Today, On 9th December, Supreme Court dismissed a plea claiming the Delhi High Court had not reconsidered senior designation applications, saying there was no reason to assume any inordinate delay because the High Court was expected to comply with the Supreme Court judgment.
NEW DELHI: 4th April: The Supreme Court of India has suggested that the Delhi High Court should reconstitute its committee for Senior Advocate designations and conduct the process again. This new process should also include candidates whose applireconstitute its Senior Advocate design committeecations were rejected or deferred in the last round of selections in November 2024.
NEW DELHI: Today, 18th March: The process of designating Senior Advocates is under review as four High Courts—Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab & Haryana, and Patna—have given their suggestions to the Supreme Court. The current system, which was set by the Supreme Court in the 2017 case of Indira Jaising vs. Supreme Court, is now being reconsidered for improvements.
NEW DELHI: On Friday(31st Jan), the Supreme Court decided not to entertain a petition that challenged the senior designation of 70 advocates by the Delhi High Court. This petition was filed by Advocate Sanjay Dubey, who had applied for the senior designation but was not granted it by the Delhi High Court.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s designation of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. Following the designation process, a committee member resigned, alleging the final list was altered without his approval. The Supreme Court’s response will address concerns about the transparency of the designation process.
Controversy has arisen over the Delhi High Court’s Senior Advocate designation process following the resignation of Sudhir Nandrajog from the Permanent Committee. He did not approve the final list of 70 designated lawyers, raising concerns about procedural transparency. Nandrajog cited non-compliance with rules but had been involved in prior discussions.