The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (TN Bar Council) to conduct elections for the Women Lawyers Association (WLA) of the Court by September 30 this year.
A bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and C. Kumarappan instructed the current office-bearers of the WLA to hand over the list of WLA members and details of the bar body’s day-to-day administration to the TN Bar Council within two weeks.
The WLA is one of the four bar associations at the Madras High Court, alongside the Madras Bar Association, the Madras High Court Advocates Association, and the Law Association.
The Court also directed the TN Bar Council to finalize the electoral list, appoint an election officer, and conduct the elections as soon as possible in accordance with the bylaws.
Additionally, the Court stated that if the elections are delayed due to unavoidable reasons, the TN Bar Council must inform the Court and appoint a woman “special officer” to conduct the WLA elections within four months of her appointment.
