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Lalit Sharma And Ors vs Union Of India And Ors on 6 October, 2023
Author: Siddharth Mridul
Bench: Siddharth Mridul, Manmohan, Rajiv Shakdher
$~Full Bench-Items-1,2,3,4,5 and 6
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 10363/2021, CM APPL. 31884/2021, CM APPL.
17981/2022 & CM APPL. 51769/2023
LALIT SHARMA AND ORS ..... Petitioners
Through: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate with
Petitioner no. 1, 3, 5 and 6 in-person.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjeev
Kumar Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kumar
Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms.
Reba Jena Mishra & Mr. Vipul
Pathak, Advocates for R-1/UOI.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar
Aggarwal & Mr. Shivender Kumar
Sharma, Advocates for R-3/ Bar
Council of Delhi.
Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate,
Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior
Advocate, Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Senior
Advocate Mr. Anil Sapra, Senior
Advocate and Mr. Rajshekhar Rao,
Senior Advocate with with Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr. Siddharth
Tripathy, Mr. Amit Choudhary, Ms.
Kanchan Semwal, Mr. Sarthak
Manan, Mr. Aman Dhyani, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr. Dhan Mohan
& Mr. Nitesh Mehra, Advocates for
DHCBA.
Mr. Munawwar Nasian, Advocate for
R-4, with Mr. Siddharth, Hony.
W.P.(C) 10363/2021 and connected matters Page 1 of 7
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Secretary & Mr. Yajvender Kumar,
Senior Vice President.
Mr. I.S. Saroha, President RCBA with
Mr. N.K. Kadian, Mr. Shanul Kadian
& Mr. Manjeet, Advocates for
RCBA.
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+ W.P.(C) 4756/2023, CM APPL. 18334/2023, CM APPL.
33247/2023, CM APPL. 33248/2023, CM APPL. 36584/2023, CM
APPL. 37055/2023, CM APPL. 37056/2023, CM APPL.
37057/2023, CM APPL. 37058/2023, CM APPL. 37063/2023, CM
APPL. 37064/2023, CM APPL. 38310/2023 & CM APPL.
47263/2023
NITIN KUMAR ADVOCATE ..... Petitioner
Through: Appearance not given.
versus
BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate,
Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior
Advocate, Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Senior
Advocate Mr. Anil Sapra, Senior
Advocate and Mr. Rajshekhar Rao,
Senior Advocate with with Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr. Siddharth
Tripathy, Mr. Amit Choudhary, Ms.
Kanchan Semwal, Mr. Sarthak
Manan, Mr. Aman Dhyani, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr. Dhan Mohan
& Mr. Nitesh Mehra, Advocates for
DHCBA.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar
Aggarwal & Mr. Shivender Kumar
Sharma, Advocates for R-3.
Mr. Munawwar Nasian, Advocate for
R-9 with Mr. Siddharth, Hony.
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Secretary & Mr. Yajvender Kumar,
Senior Vice President.
Mr. I.S. Saroha, President RCBA with
Mr. N.K. Kadian, Mr. Shanul Kadian
& Mr. Manjeet, Advocates for
RCBA.
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+ W.P.(C) 6338/2023, CM APPL. 24878/2023 & CM APPL.
51772/2023
P K DASH ADVOCATE ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Gautam Das & Mr. D.N. Ojha,
Advocates with petitioner in-person.
versus
SAKET BAR ASSOCIATION AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate,
Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior
Advocate, Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Senior
Advocate Mr. Anil Sapra, Senior
Advocate and Mr. Rajshekhar Rao,
Senior Advocate with with Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr. Siddharth
Tripathy, Mr. Amit Choudhary, Ms.
Kanchan Semwal, Mr. Sarthak
Manan, Mr. Aman Dhyani, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr. Dhan Mohan
& Mr. Nitesh Mehra, Advocates for
DHCBA.
Mr. Munawwar Nasian, Advocate for
R-9 with Mr. Siddharth, Hony.
Secretary & Mr. Yajvender Kumar,
Senior Vice President.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar
Aggarwal & Mr. Shivender Kumar
Sharma, Advocates for Bar Council
of Delhi.
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Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC for R-
15.
Mr. I.S. Saroha, President RCBA with
Mr. N.K. Kadian, Mr. Shanul Kadian
& Mr. Manjeet, Advocates for
RCBA.
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+ W.P.(C) 3713/2019, CM APPL. 17059/2019, CM APPL.
24430/2020, CM APPL. 8881/2021, CM APPL. 14267/2021, CM
APPL. 14268/2021, CM APPL. 26327/2021, CM APPL.
40275/2021, CM APPL. 37776/2022, CM APPL. 37777/2022 &
CM APPL. 37839/2022
ROUSE AVENUE BAR ASSOCIATION ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Munawwar Nasian, Advocate
with Mr. Siddharth, Hony. Secretary
& Mr. Yajvender Kumar, Senior Vice
President.
versus
THE BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar
Aggarwal & Mr. Shivender Kumar
Sharma, Advocates for R-1.
Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate,
Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior
Advocate, Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Senior
Advocate Mr. Anil Sapra, Senior
Advocate and Mr. Rajshekhar Rao,
Senior Advocate with with Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr. Siddharth
Tripathy, Mr. Amit Choudhary, Ms.
Kanchan Semwal, Mr. Sarthak
Manan, Mr. Aman Dhyani, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr. Dhan Mohan
& Mr. Nitesh Mehra, Advocates for
DHCBA.
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Mr. I.S. Saroha, President RCBA with
Mr. N.K. Kadian, Mr. Shanul Kadian
& Mr. Manjeet, Advocates for
RCBA.
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+ W.P.(C) 11975/2019, CM APPL. 49042/2019, CM APPL.
2204/2020, CM APPL. 2205/2020 & CM APPL. 37840/2022
ROUSE AVENUE BAR ASSOCIATION ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Munawwar Nasian, Advocate
with Mr. Siddharth, Hony. Secretary
& Mr. Yajvender Kumar, Senior Vice
President.
versus
THE BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI AND ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar
Aggarwal & Mr. Shivender Kumar
Sharma, Advocates for R-1.
Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate,
Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior
Advocate, Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Senior
Advocate Mr. Anil Sapra, Senior
Advocate and Mr. Rajshekhar Rao,
Senior Advocate with with Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr. Siddharth
Tripathy, Mr. Amit Choudhary, Ms.
Kanchan Semwal, Mr. Sarthak
Manan, Mr. Aman Dhyani, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr. Dhan Mohan
& Mr. Nitesh Mehra, Advocates for
DHCBA.
Mr. I.S. Saroha, President RCBA with
Mr. N.K. Kadian, Mr. Shanul Kadian
& Mr. Manjeet, Advocates for
RCBA.
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+ W.P.(C) 13140/2023 & CM APPL. 51894/2023
RAJIV KHOSLA ..... Petitioner
Through: Petitioner in-person.
versus
REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND
ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC for R-
1/DHC.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior
Advocate with Mr. Ajay Kumar
Aggarwal & Mr. Shivender Kumar
Sharma, Advocates for R-2/Bar
Council of Delhi.
Mr. Ashish Garg, Advocate for R-
5/NDBA with Mr. O.N. Sharma,
Secreatry, NDBA.
Mr. I.S. Saroha, President RCBA with
Mr. N.K. Kadian, Mr. Shanul Kadian
& Mr. Manjeet, Advocates for R-
7/RCBA.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER
ORDER
% 06.10.2023 The present batch of petitions has been listed before this Full Bench, pursuant to directions issued vide order dated 25.09.2023, passed by the Division Bench- I, presided over by Hon'ble the Chief Justice.
Having heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, the parties are granted liberty to file a brief written synopsis of submissions, not running into more than 03 pages, in relation to the issue, culled out in the order dated 28.07.2023, passed in W.P. (C) 10363/2021, titled as 'Lalit W.P.(C) 10363/2021 and connected matters Page 6 of 7 This is a digitally signed order.
The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/10/2023 at 21:16:06 Sharma and Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors 'and W.P.(C) 4756/2023, titled as 'Nitin Kumar Advocate Vs. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors.'; and specifically paragraph no. 3 thereof, which reads as follows:
'3. The issue in the present Writ Petition relates to holding of a uniform election in one day for all Bar Associations. It has also been brought to the notice of this Court that every lawyer is required to vote in the Bar elections, and therefore there is a necessity for preparation of a proper I.D. Card for lawyers.' With the consent of the parties, and the counsel representing them, the present batch of writ petitions, is listed for hearing, on 13.10.2023.
Further, the parties and their authorized counsel are at liberty to inspect the report of the committee dated 22.09.2023, constituted by way of the order dated 28.07.2023, passed in W.P. (C) 10363/2021, titled 'Lalit Sharma and Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors. ' and W.P. (C) 4756/2023, titled 'Nitin Kumar Advocate Vs. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors.', before the Court Master, after court hours.
Interim order(s), if any, to continue till the next date of hearing.
SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J MANMOHAN, J RAJIV SHAKDHER, J OCTOBER 06, 2023/at W.P.(C) 10363/2021 and connected matters Page 7 of 7 This is a digitally signed order.
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