Rajarajacholan, v. The Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 25.03.2015 Coram :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.SHIVAKUMAR W.P.No.6479 of 2015 Rajarajacholan .. Petitioner vs.

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu Puducherry, through its Secretary, High Court Campus Chennai.

.. Respondent Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondent to admit the petitioner for enrolment as an Advocate and enter his name in the rolls of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Vasudevan For Respondent : M/s.M.Leena for Mr.S.Y.Masood

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J.) The petitioner, whose application for enrollment was withheld by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on the ground that he was implicated in a criminal case, has come up with the above writ petition seeking a mandamus.

2. Heard Mr.R.Vasudevan, learned counsel for the petitioner and M/s.M.Leena for Mr.S.Y.Masood, learned counsel for the respondent.

3. The petitioner was implicated in a case in C.C.No.198 of 2013 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Vedasandur. On account of the pendency of the criminal case, his application for enrollment submitted on 13.09.2013 was kept pending by the Bar Council.

4. Now, admittedly, the Court has acquitted the petitioner by judgment dated 12.01.2015. Therefore, the only impediment for the enrollment of the petitioner stands removed.

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5. In view of the above, the writ petition is allowed directing the respondent to process the application of the petitioner in accordance with the other procedures, in view of the acquittal of the petitioner in the criminal complaint and take action before the next date of enrollment. No costs.

vj2 -s/d- Assistant Registrar( ) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To The Secretary Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, High Court Campus Chennai.

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