MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON SHAILENDRA VERMA AND OTHERS V/S STATE BAR COUNCIL OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

JABALPUR, India, Jan. 20 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on Dec. 19:

1. Petitioners in W.P. No. 29547/2024 are elected members of the State Bar Council and inter alia seek setting aside of order dated 31.01.2022, whereby Respondent No. 8 (Smt. Geeta Shukla) was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the State Bar Council.

2. In W.P. No. 23220/2024, Petitioner an Advocate inter alia seeks setting aside/quashing of the resolution of the State Bar Council dated 09.07.2024, whereby Respondent No. 3 (Smt. Geeta Shukla) was appointed to the post of Secretary of the State Bar Council.

3. Though there are other incidental prayers in the petitions, however arguments by all were confined to the prayers seeking q...