IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7300 of 2025 ======================================================

Rounak Sinha ... ... Petitioner Versus The Union of India & Ors.

... ... Respondents ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rounak Sinha For the State : Mr. P.K. Shahi, Advocate General For the Union of India : Mr. Subodh Kumar Jha, Sr. CGC Mr. Pranav Kumar Jha, Advocate For the B.C.I. : Mr. Vishwajeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL @ ANSHUL RAJ ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

2 27-01-2026 This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner Rounak Sinha, a learned Advocate of this Court, with the following prayer:

“1.(i) Issue a writ, order, or direction to declare that Section 17 of the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, is ultra vires of the Constitution, and void, repugnant to Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1960.

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ, order, or direction, declaring the right of the Advocates / Legal pr