On February 10, Supreme Court Assistant Registrar Srikanth G. Pai informed the SCBA Acting Secretary that an AIIMS Health Advisory Team had recommended holding elections on an online platform.
Senior Advocates Vikas Singh, Priya Hingorani, KailashVasdev, Adish Chandra Agarawala and Advocates Ashok Aroraand Ajay Mandyal will be contesting for the post of President.
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) secretary Rohit Pandey has written to the SCBA Election Committee that the timeline provided by it is insufficient for holding elections to posts in the SCBA.
"The decision has been taken that the third option (holding elections virtually using NSDL platform) is the most suitable option for the purpose of holding the election if it is to be held in the month of January 2021," said the decision taken in the meeting of the Election Committee.