ROHINI SMITHA C. vs UNION OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 386/2026

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: SCIN010179922026

Filing Date

23-Mar-2026

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 386/2026

Diary Number

17992/2026

Order Date

13-Apr-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 19-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.ROHINI SMITHA C.

    Adv. S. LAKSHMI IYER

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-Apr-2026

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 386/2026

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: W.P.(C) No. 372/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

SUMMARY: The Supreme Court allowed intervention applications and disposed of three writ petitions challenging the mode of 10% co-option for women advocates in State Bar Councils. The Court directed the High-Powered Election Supervisory Committee (headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia) to finalize and pass an appropriate order on the co-option procedure after consulting with stakeholders including the Bar Council of India, State Bar Councils, and affected women candidates. The Court clarified that the Committee is best-equipped to decide whether co-option should be from contesting women candidates with highest votes, discretion left to State Bar Councils, or conducted by State Election Committees. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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