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Supreme Court Invites Applications for the Post of Senior Advocates

Team SoOLEGAL 7 Aug 2018 11:00am

Supreme Court Invites Applications for the Post of Senior Advocates

The Supreme Court, after having issued guidelines to regulate designation of senior advocates, started inviting applications for the designation. The last date for application submission has been fixed as August 21, 2018.

Applications in the prescribed format, i.e. Annexures- ‘A’ and ‘J’ addressed to Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, may be submitted to the Secretariat of the Committee latest by 4.30pm on 21st August 2018”, reads the notice published on the website of the Supreme Court.

An advocate or a retired judge/chief justice of the High Court, seeking conferment of distinction will have to fill respective application forms and submit it to the Secretariat.

Further, according to the procedure detailed in the guidelines laid down by the SC, the Secretariat will invite such applications every year, in the month of January and July. And the notice regarding the applications will be published on the SC website.

An advocate will be eligible for the designation of senior advocate only:

  1. If he/ she has 10 years combined standing as an advocate or a District & Sessions Judge, or as a judicial member of any tribunal in India, whose qualification for eligibility for such appointment is not less than that prescribed for appointment as District Judge or;
  2. If he/ she has been a Chief Justice or a judge of a High Court

Read the notification posted on the SC website here: Application for Senior Advocate Designation

 



Tagged: Senior Advocate Designation   Senior Advocate   Retired High Court Judges   High Court   Supreme Court  
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