- (1.) The petitioner is a Junior Advocate (Non-Advocate on-Record) of this Court and he had been a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association with effect from 12-11-1984. On August 8, 1985, applications were invited in the prescribed format for allotment of chambers by the Registry of this Court and petitioner applied for the same. He was informed on 28-2-1999 by the Registry of this Court asking him to furnish the proof of appearances to enable them to finalise his application for allotment of chambers. The petitioner had filed an affidavit of Shri. K. K. Gupta, Advocate-on-Record to the following effect: "1. That as per my records Mr. Aeltemesh Rein, Advocate has been getting his cases filed in the Supreme Court through me for the last several years and many a time his appearances in those cases could be given by me as I am too old and often remain ill. The accompanying list of his cases filed by him are the cases most of which have been filed by and through me in the Supreme Court for him and at his instructions, which cases have been conducted by himself in the Supreme Court."
(2.) Not being satisfied with the material placed by the petitioner either in the shape of cause list or in the nature of this affidavit and having rejected his claim for allotment of chambers, this petition is filed. The claim of the petitioner for allotment of chambers is resisted by the respondent.
(3.) The matter of allotment of chambers to advocates is governed by Lawyers Chambers (Allotment and Occupancy) Rules. Under R. 2 of the said Rules, Allotment Committee for Lawyers Chambers has been constituted which consists of the following: "1. Attorney General for India -Chairman 2. President, Supreme Court Bar Association -Member 3. Vice-President, Supreme Court Bar Association -Member 4. Hony. Secretary, Supreme Court Bar Association -Member 5. President, Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record -Member 6. Registrar (Admn.), Supreme Court of India -Member 7. Registry (Judl), Supreme Court of India -Member 8. Joint Registrar (Admn), Supreme Court of India -Member ;