IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 12.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P.No.42377 of 2025 & WMP.No.47349 of 2025 J.Dhanalakshmi ... Petitioner Versus

1.The Chairman Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Madras High Court Campus Chennai – 600 104

2. The Chairman Bar Council of India

21, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area New Delhi – 110 002 .. Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to issue identity cards to the petitioner its member without any date of expiry and to treat the identity cards already in the hands of the members in existence be held valid permanently as long as they continue to be the members of the first respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.M.O.Gurunarayana Rao For Respondents : Mr.C.K.Chandrasekar for R1 Standing Counsel Mr.S.R.Raghunathan for R2 Standing Counsel O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)

This writ petition has been filed directing the Bar Council to issue identity cards to the petitioner its member without any date of expiry and to treat the iden