Counsel for the respondents submitted that the tenure of the executive body of the APHCAA was extended to March 2023 by an Andhra Pradesh Bar Council resolution dated September 18. However, on perusing this resolution, the Court said,
“In the considered opinion of this Court, this Resolution is not helpful to the learned Senior Counsel to substantiate his contention, as in the present case, there is a complaint dated 01.11.2022 submitted by the members of the Respondent No.3/Association against non-conducting.”
It went on to note that the last election notification had specifically mentioned that the tenure of the executive body to be elected was up to March 31 of this year.
“As and when there is inaction on the part of the second respondent/State Bar Council to consider the complaint of the petitioner, if it is brought to the notice of the Respondent No.1, it has to protect the interest of the petitioner…But, without conducting elections, the earlier Executive Body, whose term expired by 31st March, 2022, are continuing illegally and unauthorizedly.“
The Court took into account an action-taken report placed on record by the State Bar Council, which formed the ad-hoc committee to take over the functioning of APHCAA’s executive body. The committee comprises:
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Senior Advocate P Sri Raghuram
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Senior Advocate V Venugopala Rao
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Advocate P Rambhoopal Reddy
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Advocate P Sreeramulu Naidu
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Advocate TS Rayulu
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Advocate GV Sivaji
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Advocate G Tuhin Kumar
The ad-hoc committee was directed to assume charge forhtwith.
Source: Barandbench
