DHANYA KUMAR JAIN vs BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 226/2026

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 X. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010094112026

Filing Date

12-Feb-2026

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 226/2026

Diary Number

9411/2026

Order Date

19-Feb-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

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 X

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DHANYA KUMAR JAIN

    Adv. VIKAS UPADHYAY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 19-Feb-2026

    Mention Memo

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

  4. 12-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 226/2026

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Summary In this writ petition heard on 19-02-2026, the Supreme Court found that a Bar Council of India rule unjustifiably barred office-bearers of High Court, District Court, and Sub-Divisional Court Bar Associations from contesting State Bar Council elections. The Court directed the Bar Council of India to reconsider and amend this provision within one week. The petition was disposed of accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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