IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD DATE : 02.02.2026 Between:

Vasala Harish, S/o. Vasala Ramesh Aged 37 years, Occ : Advocate R/o. H.No.5-6257, Kapuwada, Karimangar Town &

District …Petitioner AND The Bar Council of Telangana rep. by its Secretary, High Court Premises, Hyderabad and another …Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed with the following relief:

“…to issue order, writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the Memo/Circular ROC No.724 of 2025 Dated 03.09.2025 issued by the 1^st Respondent, the Bar Council of Telangana as illegal, arbitrary, violative of the Certificate of Practice and Renewal Rules, 2014 besides Violation of Art.19 (g) of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the Respondents not to insist upon submission of affidavits regarding continued practice from Advocates, who have obtained COP for 5 years period and the validity is not completed and to pass...”.

2. Heard Mr. Ponnam Mahesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Jaggari Manikanta Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Sri B. Raunith Singh, learned counsel representing Mr. Aadesh Varma, learned counsel f