Delhi High Court Designates 70 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
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Delhi High Court Designates 70 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

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he Delhi High Court has designated names of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. This was after Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee recommended names of 71 lawyers for being designated as Senior Advocates after interviewing more than 300 lawyers. The name of the lawyers are as follows: •⁠ ⁠Mr.Abhijat •⁠ ⁠Mr.Abhishek Malhotra •⁠ ⁠Mr.Aditya Narain •⁠ ⁠Mr.Ajay Arora •⁠ ⁠Mr.Amit Chadha •⁠ ⁠Mr.Anil Soni •⁠ ⁠Mr.Ankit Jain •⁠ ⁠Mr.Anupam Srivastava •⁠ ⁠Mr.Anurag Ahluwalia •⁠ ⁠Mr.Apoorv Kurup •⁠ ⁠Ms.Arundhati Katju •⁠ ⁠Dr. Aseem Chawla •⁠ ⁠Mr.Asheesh Jain •⁠ ⁠Mr.Ashim Vachher •⁠ ⁠Mr.Ashish Mohan •⁠ ⁠Mr.Avninder Singh •⁠ ⁠Mr.Buddy Anumalasetty Ranganadhan •⁠ ⁠Mr.Dharmesh Misra •⁠ ⁠Ms.Diya Kapur •⁠ ⁠Mr.Gaurav Sarin •⁠ ⁠Mr.Gautam Narayan •⁠ ⁠Mr.Gyanendra Kumar •⁠ ⁠Mr.Harish V. Shankar •⁠ ⁠Mr.Jagdeep Sharma •⁠ ⁠Mr.Jatan Singh •⁠ ⁠Mr.Jeevesh Nagrath •⁠ ⁠Mr.Jitendra Sethi •⁠ ⁠Ms.Kaadambari •⁠ ⁠Mr.Kirtiman Singh •⁠ ⁠Mr.Kunal Tandon •⁠ ⁠Mr.Madhav Khurana •⁠ ⁠Mr.Manik Dogra •⁠ ⁠Mr.Manish Kumar Jha •⁠ ⁠Mr.Manish Sharma •⁠ ⁠Mr.Manu Sharma •⁠ ⁠Mr.Mriganga Dutta •⁠ ⁠Ms.Nandita Rao •⁠ ⁠Mr.Pavan Narang •⁠ ⁠Ms.Pooja Mehra Saigal •⁠ ⁠Mr.Pradeep Kumar Bakshi •⁠ ⁠Mr.Pragyan Pradip Sharma •⁠ ⁠Ms.Priya Kumar •⁠ ⁠Mr.Puneet Taneja •⁠ ⁠Ms.Rajdipa Behura •⁠ ⁠Mr.Rajeev Saxena •⁠ ⁠Ms.Rashmi Chhabra •⁠ ⁠Mr.Parvinder Chauhan •⁠ ⁠Mr.Ravi Prakash •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sachit Jolly •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sai Deepak J •⁠ ⁠Mr.Samrat Rabinder Nigam •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sandeep Prabhakar •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sandeep Sharma •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sanjay Dewan •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sanjay Sharawat •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sanjeev Sagar •⁠ ⁠Mr.Santosh Kumar Tripathi •⁠ ⁠Mr.Shashank Garg •⁠ ⁠Ms.Shyel Trehan •⁠ ⁠Ms.Sonu Bhatnagar •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sumeet Pushkarna •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sumeet Verma •⁠ ⁠Mr.Sumit Bansal •⁠ ⁠Mr.Suryakant Singla •⁠ ⁠Ms.Swathi Sukumar •⁠ ⁠Ms.Tamali Wad •⁠ ⁠Mr.Tanveer Ahmed Mir •⁠ ⁠Mr.Uttam Datt •⁠ ⁠Mr. Vibha Mahajan Seth The Committee comprises of Chief Justice Manmohan, Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Justice Yashwant Varma, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, Senior Advocate Sudhir Nandrajog and Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur.

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The Supreme Court today highlighted a sorry state of affairs that a Senior Advocate is indulging in suppression of facts in pleas filed before the Court. The Court was dealing with a remission related plea in which the petitioner, represented by Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra, simultaneously approached the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court seeking identical reliefs and failed to …

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Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Delhi High Court's Decision To Confer Senior Designations On 70 Advocates

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A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recent communication by the Delhi High Court on Senior Advocate designation conferred to 70 lawyers. Notably, by a notification dated November 29, the Delhi High Court designated the names of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. This was after Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee recommended names of 71 lawyers for …

Delhi HC notifies 70 senior advocates amid questions on transparency
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Delhi HC notifies 70 senior advocates amid questions on transparency

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The Delhi high court on Sunday evening notified the designation of 70 lawyers as senior advocates, despite a shadow of controversy hanging over the process after a key member of the permanent committee refused to sign the final list, claiming that it was sent ahead without his final consent, and subsequently resigned in protest. The present controversy has unfolded against …

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Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee Recommends Names Of 71 Lawyers For Being Designated As Senior Advocates

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Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee has recommended the names of 71 lawyers for being designated as Senior Advocates after intervening more than 300 lawyers. The Committee comprises of Chief Justice Manmohan, Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Justice Yashwant Varma, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, Senior Advocate Sudhir Nandrajog and Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur. The name of the lawyers are as follows: - …

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Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years

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The Calcutta High Court on November 26th, released a notice designating 81 lawyers as Senior Advocates after eight years. The Registrar General notified that the remaining 48 candidates would be considered at the full court meeting in April 2025.The notification dated 26th November stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with …

Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years
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The Calcutta High Court on November 26th, released a notice designating 81 lawyers as Senior Advocates after eight years. The Registrar General notified that the remaining 48 candidates would be considered at the full court meeting in April 2025.The notification dated 26th November stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with …

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Orissa High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 8 Advocates; No Female Lawyer In The List

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The Orissa High Court has conferred 'senior designation' on 8 Advocates. The notification published by the registry of the High Court notes that in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with Rule 7 of the High Court of Orissa Rules, 2019, the Chief Justice has been pleased to designate the following Advocates …

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Delhi Higher Judicial Services Exam 2022: Advocates Move High Court Challenging 'Maximum Age' Criteria, Hearing Tomorrow

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Nine lawyers have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the maximum age criteria of 45 years for applying and appearing in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Examination 2022.The plea filed through Advocates Addtya Kapoor, Manika Goswamy, Medha Tandon, Kushal Kumar, Harsh Ahuja and Akash Dep Gupta is slated to be heard tomorrow. Nine lawyers have moved the Delhi High Court …

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Supreme Court Seeks Records Of 2021 Senior Designations From Punjab & Haryana HC On Lawyers' Challenge

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday called for the records from the Punjab and Haryana High Court in relation to the senior designation conferred to 19 advocates last year.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice PS Narasimha was considering a writ petition filed by three advocates challenging the senior designation process followed by the High Court. The …

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Breaking: Supreme Court Invites Applications From Retd. CJs/Judges Of HCs, AORs & Advocates For 'Senior Advocate Designation' After 4 Yrs

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The Supreme Court has invited applications, seeking conferment of designation of Senior Advocates, from retired Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts and Advocates-on-Record / Advocates. It may be noted that the applications have to be filed in the prescribed formats in terms of the Supreme Court Guidelines to Regulate Conferment of Designation of Senior Advocates, 2018 framed in compliance with the …

Karnataka High Court Confers Senior Designation on 53 Advocates
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Karnataka High Court Confers Senior Designation on 53 Advocates

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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday has conferred senior designation on 53 advocates in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates' Act, 1961 and Rule 6 of the High Court of Karnataka Rules, 2018. The notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court lists out the name of. The notification issued by the Registrar …

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A writ petition has been moved before the Chhattisgarh High Court challenging the 'senior designation' conferred on 12 advocates alleging that the decision was made by applying the pick and choose method which suffers from biases, favoritism, nepotism and is against the settled principles of law.Chhattisgarh High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 12 AdvocatesThe plea has been moved by. A …

Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Names Of 8 Advocates, 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of 4 High Courts
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Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Names Of 8 Advocates, 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of 4 High Courts

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The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 11 November 2021 has, on reconsideration, resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendations for the elevation of Advocates as Judges in the following High Courts:Delhi High Court1. Ms. Mini Pushkarna.Kerala High Court1. The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 11 November 2021 has, on reconsideration, resolved to reiterate its earlier …

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'Matter Pending Consideration Before Committee, Report To Be Furnished Within Next Few Weeks': Madras HC Defers Hearing Of Challenge To Senior Designation Rules

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A public interest litigation petition has been filed before the Madras High Court challenging the validity of Rules 4 and 4 of the Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020, which stipulate a minimum age and experience criteria for an advocate to be eligible to be designated as a Senior Advocate. The Madras High Court had notified its …

Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Names Of 9 Advocates, 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of 5 High Courts
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Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Names Of 9 Advocates, 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of 5 High Courts

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The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 1st September, 2021 has, on reconsideration, resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendations for elevation of the Advocates as Judges in the following High Courts: Rajasthan High Court : Shri Farzand Ali Calcutta High CourtShri Jaytosh Majumdar Shri Amitesh Banerjee Shri Raja Basu Chowdhury Smt. The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting …

'There Are Some Problems About Senior Designation In Various Courts' : Supreme Court To Take Up Issues Cases Related To Senior Designation Process Soon
3 years, 4 months ago

'There Are Some Problems About Senior Designation In Various Courts' : Supreme Court To Take Up Issues Cases Related To Senior Designation Process Soon

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The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Monday that the Supreme Court will consider issues related to the process of senior designation soon. The CJI made this statement when Senior Advocate Indira Jaising mentioned before him an application filed by her with respect to the rules framed by certain High Courts for senior designation. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising …

Kerala Government Appoints 105 Law Officers To Represent The State Before High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Government Appoints 105 Law Officers To Represent The State Before High Court

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The Kerala government has notified the appointment of 20 Special Government Pleaders, 53 Senior Government Pleaders, and 52 Government Pleaders for representing the State in cases before the Kerala High Court.On 26th July, Advocate General Gopalakrishna Kurup K had forwarded a list of names of eligible advocates to be appointed as government law officers as per the Kerala Government Law. …

Breaking-Advocates Have Right To Practice Before Maintenance Tribunals: Delhi HC Declares S.17 Of Senior Citizens Act Ultra Vires To S.30 Advocate Act
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Breaking-Advocates Have Right To Practice Before Maintenance Tribunals: Delhi HC Declares S.17 Of Senior Citizens Act Ultra Vires To S.30 Advocate Act

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The Delhi High Court has declared as ultra vires Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which bars lawyers from representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals. The order is in line with the judgment delivered by a Division bench of the Kerala High Court in April this year, stating that the …

Patna High Court Confers Senior Designation On 16 Advocates, Only One Woman Finds Place In List
3 years, 5 months ago

Patna High Court Confers Senior Designation On 16 Advocates, Only One Woman Finds Place In List

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The Patna High Court has conferred senior designation on 16 advocates in the Full Court meeting held on Monday. The notice issued by Registrar General of the High Court lists out the name of following advocates who have been designated as "Senior Advocates": 1. Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court has designated 12 lawyers as Senior Advocates vide …

P&H High Court's 19 Senior Designations Challenged In Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

P&H High Court's 19 Senior Designations Challenged In Supreme Court

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A writ petition has been moved before the Supreme Court challenging the recent notification of the Punjab & Haryana High Court designating 19 lawyers as Senior Advocates. It may be noted that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had, on May 28, designated 19 lawyers as Senior Advocates. Further, it submits that no action whatsoever thereon was taken until recently …

Senior Advocate Designation: Kerala High Court Invites Suggestions/Views On The Names Of 9 Lawyers
3 years, 7 months ago

Senior Advocate Designation: Kerala High Court Invites Suggestions/Views On The Names Of 9 Lawyers

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The Kerala High Court has issued a notification inviting suggestions on Nine Lawyers for the purpose of Senior DesignationsList of Advocates for Designation of Senior Advocate:- Advocate Santhosh Mathew Advocate P.B. KrishnanAdvocate Elvin Peter P.J.Advocate Sunny ldathewAdvocate Benny P. ThomasAdvocate N. Reghuraj Advocate Mayan Kutty K.IAdvocate P.R. The Kerala High Court has issued a notification inviting suggestions on Nine Lawyers …

Punjab And Haryana High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 19 Advocates
3 years, 7 months ago

Punjab And Haryana High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 19 Advocates

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday designated 19 lawyers as Senior Advocates. The decision was taken at a full-court meeting held on Wednesday.In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act 1961, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh designated the following Advocates as Senior AdvocatesJai Vir YadavBaljit. In exercise of the …

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