that the elections of the office-bearer posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association be held on May 20. The Court also directed that the election shall be held on the basis of the voter list as was finalized in the elections for the year 2024.
Apart from those who are included in the voter list for 2024, all those members who acquired eligibility up to 28.02.2025 shall also be entitled to be included in voter list, the Court said.
It was further directed that for the 2025 elections, the post of Secretary shall be exclusively reserved for a woman candidate. In addition, 1/3rd posts in the Executive Committee (ie 3 out of 9) and 1/3rd posts of senior executive members (ie 2 out of 6) shall be exclusively reserved for women candidates.
The Court also ordered that the report submitted by Justice (Retired) L Nageswara Rao regarding reforms in the SCBA bye-laws and election norms be uploaded on the SCBA website. While no challenge to the report will be entertained, members will be welcome to give suggestions, the Court said.
