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New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a high-powered supervisory committee headed by a retired apex court judge to oversee elections in 16 state bar councils, saying the poll process should be “just, fair and transparent".

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, which directed holding of polls in state bar councils in multiple phases, said that every such bar body should have a new elected body in place by March 31, 2026.

It said the high-powered panel will be headed by a retired judge of the apex court and comprise a retired chief justice of the high court and an eminent senior advocate, who contests the bar body elections.

The top court, however, did not name the three members of the panel in the order dict

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