Chennai: In an effort to restore the glory of the Advocate Advocate Association of the Madras High Court (MHAA), one of the largest in the country, the high court division bench has focused the minimum qualification for those who want to compete for the association’s office carrier posts.
Therefore, someone who wants to compete for the position of President Mhaa must be a senior advisor with a regular practice of at least 25 years and argues 50 cases before the High Court every year or 250 cases in the past five years.
Similar qualifications have been fixed for other office carriers too.
The division of the Division of Judge and Kirubukan and Justice R Pongiappan gave orders in responding to the petition by MHAA members, K Sathyaba who raised a series of satisfaction with respect to the association and its functions.
Applicants who are searched for Member Practice Certificates must be verified to check whether members practice in Madras High Court and also argue that there is confusion in connection with membership as whether members of the population or non-residents of Chennai and without ensuring the same, the election cannot be held.
Se Chellaiah, the chairman of the election committee handed before the bench they had taken seriously and carefully effort, verify all records to prepare the voter list.
In the process, 1000 members have been eliminated, the chairman told the court.
In response, the applicant explained that he did not want to delay the election, but wanted to do after verifying all records.
The bench noted that many people had not even entered the Madras High Court campus tried to become members and carriers of the Association Office.
“Using this post, they pampered themselves in Katta Panchayat (Kangaroo Court), brought the destruction of the profession and advocate association,” the bench stated and also noted that because there was no fixed qualification for the selection of fighting, non-practice advocates and advocates who had not even completed One year at the bar is the selection of fighting, and surprisingly selected too.
Observing this, the division bench issued orders that improved the minimum qualification for various advocate association posts.