Justice L. Nageswara Rao, former Supreme Court Judge and head of the newly appointed committee, has called for suggestions from the members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) regarding proposed reforms in the SCBA bye-laws. The primary focus of these reforms is on the provisions related to elections.
Members of the Supreme Court Bar are encouraged to share their views on the following key issues:
- Eligibility criteria for contesting elections to the Executive Committee.
- Eligibility conditions for voting in the Executive Committee elections.
- Tenure of the Executive Committee.
- Strength of the Executive Committee.
- Disqualification of candidates, including cases where inducements for votes are provided.
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- Other concerns related to the election process of Executive Committee members.
Members who wish to submit their suggestions must do so via email at scba.committee.2025@gmail.com by March 20, 2025. The submissions should be concise (not exceeding two pages) and must not include attachments. Additionally, contributors should provide their SCBA membership number and mobile number along with their suggestions.
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Committee Formation and Background
The formation of this committee follows a Supreme Court order dated February 25, 2025, in the case of Supreme Court Bar Association v. BD Kaushik. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh appointed Justice Nageswara Rao as the Chairperson to propose necessary reforms in SCBA election provisions.
Justice Rao has been granted the liberty to select the members of the committee. These members will include senior advocates and experienced practitioners from both the Advocates-on-Record and Non-Advocates-on-Record categories. However, a critical criterion for committee membership is that they must have never contested SCBA elections as office bearers.
