SC issues notice on Kashmir Advocates Association’s plea for Bar Council in J-K

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Union of India and the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in an Article 32 writ petition filed by the Kashmir Advocates Association seeking the Bar Council of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, livelaw.in reported.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta after very briefly hearing Advocate Javed Shaikh, issued notice.

At the outset, Shaikh submitted: “This is a writ petition under Article 32 field by Kashmir Advocates Association. Mylords, there is no Bar Council in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.”

To this, Justice Nath responded: “Alright, issue notice returnable within 4 weeks.”