Vikas Singh re-elected as President of the Supreme Court Bar Association
Due to Covid-19 pandemic constraints, the elections were held physically this year
The incumbent President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has been re-elected to the post. He defeated his nearest rival Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar. While Singh bagged 1005 votes, Kumar could secure only 754.
Singh, Kumar and advocate Neeraj Srivastava contested for the post of the President.
Meanwhile, during the presidential debate, Kumar had attempted to clear the air by mentioning, “Many say I am inaccessible and, therefore, not a good candidate. To be busy and by practicing in the Supreme Court we do not become inaccessible. Our existence in this court is because we practice law.”
On the other hand, Singh had proposed an amendment to the Advocate-on-Record Examination rule for the exemption of lawyers who have been practicing for a decade in the apex court.
Senior Advocate Pradeep Kumar Rai was elected Vice President and advocate Rahul Kaushik was elected the Secretary.
Rai, along with advocates Sukumar Patt Joshi and S Sadasiva Reddy was in the race for the post of Vice-President.