(1.) These two writ petitions have been filed by a practising Advocate of this Court by way of Public Interest Litigation.
(2.) In W.P.No.17353 of 2009, the prayer is for issuance of a writ of Quo Warranto directing the first respondent to explain under what authority he holds office of the Chairman of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and continue to hold the said post.
(3.) In W.P.No.17354 of 2009, the prayer is for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the Bar Council of India, New Delhi, the third respondent herein, to initiate appropriate action against the first respondent within a time frame as directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Ajay Kumar Pande reported in , 1998 (7) SCC 248.