The Revival of Ray XCIV

Posted on by Rudrajyoti Nath Ray

The issue before a Seven-Judge Bench of this Court in Bar Council of Maharashtra v. MV Dabholkar, (1975) 2 SCC 702 was whether State Bar Council was an ‘aggrieved party’ to maintain an appeal under Section 38 of The Advocates Act, 1961. Chief Justice A.N. Ray, writing for Majority, held, State Bar Council was an ‘aggrieved person’. Justice Bhagwati, in his concurring opinion, agreed with conclusions of Chief Justice Ray. Court was of uniform view, a statutory authority can be impleaded as an ‘interested party’.

– Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Hon’ble Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport Ltd., [Civil Appeal Nos. 3098-3099 of 2023].

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'The Last Word' seeks to include not only wise and witty sayings but also curiosities. These words are not of obligation but of delight. I am not alone in my refusal to believe, law is tedious. For all who escaped these percipient eyes, mea culpa maxima. History, after all, has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues.