In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals challenging the High Court's judgment that invalidated the election of Pratap Mehta as the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh's representative to the Bar Council of India on 2 August 2014. The Court held that the election violated statutory requirements under the Bar Council of India Rules: no separate statutory notice with agenda was issued for the 2 August 2014 meeting, which was a special meeting convened to address disputed matters from an earlier meeting, not an adjourned session. The Court rejected arguments that minutes signed by the Chairman validate the proceedings and confirmed the High Court properly exercised its supervisory jurisdiction to set aside an erroneous decision by the Bar Council of India.
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