Supreme Court - Daily Orders
Madras Bar Association vs Union Of India on 16 October, 2025
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ITEM NO.25 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 1018/2021
MADRAS BAR ASSOCIATION Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Respondent(s)
(IA No. 4761/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.
51263/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 135683/2021 -
APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 22310/2023 - APPROPRIATE
ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 36823/2022 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
IA No. 19936/2023 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 177674/2022 -
CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 23321/2023 -
CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 68136/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING
AFFIDAVIT, IA No. 136010/2025 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
80055/2025 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 203663/2022 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 74138/2025 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 116852/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
68770/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 244862/2025 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 124863/2021 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 44873/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
168141/2025 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 22307/2023 -
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 36816/2022 - INTERVENTION/
IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 4754/2022 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No.
177676/2022 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 146970/2021 -
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 135688/2021 - INTERVENTION/
IMPLEADMENT. IA No. 74140/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR
DIRECTION, IA No. 113945/2021 - STAY APPLICATION)
WITH
SLP(C) No. 11021-11022/2020 (XII)
W.P.(C) No. 547/2021 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 626/2021 (X)
(FOR ADMISSION, IA No. 103376/2021 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
W.P.(C) No. 906/2021 (X)
Signature Not Verified
FOR ADMISSION and IA No.100308/2021-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
Digitally signed by
DEEPAK SINGH
Date: 2025.10.18
11:44:20 IST
Reason:
W.P.(C) No. 910/2021 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 100451/2021 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF)
MA 1676/2021 in W.P.(C) No. 995/2020 (X)
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(IA No. 134577/2021 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No.
134574/2021 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 155100/2021 - STAY APPLICATION
MA 1677/2021 in W.P.(C) No. 991/2020 (X)
(IA No. 134632/2021 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No.
134631/2021 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)
W.P.(C) No. 1192/2021 (X)
FOR ADMISSION
T.P.(C) No. 541/2022 (XI-B)
FOR ADMISSION and IA No.34143/2022-EX-PARTE AD-INTERIM RELIEF
MA 948/2022 in W.P.(C) No. 502/2021 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 82039/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.
165117/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 72959/2025 -
APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 165201/2025 -
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 72743/2025 -
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT)
W.P.(C) No. 900/2023 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 171499/2023 - EX-PARTE AD-INTERIM RELIEF)
W.P.(C) No. 1313/2023 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 1121/2023 (X)
[IA No. 273380/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS AND IA No.
60869/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)
Diary No(s). 13996/2024 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 76472/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.
276195/2024 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF, IA No. 42889/2025 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 114276/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE
APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION)
W.P.(C) No. 309/2024 (X)
FOR ADMISSION and IA No.112555/2024-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF
IA No. 112555/2024 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF
W.P.(C) No. 353/2024 (X)
(IA No. 127165/2024 - STAY APPLICATION)
Diary No(s). 30686/2024 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 174265/2024 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No.
148788/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 184115/2024 - GRANT
OF INTERIM RELIEF, IA No. 148782/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT,
IA No. 277632/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
W.P.(C) No. 268/2022 (X)
(IA No. 158973/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.
55977/2022 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF, IA No. 158972/2022 -
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INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 65287/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 129742/2022 - VACATING
STAY)
W.P.(C) No. 302/2022 (X)
(IA No. 178659/2025 - APPLICATION FOR TAGGING/DETAGGING, IA No.
71502/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 129069/2025 - PERMISSION TO PLACE
ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS, IA No. 63177/2022 - STAY APPLICATION)
W.P.(C) No. 662/2022 (X)
(IA No. 129992/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.
50224/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 157968/2022 -
DELETING THE NAME OF PETITIONER/RESPONDENT AND IA No. 49702/2025 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION)
Date : 16-10-2025 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Amita Singh Kalkal, AOR
Ms. Aditi Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Ajesh Luthra, Adv.
Mr. Amandeep Joshi, Adv.
Mr. Syed M. Arif, Adv.
Mr. Rohit Chaudhary, Adv.
Mr. Nishank Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Devvrat Pradhan, Adv.
Ms. Harshita Sukhija, Adv.
Mr. Harshita Sukhija, Adv.
Mr. Mani Karan Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Rishika Agarwal, Adv.
Mr. Jatin Parashar, Adv.
Ms. Rishika Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. Rohan Chaudhary, Adv.
Mr. Shreeji Bhavsar, Adv.
Mr. Nikhar Mulwani, Adv.
Mr. R. Venkataramani, learned A.G.
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. K. M. Nataraj, A.S.G.
Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Vanshaja Shukla, Adv.
Ms. Priyanka Das, Adv.
Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
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Mr. Siddhanth Kohli, Adv.
Ms. Suhashini Sen, Adv.
Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, Adv.
Mr. Mayank Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kr.singh, Adv.
Mr. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kr.pandey, Adv.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Ankur Talwar, Adv.
Mr. Aman Mehta, Adv.
Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR
Dr. N. Visakamurthy, AOR
Mr. S. Rajappa, AOR
Mr. R Gowrishankar, Adv.
Ms. G Dhivyasri, Adv.
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mahesh Thakur, AOR
Mr. Ranvijay Singh Chandel, Adv.
Mr. Narveer Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Mohit D. Ram, AOR
Mr. P.C. Das, Adv.
Mr. Ashoke Chakraborty, Adv.
Mr. Arpo Chakraborty, Adv.
Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Prathvi Raj Chauhan, AOR
Mr. M. T. George, AOR
Mrs. Susy Abraham, Adv.
Mr. Johns George, Adv.
Mr. Namit Suri, AOR
Mr. Samarvir Singh, Adv.
Mr. Naman Tandon, Adv.
Mrs. Anshul, Adv.
Ms. Neetu Singh, Adv.
Mr. Shubham Yadav, Adv.
Ms. Vanya Gupta, AOR
Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Adv.
Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv.
Mr. Abishek Jebaraj, AOR
Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv.
Mr. Uday Bhatia, Adv.
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Mr. Arjun Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Kamran Khan, Adv.
Ms. Gurbani Bhatia, Adv.
Ms. A Reyna Shruti, Adv.
Ms. Apoorva Pal, Adv.
Mr. Shyamal Kumar, AOR
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Pramod Dayal, AOR
Mr. Nikunj Dayal, Adv.
Ms. Devanshi Singh, Adv.
Mr. Jasmeet Singh, AOR
Mr. Ahanthem Henry, Adv.
Mr. Ahanthem Rohen Singh, Adv.
Mr. Mohan Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aniket Rajput, Adv.
Ms. Khoisnam Nirmala Devi, Adv.
Mr. Yeshu Mehta, Adv.
Mr. Tanay Hegde, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Mihir, AOR
Mr. Arvind P Datar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas, AOR
Mr. Rahul Unnikrishnan, Adv.
Mr. Naveen Hegde, Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Vasudev, Adv.
Ms. Gayatri Gulati, Adv.
Mr. Brahma Prakash Soni, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR
Mr. R Venkatramani, Attorney General for India
Mr. R Venkataramani, Attorney General for India
Mr. K M Nataraj, A.S.G.
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, A.S.G.
Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR
Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, Adv.
Ms. Sonali Jain, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwl, Adv.
Ms. Chinmyee Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Sachit Jolly, Sr. Adv.
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Ms. Sohum Dua, Adv.
Mr. Abhyudaya Bajpai, Adv.
Ms. Manvi, Adv.
Ms. Disha Jham, AOR
Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. K. M. Nataraj, A.S.G.
Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Vanshaja Shukla, Adv.
Ms. Priyanka Das, Adv.
Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
Mr. Siddhanth Kohli, Adv.
Ms. Suhashini Sen, Adv.
Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, Adv.
Mr. Mayank Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kr.singh, Adv.
Mr. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kr.pandey, Adv.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Ankur Talwar, Adv.
Mr. Aman Mehta, Adv.
Dr. N. Visakamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR
Mr. R. Venkataramani Ld, learned A.G.
Mrs. Aishwarya Bhati Ld, A.S.G.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR
Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Bhuvan Kapoor, Adv.
Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Naman Tandon, Adv.
Mr. Mohan Prasad Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Ameya Vikrama Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR
Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR
Dr. K.K.Geetha, Adv.
Ms. Meena K Poulose, Adv.
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Mr. V. K. Biju, AOR
Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR
Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari Aag, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Misha Rohatgi, AOR
Mr. Nakul Mohta, Adv.
Mr. Amulya Upadhyay, Adv.
Mr. Ayush Kashyap, Adv.
Ms. Devyani Gupta, Adv.
Ms. Tanvi Anand, Adv.
Mr. Shubham Upadhyay, AOR
Ms. Anukriti Bajpai, Adv.
Mr. Vipul Ganda, Adv.
Mr. Satyajit A. Desai, Adv.
Mr. Sanchit Agrahari, Adv.
Mr. Sachin Singh, Adv.
Ms. Anagha S. Desai, AOR
Mr. Parth Johri, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Chaudhary, AOR
Mr. Kanishk Chaudhary, Adv.
Mr. Prabal Chaudhary, Adv.
Mr. Harsh Vardhan Singh, Adv.
Mrs. Chitra Chaudhary, Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Sangal, AOR
Mr. Atul Kumar, AOR
Mr. K. S. Rana, AOR
Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Vipasha Singh, AOR
Ms. Disha Jham, AOR
Mr. Beni M Chatterji, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mahesh Thakur, AOR
Mr. Shreyash Shah, Adv.
Mr. Ranvijay Singh Chandel, Adv.
Mr. Narveer Yadav, Adv.
Ms. Pallavi Langar, AOR
Mr. Sujeet Kumar Chaubey, Adv.
Mr. P.S. Patwalia, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Ninad Laud, Adv.
Ms. Pankhuri Shrivastava, Adv.
Ms. Neelam Sharma, AOR
Mr. Alekshendra Sharma, Adv.
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Mr. Aditya Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Zubin Dash, Adv.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, AOR
Mr. Porus F Kaka, Sr. Adv.
Dr. K Shivaram, Sr. Adv.
Mr. K Gopal, Adv.
Mr. Manish Paliwal, AOR
Mr. Rahul Hakani, Adv.
Mr. Paras Savla, Adv.
Mr. Manish Kant, Adv.
Mr. Ajay Singh, Adv.
Mr. Bhagabati Prasad Padhy, AOR
Ms. Radhika Gautam, AOR
Mr. Archit Upadhayay, AOR
Mr. Sughosh, Adv.
Ms. Garima Bajaj, AOR
Mr. Agnish Aditya, Adv.
Mr. Kartik Seth, Adv.
Mrs. Aparna Arun, Adv.
Mr. Raghav Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Lakshmi Kant Srivastava, Adv.
Mr. K. M. Abish, Adv.
Mr. Manan, Adv.
Mr. Shriram Nagayach, Adv.
M/s Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, AOR
Mr. Shakti Singh, Adv.
Mr. Khushagra, Adv.
Ms. Anusha Rathore, Adv.
Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, AOR
Mr. Jasmeet Singh, AOR
Mr. Abid Ali Beeran P, AOR
Mr. Siddharth Sangal, AOR
Mr. Puneet Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. Awadh Kaushik, Adv.
Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ashok Sikha, Adv.
Ms. Mansi Khurana, Adv.
Mr. K.S. Rana,AOR
Dr. Prince Mohan Sinha, ADv.
Mr. Rajeev Deora,Adv.
Mr.Mohan Singh, Adv.
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Mr. S.D.Sharma, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
W.P.(C) No(s). 1018/2021 and 626/2021
1. Heard-in-part.
2. For further arguments, list these matters on 27.10.2025.
Rest of the matters List after four weeks.
(DEEPAK SINGH) (ANJU KAPOOR) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR