The Delhi High Court designated 85 advocates as Senior Advocates after the Full Court approved the proposal on July 9, 2026, conferring the honour under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, recognising their professional excellence and standing.
Today, On 31st October, The Supreme Court ruled that investigating agencies must not summon advocates representing the accused, stressing that “such summons could infringe fundamental rights of the accused” and violate statutory provisions protecting lawyer-client confidentiality under Section 132 and the new BNSS framework.
