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T. AMARNATH GOUD
Prashanta Kumar Pal – Appellant
Versus
Bar Council of India, Represented Through Its Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. Heard Mr. Somik Deb, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. S. Bhattacharjee, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. M. Chakraborty, learned senior counsel assisted by Mrs. P. Chakraborty and Mr. D. Bhattacharjee, learned G.A. & Mr. S. Lodh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.
2. This present writ petition has been filed under Article-226 of the Constitution of India for directing the respondents to transmit the record, relevant to the subject matter of the writ petition for quashing the resolution dated 20.05.2022 passed by the respondent No.4 also quashing the decision of the respondent No.4 to finalize the voter list keeping the name of the respondent No.11 and thereupon forwarding of the same to the respondent No.2 for approval. The petitioner also prayed to delete the name of the respondent No.11 from the resolved voter list and refraining the respondents No. 2 and 4 from acting in any manner in furtherance of the resolution dated 20.05.2022, forwarding the approved voter list by the respondent No.4 to the respondent No.2 for publication of the final voter list.
3. The brief facts of the present are that on 10.03.2022, the responden
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