C.Raghunatha Reddy v. Bar Council Of Tamilnadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ W.P.NOS.5758 & 5759 OF 2003 & WPMP.NO.7413 OF 2003 C.Raghunatha Reddy ... Petitioner in both petitions Vs.

1. Bar Council of Tamilnadu, represented by its Secretary, High Court Campus, Chennai 600 104.

2. Disciplinary Committee of Bar Council of Tamilnadu, represented by its Registrar, High Court Campus, Chennai 600 104.

3. Disciplinary Committee of Bar Council of India, represented by its Registrar, No.21, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 002.

4. Union of India, represented by Secretary to Government, Ministry of Law, New Delhi 110 001.

5. P.V.R.S. Mani Kumar, residing at No.6, Jamalia Nagar, Perambur High Road, Chennai 600 012.

... Respondents in both petitions Prayer in W.P.No.5758 of 2003:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Certiorari to call for the records from the respondents 1 to 3 relating to and including the

Complaint No.96 of 1998 dated 27.10.1998 filed by the 5th respondent before the first respondent and now pending on the file of the 3rd respondent Committee and quash the said Complaint No.96 of 1998 dated 27.10.1998 as incurably defective, legally invalid and non-est.

Prayer in W.P.No.5759 of 2003:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Declaration to the effect that Section 36-B91) of the Advocates Act (Act XXV) of 1961 is arbitrary, unreasonable, unfair, discriminatory and violative of the established Principles of Jurisprudence as well as violative of Articles 14, 19 & 21 of the Constitution of India, so far as petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Vasanthakumar For Respondents : Mr.C.K. Chandrakumar for R1 & R2 Mr.S.R.Raghunathan for R3 M/s.Samy Chinna Pillai for R4 Mr. M.A.Sadanand for R5

ORDER

Today, when the matters were taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner is no more and hence, nothing survives for further adjudication.

2. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these writ petitions stand closed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msr

To

1. The Secretary, Bar Council of Tamilnadu, High Court Campus, Chennai 600 104.

2. The Registrar, Disciplinary Committee of Bar Council of Tamilnadu, High Court Campus, Chennai 600 104.

3. The Registrar, Disciplinary Committee of Bar Council of India, represented by its No.21, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 002.

4. The Secretary to Government, Union of India, Ministry of Law, New Delhi 110 001.

W.P.Nos.5758 & 5759 of 2003 & WPMP.No.7413 of 2003 PA(CO) PM/13/07/2022