IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 104387 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. PRADEEP SHIVAPPA NANDEPPALAVAR, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O. SHIVAPPA F. NANDEPPALAVAR #1034, RAJA RAJESHWARI NAGAR, RANIBENNUR-581115 HAVERI DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA A. PUROHIT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE CHAIRMAN KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL OLD ELECTION COMMISSIONERS BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE CHAIRMAN BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA VISHAL NO. 21, ROUSE AVENUE, NINGAPPA PATTIHAL MANDI HOUSE, D N Lo i I g c N i a t G t a i A l o P y n P : s A H ig i P n g e A h d T C T b o I y H u V r A t I L S o H f AL NEAR BAL BHAWAN, Karnataka Dharwad Bench D + a 0 t 5 e 3 : 0 2025.11.07 11:53:44 NEW DELHI-110002.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. ARCHANA MAGDUM, ADVOCATE;

SRI. RAJASHEKHAR BURJI, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:

I) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR SUCH OTHER WRIT OR ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE THE ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTING DD OF RS.750/- (RUPEES SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONLY) AS H