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S.Anburose v. The Secretary

Madras HC28 Aug 2025WP(MD)/23106/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Keywords: advocate enrolment; Advocate nominal roll; Tirunelveli Bar Association membership; Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; declaration of non-membership of other Bar Associations; extension of benefit of earlier order W.P(MD)No.562 of 2025 dated 10.06.2025; representation dated 20.06.2025; disposed of without costs. Relevant for practitioners seeking directions to a Bar Association to enroll an advocate as a member upon a declaration of exclusive membership.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to give a declaration that he is not a member of any other Bar Association; on receipt, the second respondent to admit him as a member of the Bar Association; formalities to be completed and admission granted forthwith on his approach; no order as to costs.

S.Anburose Vs The Secretary — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the second respondent should be directed to enroll the petitioner's name in the list of Advocate nominal roll belonging to the Tirunelveli Bar Association, by extending the benefit of the order in W.P(MD)No.562 of 2025 dated 10.06.2025.

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Court's answer

The petitioner, who is not a member of any other Bar Association, may give a declaration to that effect.

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Ratio / Principle

On receipt of the declaration, the second respondent is directed to admit the petitioner as a member of the Bar Association.

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Key takeaways

The petitioner is at liberty to approach the second respondent immediately; on such approach the formalities may be completed and the petitioner shall be admitted as a member forthwith.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the Tirunelveli Bar Association to enroll the petitioner's name in the list of Advocate nominal roll, by extending the benefit of the order in W.P(MD)No.562 of 2025 dated 10.06.2025 pursuant to the petitioner's representation dated 20.06.2025. Counsel for the Bar Association submitted that the petitioner would be admitted as a member, and counsel for the petitioner stated that the petitioner is not a member of any other Bar Association. The Court directed the petitioner to give a declaration to that effect and, on receipt of the same, directed the second respondent to admit him as a member of the Bar Association; the petitioner was given liberty to approach the second respondent immediately, whereupon the formalities were to be completed and membership granted forthwith. Writ petition disposed of; no order as to costs. (Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, 28.08.2025 - S.M. Subramaniam and G. Arul Murugan, JJ.; order authored by S.M. Subramaniam, J.)

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W.P(MD)No.23106 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 28.08.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

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W.P(MD)No.23106 of 2025

S.Anburose

... Petitioner

vs.

1.The Secretary, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, High Court Campus, Chennai.

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2.The Secretary, Tirunelveli Bar Association, Tirunelveli District Court Campus, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. ... Respondents

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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to enroll the petitioner's name in the list of Advocate nominal roll belongs to the Tirunelveli Bar Association, Tirunelveli by extending the

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benefit of the order passed by this Court in W.P(MD)No.562 of 2025 dated 10.06.2025 based on the petitioner's representation dated 20.06.2025 within the time limit fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Raja Ravi Varma For R – 1 : Mr.K.R.Laxman For R – 2 : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)

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The writ on hand has been instituted to direct the second respondent to enroll the petitioner's name in the list of Advocate nominal roll belongs to the Tirunelveli Bar Association, Tirunelveli.

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2.The learned counsel appearing for the second

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respondent/Tirunelveli Bar Association submitted that the petitioner will be admitted as a member.

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3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that

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the petitioner is not a member of any other Bar Association.

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4.If so, the petitioner may give a declaration to that effect and on

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receipt of the same, the second respondent is directed to admit the petitioner

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as a member of the Bar Association.

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5.The petitioner is at liberty to approach the second respondent immediately and on such approach, the formalities may be completed and the petitioner shall be admitted as a member forthwith.

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6.With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of.

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There shall be no order as to costs.

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[S.M.S.,J.] & [G.A.M.,J.] 28.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps

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