Case Details

  • Case Name / Petition No.: Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No. 31/2025; also W.P.(C) No. 32/2025 (PIL-W) for admission.
  • Additional Petition: SLP(Crl) No. 9450/2026 (II‑D) IA No. 147433/2026 – exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment.
  • Court / Authority: Supreme Court of India.
  • Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta.
  • Date of Order: 26‑05‑2026.
  • Period of Dispute / Violation: Not specified; relates to paragraph 249 of an earlier impugned judgment concerning attendance matters.

Parties Involved

  • Petitioner: PrakruthI Jain (individual petitioner).
  • Respondent: Bar Council of India.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mukul Rohatgi (Sr. Adv., V.C), Kanu Agrawal (AOR), Vidya Bhalerao (Adv.), Mehak Kumar (Adv.), Madhav Sinhal (Adv.), Gaurav Vats (Adv.), Keshav Sehgal (Adv.), etc.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Manan Kumar Mishra (Sr. Adv.), Guru Krishan Kumar (Sr. Adv.), Radhika Gautam (AOR), Anjul Dwivedi (Adv.), and a team of additional senior advocates and AORs listed in the order.

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • The petition challenges the operation of paragraph 249 of an earlier impugned judgment, alleged to affect attendance matters (specifics of the allegation are not detailed in the order).
  • The petitioner seeks exemption from filing a copy/certificate of the impugned judgment and a stay on the operative effect of paragraph 249.

Findings & Observations

  • The Court observed that the operative effect of paragraph 249 should be stayed prospectively, meaning the stay will apply to future actions but not retrospectively.
  • The Court noted that High Courts dealing with similar pending attendance issues may proceed to give final decisions on merits without being constrained by the pendency of this petition.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • No monetary penalties, fines, or settlements were ordered.
  • Directions:
  • Stay the operation of paragraph 249 of the impugned judgment, effective prospectively.
  • List the SLP(Crl) No. 9450/2026 for hearing on 21‑07‑2026.
  • List the writ petitions (W.P.(C) No. 31 & 32 of 2025) for hearing on 21‑07‑2026.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • High Courts are expressly permitted to take appropriate final decisions on attendance matters that are pending, independent of this petition.
  • The stay remains prospective; any actions taken before the stay date are not affected.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • The Supreme Court stayed paragraph 249 of the impugned judgment prospectively.
  • Both the SLP(Crl) and the writ petitions are scheduled for listing on 21 July 2026.
  • The order clarifies that the pendency of this petition shall not impede High Courts from deciding related matters on merits.