Supreme Court Appoints 47 Ex-High Court Judges as Senior Advocates

In a significant move, the Supreme Court, during its full court meeting on October 16, conferred senior designations on 47 former judges of various High Courts. Notably, nine of these are former Chief Justices of High Courts.

The list of designated senior advocates includes:

1. Ms. Sonia Gokani, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
2. Mr. Ali Mohammad Magrey, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
3. Mr. Satish Kumar Mittal, former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
4. Mr. Ramesh Deokinandan Dhanuka, former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
5. Mr. Mohammad Rafiq, former Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
6. Mrs. Sabina, former Acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
7. Mr. Badar Durrez Ahmed, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
8. Mr. Mahesh Mittal Kumar, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
9. Dr. S. Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
10. Mr. Vangala Eswaraiah, former Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
11. Mr. C. Praveen Kumar, former Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
12. Mr. Umesh Chandra Maheshwari, former judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
13. Mr. Reddi Kantha Rao, former judge of the Telangana HC.
14. Mr. Mohinder Mohan Singh Bedi, former judge of the P&H HC.
15. Mr. P. N. Prakash, former judge of the Madras HC.
16. Mr. Ravindra Kumar Gauba, former judge of the Delhi HC.
17. Mr. C. L. Soni, former judge of the Gujarat HC.
18. Dr. Shameem Akther, former judge of the Telangana HC.
19. Mr. Tanaji Vishwas Nalawade, former judge of the Bombay HC.
20. Mr. Shaji P. Chaly, former judge of the Kerala HC.
21. Ms. Jaishree Thakur, former judge of the P&H HC.
22. Ms. Mukta Gupta, former Delhi HC judge.
23. Mr. Ashok Kumar Verma, former judge of the P&H HC.
24. Mr. Sandeep Kashinath Shinde, former Bombay HC judge.
25. Mr. Najmi Waziri, former Delhi HC judge.
26. Mr. Anugu Santhosh Reddy, former judge of the Telangana HC.
27. Mr. Chandra Bhushan Bajpai, former judge of the Chhattisgarh HC.
28. Mr. Wadane Kalidas, former Bombay HC judge.
29. Mr. Subrata Talukdar, former Calcutta HC judge.
30. Mr. Talwant Singh, former Delhi HC judge.
31. Ms. Asha Menon, former Delhi HC judge.
32. Mr. Mohan Lal Mehta, former Delhi HC judge.
33. Mr. V. Parthiban, former Madras HC judge.
34. Mr. Vinay M. Deshpande, former Bombay HC judge.
35. Dr. S. Tamilvanan, former Madras HC judge.
36. Mr. Gurmit Ram, former P&H HC judge.
37. Mr. Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, former P&H HC judge.
38. Mr. N. Kirubakaran, former Madras HC judge.
39. Ms. Anjana Mishra, former Patna HC judge.
40. Mr. Satyaranjan C. Dharmadhikari, former Bombay HC judge.
41. Mr. Mehinder Singh, former P&H HC judge.
42. Mr. Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay, former Bombay HC judge.
43. Mr. Somayajulu, D.V.S.S., former Andhra Pradesh HC judge.
44. Mr. Satyaranjan C. Dharmadhikari, former Bombay HC judge. 45. Mr. Mehinder Singh (Sullar), former P&H HC judge. 46. Mr. Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay, forme
45. Mr. Satyaranjan C. Dharmadhikari, former Bombay HC judge. 45. Mr. Mehinder Singh (Sullar), former P&H HC judge. 46. Mr. Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay, forme
46. Mr. Satyaranjan C. Dharmadhikari, former Bombay HC judge
47. Mr. G. R. Swaminathan, former Madras HC judge

The decision to designate these former judges as senior advocates underscores their significant contributions to the judiciary and their expertise in the legal domain. The move is expected to further enrich the legal fraternity with their continued involvement in significant cases and legal matters.