Bar Council of Uttarakhand Writ Petition Dismissed

Authority: Uttarakhand High Court (Hon'ble Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari)

Order Date: 25.08.2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Gurmeet Singh
• Respondent: Bar Council of Uttarakhand
• Case Number: WPMS/1299/2023
• The petitioner was not present for the hearing.
• Respondent was represented by Advocate Saif Hameed, who appeared on behalf of Mr. V.P. Bahuguna.
• Respondent counsel stated that the order previously passed by the Bar Council of Uttarakhand, which was the subject of this writ petition, had been set aside by the Bar Council of India on appeal.
• Consequently, the relief sought in the writ petition was deemed to no longer survive.

Final Outcome

• The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, holding that the relief claimed does not survive the appellate decision of the Bar Council of India.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Bar Council Regulation, Court Dismissal