P K Dash Advocate v. Bar Council Of Delhi And ORS
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 10363/2021 LALIT SHARMA AND ORS ..... Petitioner Through:
Petitioner in person.
versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondent Through:
Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC with Mr. Abhigyan Siddhant, GP.
Mr. Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Adv. for Bar Council of Delhi.
Mr. Abhinav Vashisht, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Sacchin Puri, Sr. Adv. with Mr.
Praveen Kumar, Ms. Ilma Iqbal, Mr.
Paras Anand, Mr. Sudesh Jain, Ms.
Mamta, Mr. Harsh Priya and Mr.
Neeraj Pal, Advs. in CM APPL.
28016/2024 Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Sr. Adv.and Mr.
Inderbir Singh Alag, Sr. Adv. with Mr.
Jatan Singh, Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr.
Amit Chadha, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr.
Shyam Sharma, Mr Sanjay Dewan, Ms.
Bandana Kaur Grover, Mr. Dhan Mohan, Mr. Rajat Manchanda, Mr.
Nishant Anand, Ms. Gayatri Puri, Mr.
Nitesh Mehra, Mr.
Ashish, Mr.
Sandeep Kumar and Mr.
Sidhant Tripathy, Advs. for Delhi High Court Bar Association.
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+ W.P.(C) 17018/2022 P K DASH ADVOCATE ..... Petitioner Through:
versus BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI AND ORS ..... Respondent Through:
Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Sr. Adv.and Mr.
Inderbir Singh Alag, Sr. Adv. with Mr.
Jatan Singh, Mr.
Sandeep Sharma, Mr.
Amit Chadha, Mr.
Naginder Benipal, Mr.
Shyam Sharma, Mr Sanjay Dewan, Ms.
Bandana Kaur Grover, Mr. Dhan Mohan, Mr. Rajat Manchanda, Mr.
Nishant Anand, Ms. Gayatri Puri, Mr.
Nitesh Mehra, Mr.
Ashish, Mr.
Sandeep Kumar and Mr.
Sidhant Tripathy, Advs. for Delhi High Court Bar Association.
Mr. N. Hariharan, Sr. Adv. with Mr.
Siddharth S.
Yadav, Ms.
Punya Rekha, Mr. Shah and Mr. Prateek Bhalla, Advs.
Mr. K.C.Mittal, Adv. in CM APPL.
31619/2024
CORAM:
HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT
O R D E R
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REVIEW PET. 183/2024 in W.P.(C) 10363/2021 1.
No ground for review is made out.
2.
Dismissed.
CM APPL. 28016/2024 in W.P.(C) 10363/2021 3.
Present
application has been filed by the applicant seeking modification/clarification of Paragraph 35(11.17)(iv) of the judgment dated 19th March, 2024 passed by this Court to the extent that law researchers who are engaged with this Court shall be considered as bona fide advocates and consequently be allowed to cast their vote in the elections of the Bar Associations, of which they are members of.
4.
Learned counsel for the non-applicants have no objection to the present application being allowed.
5.
This Court also finds merit in the application filed by the applicants. 6.
Keeping in view the aforesaid as well as with consent of the parties the prayer sought in the present application is allowed. CM APPL. 31340/2024 in W.P.(C) 10363/2021 7.
Learned counsel for the non-applicants have no objection to the present application being taken up for hearing. 8.
After some hearing, it transpires that there are more than 1.25 to 1.5 Lakh advocates registered with various Bar Associations of Delhi and capturing of biometric of these advocates would require considerable time and the process may not be completed within the timeline fixed by this Court in accordance with the Judgment dated 19th March, 2024. 9.
Consequently, the present application is allowed and the direction to capture the biometric of the advocates/ registered clerks for the issuance of proximity/ identity cards in terms of judgment dated 19th March, 2024 is The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
dispensed with. The application is accordingly disposed of. CM APPL. 31619/2024 in W.P.(C) 17018/2022 10.
This Court finds no merit in the present application. Accordingly, the same is dismissed.
ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER, J SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J MAY 28, 2024 N.Khanna The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.