K. N. SINGH, J. :- Ravi Kiran Jain, an Advocate of this Court, and sixteen other Advocates have filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging validity of the election of respondents Nos. 6 to 30 as members of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. The petitioners have claimed relief for the issue of a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the election of respondents Nos. 6 to 30 and the resolution of the Bar Council dated 31st March, 1974 constituting Election Tribunal, and for the issue of a writ, order or direction to the Bar Council of India to take recourse to sub-section (2) of Section 48-B of the Advocates Act, 1961, and to hold fresh elections under its auspices according to law.

2. The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, the Bar Council, of India and the Returning Officer Sri R. K. Kaul, who conducted the election, and the Advocate-General of Uttar Pradesh have been arrayed as respondents. In addition to that, respondents Nos. 6 to 30 who have been declared elected to the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh have been arrayed as respondents. Further the other candidates who contested the election and also the members of the erstwh