associations (Constitution and Registration) Rules 2015. As per the letter, it has been stated that in the meantime, the already elected office bearers are allowed to continue and implement the Rules till the elections are conducted in accordance therewith in December 2015.

3. In CWP No. 5232 of 2015 challenge is to the Bar Association (Constitution and Registration) Rules 2015 and the letter dated 5.3.2015 issued by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana directing the holding of elections of the Bar Associations on 4th December, 2015 in accordance with the 2015 Rules.

4. In CWP No. 11251 of 2015, challenge is to the election of respondents No. 6 to 9 as office bear