National Post Graduate Law Association Evam Varanasi v. Bar Council of India New Delhi and Others

Court No. - 7 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 5793 of 2010 Petitioner :- National Post Graduate Law Association Evam Varanasi Respondent :- Bar Council Of India New Delhi And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pushkar Baghel Counsel for Respondent :- S.P. Shukla,Akhilesh Kalra,K.K.Singh,Paresh Mishra,Rajeev K. Bajpai,Shailesh Kumar Pathak,Subhash Chandra Pandey Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,Acting Chief Justice Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Pankaj Khare, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, Shri Savitra Vardhan Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 4 and 5 and Shri Rajesh Tewari, learned counsel for respondent No. 3.

¶2The instant petition has been filed, purportedly in public interest, for a direction to the respondents to ensure proper implementation of Government Order dated 17.10.2007, in relation to appointment of regular Principal and Lecturers in terms of recommendations of University Grants Commission dated 30.03.2010 and the regulations framed by Bar Council Of India in respect of colleges imparting legal education.

¶3The State of Uttar Pradesh has filed several affidavits. The last one being dated 25.02.2023, in which the stand taken is that the aforesaid Government Order is being rigorously followed.

¶4Shri Shailesh Pathak, learned counsel appearing for U.P. Bar Council states that a Committee under the chairmanship of a Retired Judge of Hon'ble Supreme Court was constituted to supervise the implementation of various norms and the said Committee is ensuring that all the Government Orders and norms are followed by the law colleges.

¶5In view of the aforesaid stand of the respondents, we, at this stage, feel that no further monitoring is required by this Court in respect of the prayers made in the writ petition.

¶6The petition is disposed of accordingly.

¶7In case any issue remains unattended or arises in future, the same could be raised in fresh proceedings. ... (Saurabh Lavania, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, A.C.J.) Order Date :- 30.1.2024 Mukesh Pal High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench