30 /Dated: 08.06.2026

1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner, a practising advocate in the State of Jharkhand, by way of this Public Interest Litigation, seeks the following reliefs:-

“(a) Direction upon the Respondent No.-1 (Ministry of Law and Justice, GOI) and Respondent No.-3 (Government of Jharkhand) to immediately provide financial Aid to Jharkhand State Bar Council (Respondent-5) so that it may support all the needy regular practitioner Advocates of State of Jharkhand.

(b) Ddirection upon the Respondent(s) concerned to provide Medical Insurance Coverage to the regular practitioner Advocates of Jharkhand and their dependents or Direction to Respondent no.-2 to expand the coverage of Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme to include Advocates and their dependent family members.

(c) Direction upon the Respondent(s) concerned to provide Life Insurance to the regular practitioner Advocates of Jharkhand.”

3. Dr Neha Arora, the Executive Director of the Jharkhand State Arogya Society, Government of Jharkhand, has filed a supplementary counter-affidavit on behalf of the State of Jharkhand (Health Department) dated 17.09.2025. This affidavit was sworn by her