COMMON JUDGMENT

The writ petitioner in W.P.(C) No.34989/2019 claims that he is an Advocate enrolled in the year 1994 and practicing in Thalassery District Court and various other courts in the State for the past 25 years. He is also a member of Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund.

2. The writ petitioners in W.P.(C) No.13861/2020 are three different lawyers, claimed to be practicing in various courts and enrolled as members under Bar Council of India. They also claim that they have membership in the Advocates Welfare Fund, constituted under section 15 of the Kerala Advocate's Welfare Fund Act, 1980 .

3. Essential facts, as is discernible from both the writ petitions, can be summarized as follows;

4. The Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund was constituted under the Kerala Advocate's Welfare Fund Act, 1980 , with the aim of providing retirement benefits to advocates in the State of Kerala. It also provides Social security for the members of legal profession. The source of the fund consists of amounts paid by the Bar Council, contributions made by the Bar Council, Voluntary donations or contributions made by the Bar Council of India or by any other Bar Associations and includes all sums by way of sal