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Gujarat HC notifies designation of 4 lawyers as senior advocates

January 10, 2026 3:27 pm

Amar Niranjan Bhatt, Apurva Sharad Vakil, Megha Bhupendra Jani, and Mitul Kirit Shelat have been designated as senior advocates.

SC directs Delhi High Court to reconsider applications deferred or rejected for senior advocate posts

April 15, 2025 3:11 pm

The process ran into a controversy after Permanent Committee member Senior Advocate Sudhir Nandrajog quit, claiming that the final list was drawn up without his assent.

What is the process for designating senior advocates, how has it changed

August 16, 2024 12:36 pm

The Supreme Court designated 39 lawyers as senior advocates on Monday. Who are senior advocates? And what is the process for their selection?

New guidelines for designation of senior advocates in the SC: What they say

July 18, 2023 9:58 am

The new guidelines prescribe the minimum age as 45 years to apply for the ‘senior advocate’ designation. This age limit may, however, be relaxed by the Committee, the Chief Justice of India, or a Supreme Court judge if they have recommended an advocate’s name.

JBT scam: SC to hear plea on TV show today

April 17, 2014 12:14 pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred till Thursday the hearing of a petition seeking a stay on the telecast of a TV show,Crime Patrol Dastak based on the JBT scam in which former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and 54 others were convicted.

Senior lawyer felicitated for contribution to Urdu literature

June 02, 2012 3:15 am

Senior Advocate Heera Lal Sibal,was felicitated by Punjabi University and the Manto Foundation,Chandigarh,for his exceptional contribution to the Urdu Adab at his residence in Sector 5 on Friday.

Chandigarh police to probe fake call to high court advocate

September 07, 2011 12:26 am

Chandigarh police has initiated a probe to nab the alleged mystery caller who forced the senior advocate of Punjab and Haryana High court,Harbhagwan Singh to withdraw the notification that barred the Sehajdhari Sikhs from voting.