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The notification of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (TN Bar Council) suspending 5,970 advocates for non-payment of subscription dues towards the Advocates’ Welfare Fund has been challenged in the Supreme Court by way of a public interest litigation petition.