Supreme Court Declares Bar Council Petitions Infructuous

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 07 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: N.P. Amrutesh & others; Respondent: Bar Council of India.
• The batch comprises numerous transferred civil petitions (e.g., Nos. 112‑115/2015, 110/2015, 111/2015, etc.) challenging the constitutionality/vires of certain provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961 and its rules.
• Elections to State Bar Councils were subsequently conducted, rendering the petitions infructuous as agreed by counsel for both sides.
• Some transfer petitions still involve constitutional questions before the respective High Courts.

Final Outcome

• Leave granted; the entire batch of petitions is disposed of as infructuous.
• All pending applications in these cases are to be closed.
• Parties are free to pursue any surviving constitutional challenges before the jurisdictional High Courts by filing fresh petitions.

Topics: Bar Council, Advocates Act, Supreme Court