WP(PIL)/53/2025 of Kongara Rajkumar Vs The Bar Council of India on 20 November 2025

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

Between:

Kongara Rajkumar, S/o Madhar, Age 31 years, Occupation. Advocate, R/o 2-3-5 1 21 1 85, Bapu Nagar, Arnberpet, Hydera bad, Tela nga na.

...PETITIONER

AND

The Bar Council of lndia, Represented by its Secretary, Office at 21, Rouse Avenue lnstitutional Area, Near Bal Bhavan, New Delhi - 110002.

The Bar Council of Telangana, Represented by its Secretary, High Court Building, Hyderabad - 500066, Telangana.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus in.declaring the action of the Respondents for not conducting the elections to the Respordent body as per the section 8 A and continued to functioning of the first elected body of the Telangana State Bar Council beyond its two-year term, as prescribd under Section 54 of the Advocates Act, 1961 , as illegal, arbitrary, and ultra vires, unreasonable, unfair, unlawful, unconstitutional, whimsical, perverse, mockery and against to Article 14, 19. ot Constitution of lndia and against to the Provisions of the Advocates Act, and Other Rules and also against to the Catena of Judgments of an Apex Court and this Hon'ble Cou rt.

WRIT PETITION (PlL) NO: 53 OF 202s

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents not Pass an interim order staying all proceedings, resolutions, and decisions taken by the current body of the Telangana State Bar Council pending the conduct of fresh elections, to prevent further prejudice to the petitioner and other advocates pending disposal of the above WP (PlL).

Petition under Section '1 51 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavi.t filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Bar Council of lndia to appoint the Committee in the place of the Bar Council as envisaged by the Advocates Act, Pending disposal of the above WP(PIL)

lA NO: 3 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith initiate and complete the process of conducting fresh electrons for the Telangana State Bar Council in accordance with the Advocates Act, 1961 , and the rules framed there under, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition (PlL).

Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. MUKKERA SAHITHI SRI KAVYA

Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI AADESH VARMA, SC FOR BCI

Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI JAGGARI MANIKANTA REDDY, SC FOR BCTG

The Court made the following: ORDER

To,

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

wRrr PETTTToN (PII.)NO.53 OE 202s

JRDER, (per Hon'ble Sri ltstice P.Sam Koshy)

Leamed counsel appearing for the parties submit that the rnatter has since become infructuous in light of the recent decision oithe Hon'bie Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civit) No(s).1319

o12023 decided on 18.11.2025.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition (PIL) stands disposed of as having become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.

Consequently, miscellaneous applications pending. if any, shall stand closed.

SD/-M.NAGAMANI

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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One CC to SRI AADESH VARMA, SC FORBCI {OPUCI

One CC to SRI JAGGARI MANIKANTA REDDY, SC FOR BCTG IOPUCI

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