Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 314 · Decided 3 August 2012
Bar Council of India v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 314 · [2012] 6 S.C.R. 1094
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 666/2002
- Decided
- 3 August 2012
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Evidence Act; Constitution Article 39, 14
Headnote
6 S.C.R. 1094 BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA (Writ Petition (Civil ) No. 666 of 2002) AUGUST 3, 2012 [R.M. LODHA AND ANIL R. DAVE, JJ.) Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 - Chapter VI-A (ss. 22-A to 22-E) [as inserted by Legal Services Authorities C (Amendment) Act, 2002] - VJ-A is constitutionally valid - It is not violative of Articles 14 and 2t o of the Constitution nor contrary to rule of law, fairness and even-handed justice - It is an alternative institutional mechanism for settlement of disputes concerning public utility services - Legislature has the power
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