The Allahabad High Court clarified that the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh may decide seniority disputes relating to Elders Committees under the Advocates Act, but cannot directly interfere in elections of independent Bar Associations registered as societies across Uttar Pradesh.
The Allahabad High Court quashed rape and assault proceedings, observing that long-standing consensual relationships cannot automatically be treated as rape after breakdown, while Justice Vivek Kumar Singh warned against misuse of criminal law and continuation of futile trials lacking evidence of deception from inception.
