Chattisgarh High Court
In The Matter Of Suo Moto Public Interest … vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 6 March, 2025
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPPIL No. 25 of 2025
In The Matter of Suo Moto Public Interest Litigation
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh And Others
Order Sheet
06.03.2025 This is an office reference.
Heard Shri Prafull N Bharat, learned Advocate General, and Shri
Y.S.Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the
State, Shri Shivang Dubey, learned counsel appearing for respondent-
2/Bar Council of India, Shri Palash Tiwari, learned counsel appearing
for respondent-3/State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh, and Shri Umakant
Singh Chandel, for respondent-4/High Court Bar Association.
In compliance of the order dated 18.02.2025, an affidavit dated
25.02.2025 has been filed by the Principal Secretary, Bar Council of
India, the relevant portion of which reads as under:
“1. The respondent most humbly submits that the Bar Council
of India has brought amendments in Rule 2, 4 and 5 of Bar
2Council of India Rules (BCI Rules herein after) in the meeting
held on 29 and 30 of November 2014.
2. The respondent most humbly submits that the amendments
brought in Rule 4 of BCI Rules in the meeting held on 29 and
30 November 2014 as published in the gazette of India on
30.01.2015 is reproduced herein below:
(i) All the State Bar Councils shall publish a notice in the
Official Gazette as well as in two or more local
newspapers, one English and other in Local language as
may be decided by the Bar Council, at least 180 days
before the date of election, asking each of the Advocates
on the roll of the concerned State Bar Council to intimate
the State Bar Council within the time to be specified in the
said notice or within such extended time as may be given
or allowed by the State Bar Council for reasons to be
recorded as to whether he has incurred any
disqualification mentioned in Rule 2 of these Rules and
quote these Rules (newly amended Rule 2) of these rules
in the said notice.
(ii) A Preliminary electoral roll containing the names of all
advocates whose names are required to be all included
under these rules shall be put up on the Notice Board of
State Bar Council within 150 clear days before the expiry
of the terms of the members of the State Bar Council
necessitating the election (and the relevant portion thereof
shall be sent to all the Bar Association).
Furthermore, amendment brought to Rule 5 of the Bar Council
of India rules reads as follows:
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5. The final electoral roll shall be prepared after
incorporating all the changes made in the list of Non-
Practicing Advocates finally approved by Bar Council of
India as per Rule 20 of Bar Council of India Certificate
and Place of Practice Verification) Rules, 2015 or Bar
Council of India Certificate of Practice Renewal Rules,
2014 and all other changes as may be necessary
including the addition of names of Advocates enrolled
after the preparation of the preliminary roll and put up on
the notice Board of the State Bar Council not more than
75 clear days and not less than 60 clear days before the
date of election (Intimation of such publication shall be
given within a week after the publication to the Bar
Association aforesaid)”
(A copy of Gazette Notification dated 30.01.2015 is
annexed herewith Annexure R-1)
3. The respondent humbly submits that the Bar Council of
India on 20.09.2022 vide the gazette published “Bar Council
of India Uniform Rules (and Mandatory Guidelines) for the
Elections of Bar Council, 2016, the Chapter II, clearly specifies
that,
“Returning Officer (RO)
The Returning Officer to conduct the elections of any State Bar
Council shall be a former Chief Justice of any High Court, or a
formal Judge of any High Court, having atleast 7 years of
experience preferably as a Judge of any High Court.
But if such Judges of other States are not available then Chief
Justice or Judges of own State could be appointed.
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The RO shall be appointed/nominated by the State Bar
Council with the approval of Bar Council of India.
(A copy of Gazette Notification dated 20.09.2022 is annexed
herewith as Annexure R-2).
4. The Bar Council of India again vide Item No. 129(G)/2023,
in its Council meeting dated 25.06.2023 framed Regulations
Governing the procedure for Election Petitions and
applications Before the Central Election Tribunal Committees
of the Bar Council of India for resolution of issue relating to
Election Disputes and other related matters of elections of the
State Bar Councils and the Elections of Member
Representatives to the Bar Council of India from the State Bar
Councils.
(A copy of Gazette Notification dated 10.10.2023 is annexed
herewith as Annexure R-3)
5. The respondent most humbly submits that the purpose of
gazette notification is to inform and make aware public at large
about the resolutions passed by the Bar Council of India. It is
humbly submitted that it is in common parlance that once a
resolution is published in official gazette it is deemed to be in
the knowledge of public at large and institutions.
6. The respondent most humbly submits that the contents of
rule books of Bar Council of India published by few publication
houses have not been updated by them. They are still
publishing old rules without updating and verifying the
amendment brought by the BCI.
7. It is respectfully submitted that any rule proposed by the
Rule Committee or any important subject discussed during a
5meeting of the General House of the Bar Council of India may
be considered for rule-making through a resolution. This
resolution, passed by the General House, comprising
representatives from each State Bar Council is subject to
detailed deliberation and approval. Once approved and
published in the Gazette of India, the rule comes into effect.
8. The respondent most humbly submüs that the State Bar
Council of other states have adopted the amendments brought
in Rule 4 of BCI rules.
9. The respondent most humbly submits that all these rules
are duly notified in the official garette, and it is the
responsibility of the State Bar Councils to stay updated with all
BCI rules as officially published. The BCI shall also make
efforts to remind State Bar Councils to regularly review the
gazette notifications to prevent similar situations from arising in
the future.
10. The respondent most humbly submits that it is duty-bound
to uphold the democratic process of electing representatives to
the State Bar Councils by ensuring fair and transparent
elections. To this end, it has enacted the Bar Council of India
Uniform Rules (and Mandatory Guidelines) for the Elections of
Bar Councils, 2016, published in the Gazette of India on
20.09.2022, and the Bar Council of India Rules (pertaining to
qualification/disqualification, election procedures, and code of
conduct for the elections of SBC/BCI, 2023), published in the
Gazette of India on 23.06.2023.
11. The respondent most humbly submits that the
amendments brought in Rule 2. 4 and 5 of Bar Council of India
Rules are in consonance with the obligation of BCI to conduct
6fair and transparent elections.
12. It is pertinent to mention that, through its letter
BCI:D:562/2024 dated 03.02.2024, addressed to the
Secretary of the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh the Bar
Council of India informed the State Bar Council that its
elections were long overdue due to an extension of its term
and the prolonged functioning of the Special Committee. The
Bar Council of India, through this letter, conveyed that, as per
a Council resolution dated 20.01.2024, it had unanimously
decided to fix 05.04.2024 as the election date for the State Bar
Council of Chhattisgarh. The relevant paras of the letter is
quoted below for your perusal.
“The General Council of the Bar Council of India under the
present facts and circumstances, considering the inordinate
delay in conducting the election of the State Bar Council,
since the last elected tenure of the State Bar Council tenure
expiring and even extensions under Section 8 of Advocate Act,
1961 expiring, and keeping in view the long duration of
Special Committee of the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh
functioning wef 02.02.2021, for more than 2 years, in order to
preserve the democratic ethos and sanctity of the statutory
body, has unanimously resolved by way of its Council
resolution dated 20.01.2024 to fix the 1st Friday of April 2024,
ie 5th April 2024 as the date for the elections of the State Bar
Council of Chhattisgarh along with the schedule of election
guided by the schedule timelines provided by the Hon’ble
Supreme Court of India –
15 days for nomination
Nomination Period: The period for the submission of
7nominations shall commence from 21.02.2024 and conclude
on 06.03.2024
1 week for withdrawal of nomination.
to upload final candidates list in 1 (one) week i.e. 14 days
period
Scrutiny of Nominations :Scrutiny of the received nominations
shall take place from 10 AM on 07.03.2024 and conchude on
12.03 2024 till 5 pm. Each day timings will be from 10 am to 5
pm
Publication of Candidates’ list List of Candidates who have
filed nominations shall be published on 13.03 2024 at 5 pm.
Withdrawal of Nominations. The withdrawal of nominations
shall begin with effect from 13.03.2024 and conclude on
19.03.2024 The timings for each day from 10 am to 5 pm.
Publication of Final List of Candidates. The final list of
candidates shall be published on 20.03 .2024 at 5 pm.
Election Date The elections for the State Bar Council of
Chhattisgarh shall be held on the Ist Friday of April 2024 Le on
05.04.2024 from 10 am till 5 pm. In the light of the above, the
State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh is directed to promptly notify
and conduct the elections in adherence to the extablished
rules. It is imperative to ensure a smooth and transparent
electoral process that supholds the principles and regulations
governing the State Bar Council.
To oversee the election process, a Committee will be
constituted by the Bar Council of India.
The Returning Officer for this election shall be a former Judge
of the High Court, ensuring the impartiality and credibility of
8the electoral proceedings.
This, under the exceptional circumstances mentioned above,
shall be treated an exception to the amended Rule-32 of Bar
Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification)
Rules 2015 which has prescribed for the count of the tenure of
the Members of all the State Bar Councils till after the
completion of the process of verification.
We request the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh to take
immediate actionwith all concerned about the election
schedule and ensure that the election process in conducted in
a fair and organized manner.
(A copy of letter BCI:D 562/2024 dated 03.02.2004,
addressed to the Secretary, State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh
is annexed herewith as Annexure R-4)
13. The Bar Council of India, through its letter BCI
D:5026/2024 dated 10.09.2024. addressed to the Hon’ble
Advocate General of Chhattisgarh, called for mmodiate action
to conduct elections for the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh
Taking a serious view of the prolonged delay, the Bar Council
of India expressed greve concern over the failure of the State
Bar Council to comply with the previously fixed election
schedule în strong terms, the Bar Council of India demanded
that the elections be conducted without any further delay.
The relevant part of the letter is quoted below for your kind
perusal.
“Further, I would like to mention here that vide letter dated
03.02.2024 bearing BCI:D:562/2024, the Bar Council of India
had communicated its resolution dated 20.01.2024 passed by
9the General Council of the Bar Council of India whereby the
schedule of the election of Bar Council of Chhattisgarh had
been fixed for 1st Friday of April, 2004 ie 05.04.2024, but Bar
Council of Chhattisgarh has failed in comply with the direction
of Bar Council of India.
In response to this ongoing and severe failure to comply with
statutory obligation, the BCI shall be more constrained to
invoke in powers under Section 48B of the Advocates Act,
which empowers it to issue binding directives to any State Bar
Council falling to perform its duties.
The BCI shall have to utilize these powers to enforce
compliance and restore proper goverance.
This communication serves as a final notice.
If the election process is not initiated and concluded by the
end of October 2024, the Bar Council of India will be
compelled to take direct action.
The BCI will exercise its authority under Sections-7(1)(m), and
48B of the Advocates Act 1961, to oversee and conduct the
elections ensuring transparency and fairness under the
supervision of a retired High Court Judge.
The Bar Council of India is resolutely committed to addressing
this issue to prevent further administrative neglect and legal
evasion.
We urge immediate and decisive action and await your prompt
response to avert the need for BCI intervention.”
(A copy of letter dated BCI:D: 5026/2024 dated 10.09.2024,
addressed to Hon’ble Advocate General, Chhattisgarh is
annexed herewith as Annexure-R-5)
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14. The Bar Council of India again vide its letter BCI:D
852/2025 (CL) dated. 10.02.2025, addressed to Hon’ble
Advocate General, Chhattisgarh, issued a final directive for
immediate commencement of State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh
election process.
Relevant portion of the letter is reproduced herein below for your
kind perusal
“This matter was addressed previously in our letter dated 10.09
2024 (BCID: 5026-2024) where the Bar Council of India issued
a stern directive emphasizing the urgency of holding elections
and highlighting the continuance of the Special Committee
beyond permissible limits The facts remain undisputed, that the
elected tenure of the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh expired
long back, and despite multiple extensions granted under
Sections 8 and 7(1)(m) of the Advocates Act, the electoral
process has been completely disregarded.
At the time of our 10.09.2024 letter, the Special Committee had
also exceeded its temure with the overall extended period of the
State Bar Council This is an unprecedented and indefensible
situation.
Additionally, through letter dated 03.02.2024 (BCI.D:562/2024),
the Bar Council of India mandated the election date as
05.04.2024. The State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh has failed to
comply with this directive, further compounding the unlawful
delay and flagrantly violating the BCI’s authority.
The tenure of a Special Committee under Section BA of the
Advocates Act explicitly meant to be for six months, yet it has
now lasted for long. There is we permissible justification left for
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delaying elections any further. The failure to conduct elections
constitutes gross administrative negligence and deliberate
subversion of democratic principles.
The Bar Council of India has reached the limit of its patience
and is left with no option but to invoke its authority Section 488
of the Advocates Act. 1961 to take direct control over the
election process.
This will include immediate intervention to rectify the
administrative failure preparation of the electoral roll and
declaration of election dates uruder BCT supervision and
appointment of a retired High Court Judge to oversee the
process and ensure absolute transparency.
The communication serves as the final and conclusive directive.
If the electoral roll is not prepared and elections are not
announced within the next 30 days, the BCI will assume direct
charge of the election process. There will be no further
correspondence no further delays, and no scope for negotiation.
The Bar Council of India demands a full compliance report
within 10 days of this letter confirming that the election process
has been initiated without any further excures or deferrals If the
is not done the BCI will take over and execute its mandate with
full authority holding those responsible acmamable for the
failure to comply with the law.
The electoral process must begin immediately. The democratic
rights of advocates in Chhattisgarh cannot and will not be held
hostage to administrative lethargy and legal evasion any longer.”
(A copy of letter BCID 852/2025 (CL) dated, 10:02.2025,
addressed to Hon’ble Advocate General, Chhattisgarh is
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annexed herewith as Annexure-R-6).
15. The Bar Council of India remains committed to upholding
democratic values and, will prescribe a fresh election schedule
for the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh to conduct elections to
the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh by May 2005, similar to
the previous directives. At this stage, no rule, no procedural
argument, no legal technicality can be invoked to justify further
postponement. The rules and laws that were meant to govern
this process have already been violated. Any further reliance on
procedural excuses will be seen as nothing less than a
deliberate obstruction of justice and unconstitutional. The State
Bar Council shall be required to conduct the elections as
prescribed above.”
In compliance of this Court’s order dated 18.02.2025, an affidavit
of the Secretary, Chhattisgarh State Bar Council, Bilaspur, has also
been filed on 03.03.2025, the relevant portion of which is reproduced
hereunder:
“2. That in compliance with the order dated 18.02.2025
passed by this Hon’ble Court, the Deponent was directed to
submit an affidavit providing certain clarifications Pursuant
thereto, a meeting of the Special Committee was convened
on 25.02.2025, wherein the Gazette Notification dated
20.09.2022 was meticulously examined. It is imperative to
highlight that, the said notification had never been
communicated to the Deponent prior to its presentation
before this Hon’ble Court. Moreover, the the specimen copy
of handbook of “Bar Council of India Rules issued by the
Bar Council of India in 2022 to all the State Bar Councils
expressly prescribed 150 days in Chapter I, Part III of the
13BCI Rules. Consequently, there arose no occasion for the
Deponent to implement the said notification in the election
outline submitted on affidavit submitted before the Hon’ble
Court in the earlier occasion.
3. That the notification dated 20.09.2022 mandates the
State Bar Council to prepare the election schedule and
publish the same in the Gazette at least 180 days prior to
the date of the election. However there exist grave
contradictions concerning the letter issued by the Bar
Council of India dated 03.02.2024 and the notification
dated 20.09.2022, wherein the BCI has directed that the
election of the Chhattisgarh State Bar Council be
concluded within a span of two months and further
mandated the appointment of a retired High Court Judge as
the Returning Officer, without making any reference to the
notifications dated 30.01.2015 and 20.09.2022.
4. That, it is pertinent to mention that, in compliance with
the BCI letter dated 03.02.2024, the Chhattisgarh State Bar
Council prepared and submitted the proposed election
schedule along with certain queries to the Bar Council of
India on 07.02.2024, followed by a reminder on
12.03.2024. However, no response was received from the
Bar Council of India.
5. That notably there was no reference in the earlier
correspondence regarding the requirement of a 180-day
period after the publication of the Gazette Notification for
conducting elections, nor was there any mention of
appointing a former High Court Judge as the Returning
Officer. It was only during the last date of hearing that the
14notifications dated 30.01.2015 and 20.09.2022 were
disclosed to the Deponent/ Chhattisgarh State Bar Council.
6. That, in light of these contradictions and the necessity of
adhering to the appropriate legal provisions, the Answering
Respondent has unanimously resolved to seek urgent
clarification from the Bar Council of India on the following
critical issues:
a. Clarification on the Election Schedule:
• The Bar Council of India Rules, Part III, Chapter 1. Rule
4, as presented before this Hon’ble Court on
18.02.2025, stipulate that the voter list must be
published 180 days prior to the election date. However,
the copy of the BCI Rules received by the Answering
Respondent in 2022 prescribes a 150-day period for
such publication.
• The Answering Respondent seeks clarification on
whether the voter list must be published 180 days or
150 days in advance.
b. Appointment of the Election Officer:
• The Gazette Notification dated 20.09.2022 requires the
appointment of a former High Court Judge as the
Returning Officer, along with advocates having at least
25 years of practice as Assistant Returning Officers.
• However, the Election Rules of the Chhattisgarh State
Bar Council, as approved by the Bar Council of India
on 05-06 May 2007, provide under Section 3(P) that
the Secretary of the State Bar Council shall act as the
Election Officer/Special Duty Officer, which was also
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followed in the last election.
• The Answering Respondent/Deponent seeks
clarification on which provision shall govern the
appointment of the Election Officer in the upcoming
election.
c. Legal Validity of the Gazette Notification dated
20.09.2022:
• The Answering Respondent/Deponent seeks
clarification on the legal basis and validity of the
Gazette Notification dated 20.09.2022, which was
presented before this Hon’ble Court for the first time on
18.02.2025.
d. Approval of the Election Schedule:
• The Answering Respondent has submitted the
proposed election schedule for approval on eleven
occasions from 2021 to date through registered post
and email.
• Due to the provisions of the Gazette Notification dated
20.09.2022 and the 180-day publication requirement,
no response or approval has been received from the
Bar Council of India.
• The Answering Respondent seeks clarification on
whether the election notification should be published
180 days or 150 days in advance and whether the
Returning Officer should be the Secretary of the
Chhattisgarh State Bar Council or a former High Court
Judge.
e. Role of Election Staff from Other States:
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• The Gazette Notification dated 20.09.2022 provides
that election staff shall be appointed from other states.
• The Answering Respondent seeks clarification on the
specific roles and responsibilities of the staff of the
Chhattisgarh State Bar Council in the election process.
f. Composition and Financial Aspects of the Election
Tribunal:
• Chapter VI of the Gazette Notification dated
20.09.2022 stipulates that the Election Tribunal shall
be headed by a former Chief Justice of a High Court,
along with a former High Court Judge and a Senior
Advocate.
• Additionally, it prescribes that election staff for the
Tribunal shall be invited from other states.
• Given that the election process is expected to
continue for more than six months, the Answering
Respondent seeks clarification on the funding
mechanism for the daily allowances and travel
expenses of the members of the Tribunal, the
Returning Officer, and the election staff.
• Specifically, it is necessary to ascertain whether such
expenses shall be borne exclusively by the
Chhattisgarh State Bar Council, solely by the Bar
Council of India, or jointly by both entities.
7. That the Answering Respondent has duly communicated
these queries to the Bar Council of India, and is presently
awaiting its response. Furthermore, the Deponent is committed
to conduct the timely and early elections of the State Bar
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Council at the earliest contingent upon the expeditious
resolution of the queries from the Bar Council of India.
8. That upon receiving an appropriate response from the Bar
Council of India, the Chhattisgarh State Bar Council shall
promptly draft a revised election schedule in full compliance
with the Hon’ble Court’s order and the amended Bar Council of
India Rules, and shall submit the same before this Hon’ble
Court for its kind consideration.”
We have perused the above two affidavits.
On the previous occasion i.e. on 18.02.2025, this Court had
observed that certain incorrect/erroneous submissions were made by
the learned counsel for the respondent-Bar Council of India as well as
the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh. Mr. Dubey had submitted that
he would seek instructions from the Bar Council of India as to why the
amendments brought in the year 2015 in the Bar Council of India
Rules, were not circulated to all the concerned.
The affidavit filed by the Secretary, State Bar Council states that
a meeting of the Special Committee was held on 25.02.2025 in view of
the order dated 18.02.2025 passed by this Court, wherein the gazette
notification dated 20.09.2022 has been examined. No cogent reason
has been assigned with regard to the incorporation of the amendments
in the Rules of the BCI except to state that even in the specimen copy
of hand book of Bar Council of India Rules, which is issued by the Bar
Council of India, it still prescribes 150 days in Chapter I, Part III of BCI
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Rules as as such, they were not aware of prescription of 180 days.
Even the Bar Council of India could not explain as to why the
amendments brought in the BCI Rules have not been given wide
circulation.
A letter has been issued by the Bar Council of India on
20.09.2022 wherein the BCI has directed the election of the
Chhattisgarh State Bar Council to be concluded within a span of two
months and further mandated the appointment of a retired High Court
Judge as the Returning Officer, without making any reference to the
notifications dated 30.01.2015 and 20.09.2022. It seems that in
compliance of the letter of the BCI dated 03.02.2024, the State Bar
Council had prepared and submitted the proposed election schedule
alongwith certain queries to the BCI on 07.02.2024 and a reminder
was also sent on 12.03.2024 which remained unresponded by the BCI.
On perusal of the communication dated 03.02.2024 (Annexure
R/4), issued by the Bar Council of India to the Secretary, State Bar
Council of Chhattisgarh, it appears that though the BCI has directed
the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh to promptly notify and conduct
the elections in adherence to the established Rules and it has further
been stated to oversee the election process, a Committee will be
constituted by the Bar Council of India.
In response to the communication dated 03.02.2024, the
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Secretary, State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh, has made a
communication to the Secretary, BCI stating that though the date of
voting has been declared to be 05.04.2024, however, 150 days before
the date of election, the gazette notification and paper publication was
to be done and the voter list was to be prepared before 120 days. It
was expressed in the said communication that there were certain
ambiguity which was required to be clarified as there was no time
schedule prescribed by the BCI with regard to the time for preparation
of electoral rolls, only the date for invitation of nomination forms and
the date of election was mentioned. A reminder was also sent on
07.02.2024 and 12.03.2024 by the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh.
Another communication was made by the Secretary, State Bar Council
of Chhattisgarh wherein similar queries as earlier were made.
However, the same appears to have not been responded by the BCI.
A communication dated 10.09.2024 was sent by the Secretary,
BCI to the learned Advocate General, State of Chhattisgarh,
expressing its concern on the issue of prolonged delay in conducting
the elections and another letter dated 10.02.2025 which is a final
directive for immediate commencement of the election process, and
from perusal of both the aforesaid letters, it appears that the BCI has
tried to saddle its responsibilities on the shoulders of the State Bar
Council of Chhattisgarh. The Secretary, BCI in its affidavit simply
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states that the amendments brought in Rule 4 of the BCI Rules have
been adopted by the State Bar Council of other States, without
specifically mentioning as to which States have adopted the
amendment. There is no explanation in the affidavit as to why the
amendments which have been brought in the BCI Rules could not be
given a wide circulation except for stating that it is available in the
website.
The affidavit filed by both the Bar Council of India as well as the
State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh are unsatisfactory and vague. From
perusal of the aforesaid affidavits, it is evident that neither the Bar
Council of India nor the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh have taken
effective and concrete steps for getting the election conducted and
both the bodies do not appear to be serious enough in this regard. The
elections have been stalled for the last five years which is highly
surprising. It is the bounden duty of both the authorities to hold the
elections timely and strictly in accordance with the existing rules so
that the day to day functioning of the State Bar Council which involves
admission of Advocates, maintaining the rolls, determining
misconduct, etc. are not jeopardized.
Be that as it may, the learned counsel for the BCI as well as the
State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh, are directed to file affidavits of the
respective Secretaries giving a complete schedule of the election to be
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conducted before the next date of hearing.
Shri Shivang Dubey, learned counsel appearing for respondent-
2/Bar Council of India, as well as Shri Palash Tiwari, learned counsel
appearing for respondent-3/State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh assure
this Court that before the next date fixed, a complete schedule of the
election of the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh would be submitted
before this Court by means of affidavits of the respective Secretaries of
the two bodies and also assure this Court that they would take
immediate steps at their end so that the elections are conducted in
accordance with the amended Rules, expeditiously.
Let the case be listed again on 18th March, 2025.
Sd/- Sd/-
(Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha)
Judge Chief Justice
Padma
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