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Asokan v. Vs The Bar Council of India

Madras HC27 Apr 2026WP(MD)/9062/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Dismissal as withdrawn of writ petition; V.Asokan v. Bar Council of India, Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry and M.Bhuvaneswari; certiorarified mandamus; Article 226 of Constitution of India; challenge to quash Bar Council of India removal order dated 23.04.2019 in Removal Proceedings No.7 of 2018 in T.N.E.C.R.No. 19 of 2017; removal from Bar Roll; enrolment no. 1307 of 2014; Sub Court Bar Association, Devakkottai; withdrawal endorsement by counsel Mr.Munusami; no costs; connected W.M.P(MD)Nos.8264 & 8265 of 2024 closed; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; G.R.Swaminathan, J. and R.Poornima, J.; dated 27.04.2026; no merits adjudicated.

What did the court decide?

The court took note that the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition and had made an endorsement to that effect, and acceded to the withdrawal.

Asokan v Vs The Bar Council of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of certiorarified mandamus should be issued to quash the first respondent's (Bar Council of India) order dated 23.04.2019 in Removal Proceedings No.7 of 2018 in T.N.E.C.R.No. 19 of 2017 removing the third respondent from the Bar Roll. (Presented in the prayer but not adjudicated — the petition was withdrawn before decision.)

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Ratio / Principle

The court took note that the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition and had made an endorsement to that effect, and acceded to the withdrawal.

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Key takeaways

In view of the counsel's endorsement, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petitions (W.M.P(MD)Nos.8264 & 8265 of 2024) were closed. The merits of the challenged removal order were not adjudicated.ratio¶33

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

V.Asokan v. The Bar Council of India, The Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry and M.Bhuvaneswari — W.P(MD)No.9062 of 2024 (connected W.M.P(MD)Nos.8264 & 8265 of 2024), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, coram G.R.Swaminathan, J. (order made by him) and R.Poornima, J.; decided 27.04.2026. The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution sought a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for and quash the first respondent's (Bar Council of India) order dated 23.04.2019 in Removal Proceedings No.7 of 2018 in T.N.E.C.R.No. 19 of 2017 removing the third respondent, M.Bhuvaneswari (E.No. 1307 of 2014, The Sub Court Bar Association, Devakkottai), from the Bar Roll. Before any adjudication on merits, the learned counsel for the petitioner (Mr.Munusami) sought permission to withdraw the petition and made an endorsement to that effect. By the order of G.R.Swaminathan, J., the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, without costs, and the connected miscellaneous petitions were closed. No legal issue was examined or decided and the judgment has no bearing on the merits of the removal proceedings; it should not be cited for any proposition of law.

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W.P(MD)No.9062 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 27.04.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN

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AND

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THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA

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W.P(MD)No.9062 of 2024

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and

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W.M.P(MD)Nos.8264 & 8265 of 2024

V.Asokan

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Bar Council of India,

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Represented by its Secretary, 21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 002.

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2.The Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry, Represented by its Secretary, High Court Building, Chennai – 600 104.

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3.M.Bhuvaneswari (E.No. 1307 O F 2014),

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The Sub Court Bar Association, Devakkottai.

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... Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records relating to the first respondent's impugned order dated 23.04.2019 in Removal

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P(MD)No.9062 of 2024

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Proceedings No.7 of 2018 in T.N.E.C.R.No. 19 of 2017 to remove from the Bar Roll of the third respondent and quash the same and render justice.

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For Petitioner : Mr.Munusami

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For Respondents : Ms.S.Mahalakshmi for R.1