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: 22nd May, 2025 + W.P.(C) 10363/2021 & CM APPL. 31566/2025 LALIT SHARMA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Ramandeep Kaur, Mr. Aniket Vashisht, Mr. Raghavan Udya, Ms. Monica Chauhan & Ms. Ruchi, Advs. for Application in CM APPL. 31566/2025. versus UNION OF INDIA &ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava & Ms. Anum Hussain, Advs. for BCD. Mr. Anshu Davar, Adv. for Chairperson, Shahdara Bar Association. 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. 31566/2025 (for directions) 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 concluded on 21st March, 2025, except in respect of the Saket Bar Association and the Shahdara Bar Association, which were called off due to various reasons. Subsequently, W.P.(C) 10363/2021 Page 1 of 5 Signature Not Verified Signed By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:23.05.2025 19:24:30 the elections to the Saket Bar Association were successfully held on 9th May, 2025 and the elections to the Shahdara Bar Association are scheduled to take place on 24th May, 2025. 4. The present application has been filed by – Mr. Deepanshu Mudgal under Section 151, CPC, seeking directions for implementation of the biometric verification process in the elections to the Bar Council of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘t