Authority: Madras High Court, Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan
Order Date: 07 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petition Number: W.P.No.24877 of 2026
- Petitioner: K. Paulraj, son of the late Karuppan, residing at Door No.73, E‑MGR Street, Kalappatty, Coimbatore North Taluk, Coimbatore‑614048, represented by his son and power‑agent P. Jayakumar.
- Respondents:
1. The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, represented by its Secretary, High Court Campus, Chennai‑104.
2. Advocate S. Chandran, residing at No.8/1D, Meharali Street, Indira Nagar, Vellalore, Coimbatore‑641111 and having an office at No.8/7, 1st Street, Gopalapuram, Coimbatore‑641018.
- Prayer: The petitioner sought a writ of certiorari and mandamus to:
- Call for records pertaining to the impugned resolution passed by the 1st respondent, Resolution No.735 of 2025 dated 04‑09‑2025.
- Obtain the communication sent by the 1st respondent in Letter No.132 of 2026 dated 27‑01‑2026, which indicated the dropping of the petitioner’s Complaint No.92 of 2025 without any enquiry.
- Quash the said dropping as illegal, arbitrary, unreasoned, amounting to abdication of statutory duty and capricious exercise of power.
- Direct the Bar Council to take the complaint on file, conduct a regular enquiry, and pass final orders on its merits within a time‑frame to be fixed by the Court.
- Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. G. D. Stalin.
- Counsel for Respondents: Mr. C. K. Chandrasekaran (for Respondent 1).
- Developments: Learned counsel for the petitioner later sought to withdraw the writ petition, requesting liberty to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law.
Final Outcome
- The Court granted the petitioner liberty to withdraw the petition.
- The petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
- No further directions or orders were issued.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Bar Council Regulation