A writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking production of meeting minutes and quashing a resolution was dismissed as infructuous because the challenged resolution was superseded by a subsequent one before the court could decide the merits.
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 13.03.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM
and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR
WP.No.3054 of 2018
and
WMP.No.3738 of 2018
V.Vasanthakumar
... Petitioner
-Vs-
1.Bar Council of India, Rep. By its Secretary, No.21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 002.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of extracts of minutes of the meeting held by the 1st respondent on 04.02.2018 vide item No.48/2018 and quash the same as arbitrary, precipitous and in violation of chapter II of The Bar Council of India Rules and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider the resolution No.117/2018, dated 24.01.2018, passed by the 3rd respondent and communicated vide letter dated 25.01.2018, in a fair and transparent manner with objectivity and in strict compliance of chapter II of The Bar Council of India Rules within a time frame.
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Tamilarasu For Respondents : Mr.S.R.Ragunathan Standing Counsel
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.]
Petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking to call for the records of extracts of minutes of the meeting held by 1st respondent on 04.02.2018 vide item No.48/2018 and quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider the resolution No.117/2018, dated 24.01.2018, passed by the 3rd respondent and communicated vide letter dated 25.01.2018.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kmi +2cc to Mr.P.V.SELVARAJAN, Advocate, S.R.No.18888 +1cc to Mr.S.RRAGHUNATHAN, Advocate, S.R.No. 18774 WP.No.3054 of 2018
MR(CO) TR(17/04/2018)
V.Vasanthakumar
Bar Council of India
Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
The Special Committee
N.SATHISH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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