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Punishing students for dissent is unconstitutional: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan

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Sultanpur Bar Association Elections: Allahabad High Court Orders 30% Reservation For Women, Sets Rotation For Key Posts

The Allahabad High Court earlier this month directed the Sultanpur Bar Association to implement a 30% reservation for women advocates in its Executive Committee and Governing Council. The Court ordered that key posts will be reserved for women candidates on a rotational basis in successive elections. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the directions in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning compliance with the Supreme Court's recent directions in Deeksha N. Amruthesh v. State of Karnataka regarding representation of women advocates in Bar Associations. The High Court noted that the Supreme Court had directed that 30% of posts in Bar Associations, whether in the Executive Body or Governing Council, be reserved for women. The Court observed that these directions, issued under Article 142 of the Constitution, were binding on Bar Associations, subject to further orders of the Supreme Court. Case background A practising Advocate and member of the Sultanpur Bar Association, Shashi Mishra, had moved the High Court seeking directions after the Association allegedly proceeded towards elections without providing the requisite reservation for women. The Bar Association had initially proposed amendments under which the sole post of Treasurer, 2 of 4 Senior Executive/Governing Council Member posts and 2 of 4 Junior Executive/Governing Council Member posts would be reserved for women. High Court's directions Hearing the matter on August 10, the High Court, however, found this arrangement inadequate as it observed thus: " …this is not adequate representation of women, nor in accordance with the letter and spirit of the orders passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court. There has to be 30% reservation for women across the board i.e. in respect of all the posts". The Court had further noted that the Executive Committee of the Sultanpur Bar Body comprises the posts of President, Senior Vice President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, 3 Joint