Published on : 18 Nov 2025, 12:13 pm 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed a strict, nationwide timetable for long-pending State Bar Council elections and placed the entire process under the supervision of retired judges after noting that polls in most States had been delayed for years [ M Varadhan vs. Union of India & Anr. ].

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant , Ujjal Bhuyan and NK Singh said that elections in all Bar Councils, except those where the term has not yet expired, must now be completed in a phased manner between January and April 2026.

The Court underscored that no further extension will be permitted.

The Bench recorded that elections in Bihar and Chhattisgarh are already underway - Bihar’s polls have concluded and counting in Chhattisgarh must be co

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