No Strict Age Bar Of 45 Years For Senior Designation, But Only Exceptional Advocates Be Designated Below This Age : Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

No Strict Age Bar Of 45 Years For Senior Designation, But Only Exceptional Advocates Be Designated Below This Age : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, clarified that it is not in favour of restricting conferment of designation of Senior Advocate only to Advocates who are above 45 years of age. “While we would not like to restrict applications only to advocates who are above 45 years of age, only exceptional advocates should be designated below this age”, said a Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddhin Amanullah and Justice Aravind Kumar, while delivering judgment in pleas seeking modifications in the guidelines regulating the conferment of designation of Senior Advocates as laid down in its 2017 judgment. The guidelines were framed within the scope of Section 16 of the Advocates Act, which empowers Supreme Court and the High Courts to designate Senior Advocates. The 2017 judgment was given effect to by the Supreme Court in 2018 when it introduced the Supreme Court Guidelines to Regulate Conferment of Designation of Senior Advocates, 2018.

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Senior Designations Can't Be Monopoly Of SC & HC Advocates : Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Opportunities For Trial Court Lawyers
1 month ago

Senior Designations Can't Be Monopoly Of SC & HC Advocates : Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Opportunities For Trial Court Lawyers

Live Law  

One of the several concerns raised by the Supreme Court about the present senior designation system is the lack of sufficient opportunities for trial court lawyers. In a judgment delivered yesterday, a bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih outlined certain concerns about the present 'point-based assessment system' to designate Senior Advocates, which has been evolved through …

Supreme Court raises concerns over senior lawyer designation process; refers matter to CJI
1 month ago

Supreme Court raises concerns over senior lawyer designation process; refers matter to CJI

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court highlighted several flaws in the current process for designating lawyers as Senior Advocates and referred the matter to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to consider whether a larger bench should be formed to address the issues raised. “We mean no disrespect towards the two binding decisions, and we are recording our concerns only to …

AoR Designated As Senior Advocate Cannot Appear Without Informing Clients Of Sr Designation & Reporting Compliance To Registry: Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AoR Designated As Senior Advocate Cannot Appear Without Informing Clients Of Sr Designation & Reporting Compliance To Registry: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasized that Advocates on Record who are designated as Senior Advocates must inform their clients about their designation and submit a report to the Registry confirming that alternate arrangements have been made for their clients' representation. The Court stated that failure to comply with this obligation would bar such Senior Advocates from appearing before the …

Supreme Court To Determine Whether Advocate On Record Designated As Senior Advocate Has Duty To Notify Clients
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court To Determine Whether Advocate On Record Designated As Senior Advocate Has Duty To Notify Clients

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to determine whether an Advocate on Record has the responsibility of communicating with their client about being designated as a Senior Advocate so that the client can make alternate arrangement to engage another lawyer to file vakalatnama. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Registrar to submit a report to …

Supreme Court questions petition alleging ‘favouritism’ in legal profession
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court questions petition alleging ‘favouritism’ in legal profession

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday challenged the assertions made by petitioner-advocate Mathews Nedumpara that relatives of judges and powerful personalities get an easy and early pass to ‘senior advocate’ designation, creating a “small cabal” of the privileged in the legal profession. The senior designation is bestowed on an advocate by the Supreme Court or a High Court as a recognition …

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the Supreme Court on Monday that the procedure of conferring senior designation to advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 requires a reconsideration. Referring to the Supreme Court's 2017 judgment in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India and its subsequent refinement in 2023, he noted that the 2017 judgment may require …

Chief Justice Highlights the Transformative Potential of Senior Designation in Legal Profession
5 months ago

Chief Justice Highlights the Transformative Potential of Senior Designation in Legal Profession

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud spoke at the first international conference of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association on how the designation of senior counsel has a broader purpose and the idea is to bring a certain degree of accumulated understanding of law and society by virtue of experience. He added that when the purpose of the designation is that …

BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
7 months, 1 week ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday designated 39 advocates as senior advocates.They are :1. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, Advocate-on-Record 6. Mr. Nachiketa Sudhakar Joshi, Advocate-on-Record 19. Mr. Yashraj Singh Deora, Advocate-on-Record On January 19, the Supreme Court conferred senior designations on 56 advocates. Further, this year is also the first time that senior designations have been decided based on the modified guidelines …

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designation On Five More Advocates
1 year ago

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designation On Five More Advocates

Live Law  

In a significant development, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Supreme Court judges have conferred Senior Designation on five more Advocates on Record/ Advocates. Mr S Nandakumar, Advocate The concerned notification reads as: On January 19, the Supreme Court conferred senior designations on 56 advocates. Senior designations took place in the Supreme Court after a gap of five years. …

Supreme Court Designates 56 Advocates As Senior Advocates
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Designates 56 Advocates As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday designated 56 advocates as senior advocates. Eleven out of them are women.It is after 5 years that the Supreme Court is conferring senior designations. Last time, in March 2019, 37 advocates, including 6 women, were conferred with senior designations. This is also the first time that senior designations have been decided based on the modified …

Practice Of Conferring Senior Designation On Advocates Not Arbitrary Or Unreasonable : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge
1 year, 5 months ago

Practice Of Conferring Senior Designation On Advocates Not Arbitrary Or Unreasonable : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the practice of designating senior advocates, affirming the constitutional validity of Sections 16 and 23 of the Advocates Act, 1961. Section 16 of the Advocates Act says, "there shall be two classes of advocates, namely, senior advocates and other advocates" and says that the Supreme Court and the High Courts can confer senior. Section …

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging System of Designating Senior Advocates
2 years ago

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging System of Designating Senior Advocates

News 18  

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court for a declaration that the designation of advocates as senior advocates under Sections 16 and 23 of the Advocates Act, 1961, as well as under Rule 2 of Chapter-IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, creating a special class of advocates with special rights, privileges and status not available to …

Manipur High Court Notifies 'HC (Designation Of Senior Advocates) Rules 2022'
2 years, 7 months ago

Manipur High Court Notifies 'HC (Designation Of Senior Advocates) Rules 2022'

Live Law  

The Manipur High Court has notified the High Court Of Manipur Rules, 2022 in the exercise of its powers conferred by Section 34 read with Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court of India.The Rules provide that High Court may designate an Advocate as Senior Advocate, if in …

Supreme Court Designates 51 Former High Court Judges As Senior Advocates
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Designates 51 Former High Court Judges As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India has designated 51 former Chief Justices/Judges of High Court, as Senior Advocates. Following are the former Chief Justices/Judges who have been designated as Senior Advocates, with their parent High Court:1. Following are the former Chief Justices/Judges who have been designated as Senior Advocates, with their parent High Court: 1. Rakesh Kumar Garg - Punjab & …

Senior Designation: Last Date For Applications Extended After SC's Order For Allocation Of One Mark Each For Every Year Of Practice From 10 to 20 Years
2 years, 10 months ago

Senior Designation: Last Date For Applications Extended After SC's Order For Allocation Of One Mark Each For Every Year Of Practice From 10 to 20 Years

Live Law  

In view of Supreme Court's recent order directing High Courts to allocate one mark each for every year of practice between 10 years to 20 years to those who have applied for the senior designation, an extension has been notified for submissions of applications seeking conferment of senior designation Earlier, 10 marks flat were allocated to counsels who have put …

Senior Advocate Designation: Supreme Court Invites Suggestions/Views On 287 Applicants
2 years, 11 months ago

Senior Advocate Designation: Supreme Court Invites Suggestions/Views On 287 Applicants

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued a notice inviting suggestions and views on the 287 lawyers who have applied for conferment of designation as Senior Advocates. The suggestions have been invited from the members of the Bar and other stakeholders for the Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates to assess the applications received. The views or suggestions are to …

'Senior Designation Rules Contrary To Supreme Court Guidelines'; Madras High Court Issues Notice On Challenge Against Rules
3 years, 4 months ago

'Senior Designation Rules Contrary To Supreme Court Guidelines'; Madras High Court Issues Notice On Challenge Against Rules

Live Law  

In a PIL challenging the validity of Rules 4 and 4 of Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020, a bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu has admitted the matter and issued notice to the administrative section of High Court. While the Supreme Court guidelines allowed advocates with ten years of standing at the …

'Excludes Young Successful Advocates; Arbitrary & Discriminatory' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Minimum Age Limit Of 50 Years For Appointment As Tribunal Members
3 years, 8 months ago

'Excludes Young Successful Advocates; Arbitrary & Discriminatory' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Minimum Age Limit Of 50 Years For Appointment As Tribunal Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held by 2:1 majority that the minimum age limit of 50 years prescribed by the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021 for appointment as members in various tribunals to be "arbitrary and discriminatory".The majority comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat observed that this minimum age stipulation of 50 years introduced. The Supreme Court has held …

Breaking: "Every Tom, Dick & Harry Should Not Be Brought To This Position": Orissa High Court Strikes Down Own Rule Allowing Senior Designation Sans Proposal/ Application
3 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: "Every Tom, Dick & Harry Should Not Be Brought To This Position": Orissa High Court Strikes Down Own Rule Allowing Senior Designation Sans Proposal/ Application

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court on Monday struck down Rule 6 of the 'High Court of Orissa Rules, 2019' which confers power on the Full Court to designate an Advocate as Senior in the absence of any proposal from Judges or application from such Advocate. The Bench stated that in the said judgment, the Supreme Court has recognized two sources for …

Advocate Moves Supreme Court Seeking For Designation Of Eligible Advocates Of Patna High Court As Senior Advocates
4 years, 1 month ago

Advocate Moves Supreme Court Seeking For Designation Of Eligible Advocates Of Patna High Court As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for a mandamus directing the Patna High Court to designate eligible Advocates of the Patna High Court as Senior Advocates in terms of guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court and the rules framed by the Patna High Court. The plea raises the issue that no new Senior Advocate has …

Madras HC Invites Applications For Senior Designation By October 15; Urge SC To Fix Uniform Pattern For Minimum Age [Read Notification]
4 years, 6 months ago

Madras HC Invites Applications For Senior Designation By October 15; Urge SC To Fix Uniform Pattern For Minimum Age [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court issued a notification inviting Applications/Proposals for the designation of Senior Advocates, latest by October 15, 2020. The notification has been issued under the Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020, after the Permanent Committee, constituted under the said Rules, resolved to proceed with the designation process. In its meeting held on September 14, the …

Madras HC Designation Of Senior Advocates Rules Notified: Provides Minimum Age/Experience Criteria, Bars Them From Mentioning/Seeking Adjournment
4 years, 7 months ago

Madras HC Designation Of Senior Advocates Rules Notified: Provides Minimum Age/Experience Criteria, Bars Them From Mentioning/Seeking Adjournment

Live Law  

Madras High Court Designation Of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020 has come into force. Qualifications and Disqualifications The Rules provide certain qualifications and disqualifications: He/she should have completed 45 years of age and is ordinarily practicing in the Madras High Court or its Bench at Madurai and Courts Subordinate to it, including Tribunals for not less than 10 years preceding the …

Breaking: SC Designates 37 Lawyers As Senior Advocates [Read List]
5 years, 11 months ago

Breaking: SC Designates 37 Lawyers As Senior Advocates [Read List]

Live Law  

Supreme Court has designated 37 lawyers as Senior Advocates. Here is the Full List Madhavi Goradia Divan R. Balasubramanian Anitha Shenoy Aruneshwar Gupta Jugal Kishore Tikamchand Gilda Sanjay Parikh Preetesh Kapur Ashok Kumar Sharma Deepak Madhusudan Nargolkar Ajit Shankarrao Bhasme Nikhil Nayyar S. Wasim A. Qadri M. G. Ramachandran Manish Singhvi Gopal Sankaranarayanan Mohan Venkatesh Katarki Nakul Dewan Devadatt Kamat …

Senior Designation Process In SC Moves On Snail Pace
6 years, 5 months ago

Senior Designation Process In SC Moves On Snail Pace

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has impelled the expectations of Advocates on designation as Senior Advocate since he is expected to fast-track the process which has been suffering procrastination despite his popular directions on judicial side issued on 16 October 2017.The Parliament, following the English practice of designation of Barristers as Queen’s Counsel, has vested in the. Chief Justice …

SC Designates 25 Former HC Chief Justices And Judges As Senior Advocates
6 years, 6 months ago

SC Designates 25 Former HC Chief Justices And Judges As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has designated 25 former Chief Justices and judges of High Courts as Senior Advocates.As per a communication issued by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Additional Registrar and Secretary of the Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates, Supreme Court judges in a Full Court meeting held on September 6 designated them as Senior Advocates.The Apex Court had last month on …

SC Designates 25 Former HC Chief Justices And Judges As Senior Advocates
6 years, 6 months ago

SC Designates 25 Former HC Chief Justices And Judges As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has designated 25 former Chief Justices and judges of High Courts as Senior Advocates.As per a communication issued by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Additional Registrar and Secretary of the Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates, Supreme Court judges in a Full Court meeting held on September 6 designated them as Senior Advocates.The Apex Court had last month on …

SC Invites Application For Senior Advocate Designation Latest By Aug 21
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Invites Application For Senior Advocate Designation Latest By Aug 21

Live Law  

Having notified the guidelines to regulate Senior Advocate designation, the Supreme Court has started inviting the applications from lawyers and retired high court judges and the last day for submitting an application has been fixed as 21st August 2018.Applications in the prescribed format i.e. Having notified the guidelines to regulate Senior Advocate designation, the Supreme Court has started inviting the …

SC Invites Application For Senior Advocate Designation Latest By Aug 21
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Invites Application For Senior Advocate Designation Latest By Aug 21

Live Law  

Having notified the guidelines to regulate Senior Advocate designation, the Supreme Court has started inviting the applications from lawyers and retired high court judges and the last day for submitting an application has been fixed as 21st August 2018.Applications in the prescribed format i.e. Having notified the guidelines to regulate Senior Advocate designation, the Supreme Court has started inviting the …

SC Finally Notifies Guidelines To Regulate Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read The Guidelines]
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Finally Notifies Guidelines To Regulate Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read The Guidelines]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on the administrative side has finally issued guidelines to regulate conferment of designation of Senior Advocates, in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in October last year on Senior Advocate Indira Jaising’s petition.The guidelines, called the “Supreme Court Guidelines to Regulate Conferment of Designation of Senior. The Supreme Court of India …

SC Finally Notifies Guidelines To Regulate Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read The Guidelines]
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Finally Notifies Guidelines To Regulate Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read The Guidelines]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on the administrative side has finally issued guidelines to regulate conferment of designation of Senior Advocates, in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in October last year on Senior Advocate Indira Jaising’s petition.The guidelines, called the “Supreme Court Guidelines to Regulate Conferment of Designation of Senior. The Supreme Court of India …

Undeclared Practices At The Supreme Court - I
7 years, 5 months ago

Undeclared Practices At The Supreme Court - I

Live Law  

Sampling the Supreme Court, I recently wrote on how the bench and bar are inseparable. I The Supreme Court bar can be classified into 3 major parts – Senior Advocates, Advocate-on-Records and Advocates. Senior advocates comprise of advocates designated by the Supreme Court, advocates designated by other high courts and retired judges of the high courts designated by the Supreme …

Senior Advocates Welcome SC Judgment On Senior Designation
7 years, 5 months ago

Senior Advocates Welcome SC Judgment On Senior Designation

Live Law  

Many senior advocates have welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on designation of the senior advocates, saying it is a step further to bring transparency. However, some have expressed reservations on the inclusion of attorney-general for the apex court and the state’s advocate-general for high courts, saying political consideration would prevail.Soon after the judgment,. The SC will evaluate the performance.” Senior …

Senior Advocates Welcome SC Judgment On Senior Designation
7 years, 5 months ago

Senior Advocates Welcome SC Judgment On Senior Designation

Live Law  

Many senior advocates have welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on designation of the senior advocates, saying it is a step further to bring transparency. However, some have expressed reservations on the inclusion of attorney-general for the apex court and the state’s advocate-general for high courts, saying political consideration would prevail.Soon after the judgment,. The SC will evaluate the performance.” Senior …

SC Lays Down New Procedure for Designating Senior Advocates
7 years, 5 months ago

SC Lays Down New Procedure for Designating Senior Advocates

The Quint  

What the Supreme Court Said The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the practice of classifying people as senior advocates, but recognised the need for a more transparent procedure and criteria for doing so. Under the new procedure, each High Court and the Supreme Court will need to have a Permanent Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates composed of the …

“Secrecy Goes. Now Only The Best Can Make It”, ‘Petitioner’ Jaising Hails New Senior Designation Rules
7 years, 5 months ago

“Secrecy Goes. Now Only The Best Can Make It”, ‘Petitioner’ Jaising Hails New Senior Designation Rules

Live Law  

Senior lawyer and former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising on whose petition the Supreme Court brought out the new point-based ‘senior’ designation rules with emphasis on experience and capability, is happy and satisfied.“The secrecy which prevailed till now in the whole process goes.Now only the best can make It”, she said. Senior lawyer and former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising …

Read The Supreme Court Guidelines On Senior Designation [Read Judgment]
7 years, 5 months ago

Read The Supreme Court Guidelines On Senior Designation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a major effort to streamline and bring in transparency into the process of designating advocates as “seniors”, the Supreme Court today said henceforth all matters relating to it will be dealt preliminarily by a committee headed by the Chief Justice.The Supreme Court has issued the following guidelines in the matter;I. In a major effort to streamline and bring in …

Read The Supreme Court Guidelines On Senior Designation [Read Judgment]
7 years, 5 months ago

Read The Supreme Court Guidelines On Senior Designation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a major effort to streamline and bring in transparency into the process of designating advocates as “seniors”, the Supreme Court today said henceforth all matters relating to it will be dealt preliminarily by a committee headed by the Chief Justice.The Supreme Court has issued the following guidelines in the matter;I. In a major effort to streamline and bring in …

Senior Designation Does Not Violate Article 14, Says AG, SC Reserves Judgment
7 years, 6 months ago

Senior Designation Does Not Violate Article 14, Says AG, SC Reserves Judgment

Live Law  

Lively arguments continued in the Supreme Court in the senior designation row with Attorney General K K Venugopal arguing that designation of senior advocates cannot be termed 'bad in law' and it does not violate Article 14 of Constitution “Classification between lawyers is being done on the basis of various parameters. This classification helps a litigant to brief a particular …

Senior Designation Does Not Violate Article 14, Says AG, SC Reserves Judgment
7 years, 6 months ago

Senior Designation Does Not Violate Article 14, Says AG, SC Reserves Judgment

Live Law  

Lively arguments continued in the Supreme Court in the senior designation row with Attorney General K K Venugopal arguing that designation of senior advocates cannot be termed 'bad in law' and it does not violate Article 14 of Constitution “Classification between lawyers is being done on the basis of various parameters. This classification helps a litigant to brief a particular …

26 Retired HC Judges Designated As Senior Advocates
8 years, 6 months ago

26 Retired HC Judges Designated As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

In a full court meeting held last month, the Supreme Court designated 26 retired judges of various high courts as senior advocates.Following are the retired judges of various high courts across the country who have been made senior advocates with effect from August 31, 2016: Uma Nath Singh, Satish Chandra, Ashim Kumar Banerjee, K.C. In a full court meeting held …

26 Retired HC Judges Designated As Senior Advocates
8 years, 6 months ago

26 Retired HC Judges Designated As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

In a full court meeting held last month, the Supreme Court designated 26 retired judges of various high courts as senior advocates.Following are the retired judges of various high courts across the country who have been made senior advocates with effect from August 31, 2016: Uma Nath Singh, Satish Chandra, Ashim Kumar Banerjee, K.C. In a full court meeting held …

HC is empowered to designate Advocates as ‘Senior Advocates’ even in the absence of framing any Rules U/S 16(2) of Advocates Act; Karnataka HC [Read Jt]
9 years, 3 months ago

HC is empowered to designate Advocates as ‘Senior Advocates’ even in the absence of framing any Rules U/S 16(2) of Advocates Act; Karnataka HC [Read Jt]

Live Law  

Merely because without completing the task of framing of Norms or Rules, by the Committee constituted for that purpose, certain advocates were designated as senior counsel, it cannot be termed to be an arbitrary or an illegal act or one lacking in transparency or any of the other “epithets” used in the pleadings. Dismissing writ petitions filed by some Lawyers …

Five lawyers and 14 Retired Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts designated as ‘Senior Advocates’ by SC
9 years, 11 months ago

Five lawyers and 14 Retired Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts designated as ‘Senior Advocates’ by SC

Live Law  

The full Court of the Supreme Court, in a meeting held on 23rd April, has designated 5 lawyers as senior advocates on Thursday. The newly designated senior advocates are Subramonium Prasad, Sanjay Hegde, Rana Mukherjee, V. Mohana and Mahalakshmi Pawani.The Court also designated 14 retired Chief Justices/ Judges of High Courts as Senior Advocates,. The Court also designated 14 retired …

Five lawyers and 14 Retired Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts designated as ‘Senior Advocates’ by SC
9 years, 11 months ago

Five lawyers and 14 Retired Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts designated as ‘Senior Advocates’ by SC

Live Law  

The full Court of the Supreme Court, in a meeting held on 23rd April, has designated 5 lawyers as senior advocates on Thursday. The newly designated senior advocates are Subramonium Prasad, Sanjay Hegde, Rana Mukherjee, V. Mohana and Mahalakshmi Pawani.The Court also designated 14 retired Chief Justices/ Judges of High Courts as Senior Advocates,. The Court also designated 14 retired …

In a first, 3 women lawyers designated as seniors in SC
11 years, 6 months ago

In a first, 3 women lawyers designated as seniors in SC

Hindustan Times  

Considered to be a male bastion by many, the Supreme Court is becoming more gender friendly. A full court of 28 judges has for the first time designated three women lawyers as ‘seniors’ in one go. “The counsel practice continues to be dominated by male advocates so the frequency to designate women as seniors should be more,” said Arora. The …

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