STRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTH OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS vs THE REGISTRAR GENERAL & ORS.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 394

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
DIPANKAR DATTA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJ
STRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTH OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS – Appellant
Versus
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL & ORS. – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Dr. Sunil Kumar Agarwal, AOR, Mr. Amarjeet Sahani, Adv., Ms. Shreya Saurabh, Adv., Mr. Daleep Singh, Adv., Mr. Madan Lal Daga, Adv., Mr. K. Jayakaran, Adv., Mr. Sachin Kumar Srivastava, Adv., Mr. Rajiv Agnihotri, Adv., Mr. M. L. Agarwal, Adv., Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Sr. Adv., and others
For the Respondents: Mr. Anand Sanjay M. Nuli, Sr. Adv., Ms. Akhila Wali, Adv., Mr. Nanda Kumar K B, Adv., M/S. Nuli & Nuli, AOR, Mr. Anil C Nishani, Adv., and others

Table of Content
1. initiative for enhancing bar associations (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. need for terms of reference (Para 4)
3. solicitation of suggestions from associations (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
4. re-listing for further consideration (Para 9)

ORDER

1. A coordinate bench of this Court by its order dated 16^th July, 2024 had initiated this proceeding by ordering it to be re-captioned as “Re: Strengthening and Enhancing the Institutional Strength of Bar Associations”.

2. The aforesaid order required impleadment of the Bar Council of India, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the Supreme Court Advocates-on- Record Association (SCAORA), the Bar Councils of all the States through their respective Chairpersons and the High Court Bar Associations through their respective counsels as respondents.

3. It was clarified that if in any particular High Court there are more than one bar association, notice should also be served on the respective Presidents by the Registrars General of such High Courts.

4. Although the matter appears to have been considered by this Court on several occasions post 16th July, 2024, we find that terms of reference are yet to be formulated for an authoritative answer from this

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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 394

SUPREME COURT OF INDIADIPANKAR DATTA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJSTRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTH OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS – AppellantVersusTHE REGISTRAR GENERAL & ORS. – Respondent

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
DIPANKAR DATTA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJ
STRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTH OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS – Appellant
Versus
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL & ORS. – Respondent