Senior advocate Pradeep Rai is elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), winning the presidential vote in an election that also selected other office-bearers. The Times of India reports that Rai secures 822 votes. The Hindu reports the vote totals for other candidates, including Anupam Lal Das (451), Adish Agarwalla (412), Gaurav Bhatia (370), Sukumar Pattjoshi (269), Siddharth Mridul (217) and Mahalakshmi Pavani (128).
Times of India adds that Rai replaces advocate Vikas Singh as president. It also states that Rahul Kaushik is elected vice-president and Pragya Baghel becomes secretary. According to the same outlet, the Chief Justice of India congratulates the newly elected office-bearers on Wednesday, and they take charge following the conclusion of the SCBA elections. The Hindu focuses primarily on the presidential vote results and candidate vote shares, without detailing the rest of the office-bearer lineup in its provided account.
