WRIC/37638/2026 of RAJEEV KUMAR DIXIT Vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 9 OTHERS on 6 October 2026

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 37638 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. Heard Sri Dhirendra Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has questioned the elections conducted by the Bar Association, Maitha despite the restraint order passed by U.P. Bar Council on 09.09.2026 in which the date was fixed for the disposal of matter of complaint. In such above view of the matter, we find it appropriate for the petitioner to either question the elections before the Deputy Registrar Societies for it being in violation of Model Bylaws or otherwise pursue the matter before the U.P. Bar Council who is required to register the office bearers in view of the judgment of Division Bench in the case of Chandrashekhar Upadhyay, Advocate v. State of U.P. & 8 Others, Writ - C No. 6613 of 2026 decided on 20.05.2026. In so far as the complaint of Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh is concerned, we however further provide that in the event petitioner approaches the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh for registering his complaint regarding alleged illegal elections of Bar Association, Maitha, the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh shall examine the matter before finally registering the list of office bearers of the Bar Association. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhirendra Srivastava, Pradum Pal, Vinay Prakash Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashok Kumar Tiwari, C.S.C. Rajeev Kumar Dixit .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 9 Others .....Respondent(s)

disposed of. October 7, 2026 IrfanUddin WRIC No. 37638 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- IRFAN UDDIN SIDDIKI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad