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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8388 of 2025
With
CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR AMENDMENT) NO. 1 of 2025
In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8388 of 2025
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UMESH VARJANBHAI PANCHAL & ORS.
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
HARSH K RAVAL(9068) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
MS NIRALI SARDA, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2
MR ANUJ K TRIVEDI(6251) for the Respondent(s) No. 16
MR AR THACKER(888) for the Respondent(s) No. 15,17
MR MANAN A SHAH(5412) for the Respondent(s) No. 4
MR MJ MEHTA(5797) for the Respondent(s) No. 3
MR MRUGEN K PUROHIT(1224) for the Respondent(s) No. 11,12,13,5,6,7,8,9
MR SAURABH J MEHTA(2170) for the Respondent(s) No. 3
MR VANDAN K BAXI(5863) for the Respondent(s) No. 11,12,13,5,6,7,8,9
SHIVANG A THACKER(7424) for the Respondent(s) No. 10
VIKAS V NAIR(7444) for the Respondent(s) No. 14
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIKHIL S. KARIEL
Date : 17/07/2025
ORAL ORDER
1. Heard learned Advocate Mr. Mitul Shelat with learned Advocate
Mr. Harsh K. Raval for the petitioners, learned AGP Ms. Nirali Sarda for
the respondent-State, learned Advocate Mr. Mithil Mehta for the
respondent No.3-Bar Council of Gujarat, learned Advocate Mr. Manan A.
Shah for the respondent No.4-Bar Council of India, learned Advocate Mr.
Kuldip Acharya for learned Advocate Mr. Mrugen K. Purohit for the
concerned respondent-Colleges, learned Advocate Mr. A.R. Thacker and
learned Advocate Mr. Shivang Thacker for the respective respondents-
Universities.
2. Learned Advocate Mr. Manan Shah tenders copy of Resolution of
the Standing Committee of the Legal Education Committee of the Bar
Council of India dated 05.07.2025, approved by the General Council of
Bar Council of India in its General Council meeting dated 06.07.2025,
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more particularly in compliance of order dated 04.07.2025 of this Court.
Perusing the said Resolution, it appears that the Bar Council of India has
decided to allow a one time relief strictly confined to LL.B. pass outs of
the grant-in-aid colleges named in the writ petitions i.e. to grant
enrollment to such LL.B. pass outs, who have passed out from the grant-
in-aid colleges till the academic session 2025-2026.
3. The Bar Council of India having acted positively and having
accepted the suggestion of this Court, more particularly taking into
consideration the interest of the Law Graduates, this Court records its
appreciation for the same.
4. At this stage, learned Advocate Mr. Shelat tenders an additional
affidavit on behalf of the petitioners and would submit that while the Bar
Council of India has granted approval for granting enrollment to the
petitioners and to such Law Graduates who have passed out from the
respondents, grant-in-aid colleges, yet there would be an issue with
regard to the date of enrollment and whereas relying upon the additional
affidavit, it is submitted that the Bar Council of Gujarat may be directed
to grant enrollment to the petitioners and such similarly situated LL.B.
pass outs from the date of the immediate next meeting held after the
applications submitted by the Law Graduates i.e. the petitioners and such
similarly situated students who have completed their LL.B. from the
respondents grant-in-aid law colleges, upto the academic session 2025-
2026.
5. Learned Advocate Mr. Mithil Mehta for the respondent-Bar
Council of Gujarat would submit that since the issue is at large before the
Bar Council of Gujarat, this Court may not pass any orders thereupon and
whereas the Bar Council of Gujarat would take an appropriate decision as
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regards the enrollment date considering the future of large number of
Law Graduates.
6. Having regard to such a submission, it is expected of the Bar
Council of Gujarat to consider the case of the Law Graduates i.e. the
petitioners and such similarly situated Law Graduates, who have
completed their law graduation from the respondents, grant-in-aid law
colleges, from near-about their date of application. In case the Bar
Council takes a decision which may not be in the interest of the
petitioners or such similarly situated Law Graduates, it would be open for
the petitioners to take appropriate recourse in accordance with law.
7. Furthermore, since a very positive decision has been taken by the
Bar Council of India, more particularly accepting the directions of this
Court in right spirit, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the
respondents- colleges as well as the Universities concerned to strictly
comply with the terms of the Resolution dated 05.07.2025 so as to ensure
that the future of the students who enter into LL.B. courses from the
academic year 2026-2027 shall not be put in jeopardy.
8. The Resolution of the Bar Council of India dated 05.07.2025 as
well as the additional affidavit of the petitioners are taken on record.
9. The grievance of the petitioners being substantially redressed,
nothing further is required to be done. Hence, the present petition stands
disposed of. Consequently, the Civil Application also stands disposed of.
(NIKHIL S. KARIEL,J)
BDSONGARA
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