Delhi High Court · 2026-03-27
RAMESH CHANDRA SINGH vs BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI AND ANR
- Citation / case number
- LPA-161/2026 2026:DHC:2855-DB
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioner
- RAMESH CHANDRA SINGH
- Respondent
- BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI AND ANR
Judgment text excerpt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27.03.2026 LPA 161/2026 & CM APPL. 19155/2026 RAMESH CHANDRA SINGH .....Appellant Through: Appellant-in-person. versus BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Preetpal Singh, Ms. Tanupreet Kaur, Ms. Medha Sharma, Ms. Simran Kumar, Ms. Pooja and Mr. Gaurav, Advocates for BCI. CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA TEJAS KARIA, J. (Oral) 1. The present intra court Appeal has been filed being aggrieved by the Order dated 19.03.2026 (“Impugned Order”) in W.P.(C) 3525/2026 (“Writ Petition”), whereby the Writ Petition, seeking a direction to Respondent No. 1 / Bar Council of Delhi (“BCD”) to clarify that 6 seats are reserved for advocates with less than 10 years of practice, was dismissed. 2. The Appellant-in-person submitted that the Appellant is a practicing advocate and a candidate for the member in the BCD Election 2026. The Appellant challenged the notification dated 24.12.2025 issued by BCD, whereby out of 23 total posts for the BCD Election 2026, 12 posts were reserved for the advocates with over 10 years of experience, and 5 posts LPA 161/2026 3. It is the case of the Appellant