IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.21100 of 2021

(Through hybrid mode)

Chinmay Mohanty and another

….

Petitioners

Mr.Asok Mohanty, Senior Advocate

Mr. G.M.Rath, Advocate

-versus-

Bar Council of India and another

….

Opposite Parties

Mr. Amit Prasad Bose, Advocate (for O.P. no.1)

Mr.Amitav Das, Advocate (for O.P. no.2)

CORAM: JUSTICE ARINDAM SINHA

Order No.

ORDER

04.01.2022

10.

1.

Two persons have joined as petitioners. Petitioner no.1

claims to be former Chairman of Odisha State Bar Council and

petitioner no.2, three times elected member of Odisha State Bar

Council. Mr. Mohanty, learned senior advocate appears on their

behalf. He submits, election has not been held in the State Bar

Council. He draws attention to paragraph 3F of the petition,

where there is clear averment that the State Bar Council (O.P.

no.2) conducted its last Council Election in year 2014 and

tenure of the members expired on 5^th May, 2019. There is

further statement that the State Bar Council had by letter dated

27^th January, 2019 written to Bar Council of India (O.P. no.1)

f