LALIT SHARMA AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~1 (FB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th May, 2025 + W.P.(C) 10363/2021 LALIT SHARMA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: None. versus UNION OF INDIA &ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Mr. Deepak Yadav, Mr. Anurag Jain, Mr. Sanjeev Kathuria, Mr. D.D. Pandey & Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Advs. for Applicants. (M:9990662768) with Applicants - Mrs. Lekha Suraj Gautam, Mr. Vipin K. Sharma, Mr. P.S. Tomar in person. Ms. Anshu Dawar & Ms. Chandrika Singh, Advs. for Chairperson, Shahdara Bar Association. (M: 9811402998) Mr. Sanjay Lao, SC (Crl.) for State with Ms. Priyam Aggarwal, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva and Mr. Abhinav Kr. Arya, Advs. for Delhi Police with Mr. Prashant Gautam, DCP, Shahdara and Insp. Amul Tyagi, SHO Farsh Bazar. Mr. Aakarsh Srivastava, Sr. Standing Counsel with Ms. Anugya Gupta, Adv. Dr. Amit George, Mr. Dushyant Kishan Kaul and Ms. Ibansara Syiemlieh, Advs. Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Ms. A. Hussain, Mr. Bhanu Gulati, Ms. Yamini Singh and Mr. Sourabh W.P.(C) 10363/2021 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:16.05.2025 20:14:06 Kumar, Advs. for BCD. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL.30152/2025 in W.P.(C)-10363/2021 2. In the present writ petition, directions have been issued from time to time, in respect of conduct of elections to the Delhi High Court Bar Association as also the various Bar Associations in the District Courts. Vide order dated 21st February, 2025, finally, elections were fixed for being conducted in all Courts simultaneously on 21st March, 2025. 3. The elections to all the Bar Associations were