IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2010 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 33842 of 2010(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ DEEPU S.NAIR, THAZHATHETHIL HOUSE, ARIYANNOOR, TRICHUR P.O., PIN-680 102. BY ADVS. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, DR.N.NARAYANAN NAIR, SRI.SAIJO HASSAN, SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI, SRI.BENOJ C. AUGUSTINE, SRI.SEBIN THOMAS. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. BAR COUNCIL OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAR COUNCIL BHAVAN, HIGH COURT CAMPUS, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 031. 2. SECRETARY/RETURNING OFFICER, BAR COUNCIL OF KERALA, BAR COUNCIL BHAVAN, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 031. 3. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA, 21 ROUSE AVENUE, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI-110 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE R3 BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.33842/2010 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE DTD. 04/07/2010. P2: COPY OF THE ALL INDIA BAR EXAMINATION RULES. P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 27/10/2010.1111111111111111111 P4: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD.2/11/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 33842 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 1st day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala as an Advocate. In this writ petition, the direction sought is to require respondents 1 and 2 to include him in the electoral roll of advocates entitled to vote in the elections to the Bar Council of Kerala scheduled to be held on 1/3/2011. According to the petitioner, on account of certain restrictions that were imposed by the 3rd respondent for the practice of persons like the petitioner, 1st respondent was not including people like him in the voters list. This led the petitioner to file this writ petition. 2. Today when the matter came up for orders, I heard the counsel appearing for the respondents. Standing counsel for the 1st respondent submits that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, 1st respondent has decided to include advocates like the petitioner also in the voters list and that such a decision has been taken by the 1st respondent acting upon a clarification issued by the 3rd respondent. WPC No. 33842/10 :2 : Therefore, I record the submission made by the 1st respondent and close this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp