SHAILAJA DHONDIRAM CHAVAN vs BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 203/2026

Case under Bar Council, Bar Associations, Advocates, Other Professional Bodies : Enrolment, Professional Misconduct, Disciplinary Action Against Advocates, Elections to Bar Councils/bar Associations, Advocate Strike Section I-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010091112026

Filing Date

11-Feb-2026

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 203/2026

Diary Number

9111/2026

Order Date

18-Feb-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bar Council, Bar Associations, Advocates, other professional bodies : Enrolment, professional misconduct, disciplinary action against Advocates, elections to Bar Councils/Bar Associations, Advocate strike Section I-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHAILAJA DHONDIRAM CHAVAN

    Adv. OMKAR JAYANT DESHPANDE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-Feb-2026

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 203/2026

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Summary: On 18-02-2026, the Supreme Court dismissed all writ petitions filed by Shailaja Dhondiram Chavan and others against the Bar Council of India regarding State Bar Council Elections. The Court directed petitioners to approach the High-Powered Supervisory Committee headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia instead, and disposed of all pending interlocutory applications as a consequence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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