IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE WP No. 2996 of 2026 (SMT. DEEPTI GOUR Vs BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND OTHERS )

Dated : 23-01-2026 Shri Pramod Kumar Mitha, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Shri N.S.Bhati, learned counsel for the respondent no.1, on advance notice.

Shri Sudhanshu Vyas, learned counsel for the respondent no.2, on advance notice.

Shri Ajay Mishra and Shri Ashutosh Nimgaonkar, learned counsel for the respondent no.4, on advance notice.

The present petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the election process being conducted by the Election Committee, High Court Bar Association, Indore, for removing the name of the petitioner in the final list of contesting candidates for the post of Secretary in the ensuing Bar Association Election scheduled to take place on

28.01.2026.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have arbitrarily removed her name from the nomination form and did not include her name in the list of contesting candidates.

Learned counsel for the respondent no.4 on advance notice raised a preliminary objection that the petition is not maintainable under Article 226 of the Constitution of India a