BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA vs UOI

$~7 to 9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 16th February, 2026 Uploaded on:17th February, 2026 ~7 W.P.(C) 2360/2005 & CM APPL. 1735/2005, CM APPL. 3467/2006, CM APPL. 3520/2006 BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Petitioner versus UOI .....Respondent ~8 W.P.(C) 4003/2017 & CM APPL. 17605/2017, CM APPL. 38476/2023 ASSOCIATION OF TAX LAWYERS .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents ~9 W.P.(C) 541/2020 PURAV MIDDHA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Appearance for the Petitioner:- Mr. Ashish Middha, Adv., Mr. Pushkar Sood Adv. for Pro Bono Counsel (Civil), DHCLSC, Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ajay Sinha, Mr. Abhishek Sinha, Ms. Megha Saxena and Ms. Shreya Bhatnagar, Advs, Ms. Pooja Adv, Ms. Simran kumari Advs., Appearance for the Respondent:- Mr. Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Adv., Mr. Vivek Goyal, Adv., Mr. G.S Chaturvedi 1. This hearing has been through hybrid mode. 2. These petitions raise a very important issue as to whether persons who are not enrolled as Advocates can appear before Tribunals and plead cases on behalf of their clients. 3. Such class of persons include Chartered Accountants, Company Secretarie