The Supreme Court today refused to issue a direction to the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to reserve posts in Bar bodies for specially-abled advocates.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order in an advocate's PIL seeking inter-alia a direction to BCI and Bar Council of UP to reserve some positions in the Bar Council and Bar Associations for persons with disabilities, who are practicing as advocates.

The Court expressed difficulty in issuing any such direction, noting that elections for UP Bar Council have already been notified (though nominations are yet to be filed). Considering it to be a "policy matter" , it disposed of the petition, directing BCI to consider the cause espoused by the petitioner.

"At this stage, it

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