Mukul Biswas v. Union of India and Ors.
PIL – Maintainability – Bar Council of West Bengal election
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA(P) 21 of 2026, Mukul Biswas v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. (decided 22.01.2026) — PIL praying for direction to Bar Council of West Bengal to reserve seats for SC/ST advocates in its ensuing election; held to involve no larger public interest, being a question between enrolled advocates and the Bar Council's election mechanism; PIL dismissed with liberty to file appropriate proceeding; no opinion on merits. Coram: Sujoy Paul, CJ. (author) and Partha Sarathi Sen, J. Counsel: Niladri Sekhar Ghosh, Manoj Kurmi, Laboni Sikdar, Souvik Dey for petitioner; A. Kankani for Respondent Nos.2 & 3; Rajdeep Mazumder and Moyukh Mukherjee for UOI.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceeding. ¶14