[7/3, 15:59] sekarreporter1: Madras High Court stays order passed by single judge asking Madras Bar Association to admit members without discrimination Justices S.S. Sundar and K. Rajasekar granted the interim stay on a writ appeal preferred by the Association, and listed the appeal for final hearing on July 14 July 03, 2023 01:21 pm | Updated 01:21 pm IST – CHENNAI THE HINDU BUREAU COMMENTSSHAREREAD LATER A view of the Madras High Court A view of the Madras High Court | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed the operation of a single judge’s June 22 order directing the Madras Bar Association (MBA) to distribute applications for membership to all interested practising lawyers in the High Court, and admit them as members without discriminating on the basis of caste, gender, religion, economic status and personal as well as political affiliations and without reference to its bylaws. Justices S.S. Sundar and K. Rajasekar granted the interim stay on a writ appeal preferred by MBA and listed the appeal for final hearing on July 14. The judges were of the prima facie view that the single judge ought to have referred the case for hearing by a Division Bench since the 2021 High Court Rules require every case in which the Registrar General of the High Court was a party to be beard by a Division [7/3, 15:59] sekarreporter1: 💐

by Sekar Reporter · July 3, 2023