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The Delhi High Court has recently formed a committee headed by one of its judges to examine the feasibility of holding election to all bar associations in the national capital on a single day.

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula asked the committee to submit a report on the issues of preparation of ID card for lawyers and radio frequency tag/sticker for their vehicles.

“… a committee is being constituted by this court under Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva as the Chairperson, Justice Jasmeet Singh, Justice Manoj Jain, K K Manan, Chairman Bar Council of Delhi, Mohit Mathur, President of Delhi High Court Bar Association and Chairman of Coordination Committee of All District Bar Associations of Delhi, as its members”, the bench said in its order dated July 28.

The court was hearing plea filed by advocates relating to holding of a “uniform election” in one day for all the Bar Associations in the national capital.

The court was apprised that every lawyer is required to vote in the Bar elections, and therefore there is a necessity for preparation of a proper ID Card for lawyers.

The division bench said, “The Committee is requested to submit a report in respect of preparation of I. D. Card for lawyers, Radio Frequency Tag/Sticker in respect of vehicles of lawyers and for holding uniform election in respect of all Bar Councils in one day. The Committee is requested to submit a report positively within four weeks”.

The matter will be heard next on September 6.

Case Title: Lalit Sharma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. (another connected matter)