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Notifications & Circulars
Business entities’ engaging senior advocates to pay service tax(06.06.2016)
After appearing to relent on charging service tax when soliciting the services of a senior advocate, the Ministry of Finance confirmed imposition of t.....
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News
SC Upholds the Practice of Designating Senior Advocates(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the Senior Designation System, and while affirming the constitutional validity of Sections 16 and 23 of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Senior Advocates, Advocates Act
Delhi HC Put Stay on 14% Service Tax on Senior Advocates(04.04.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Government's decision to impose a 14% service tax on senior lawyers, who are so designated by either the High Courts or th.....
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Kerala High Court Makes New Rules for Designation of Senior Advocates(08.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has made new rules for the designation of senior advocates titled, ‘High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules 201.....
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Madras HC: Can’t Grant Reservation to Women for Senior Advocate Designation(26.12.2022)
Madras High Court while observing that Senior Advocate is a privilege conferred upon such a lawyer based on merit and not a post which a lawyer can cl.....
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Bombay HC Invites Views on 57 Applications for Designation as Senior Advocates(01.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has has made public names of advocates who have applied to it for being designated as Senior Advocates invited suggestions and views.....
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Bombay HC Invites Views on 57 Applications for Designation as Senior Advocates(01.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has made names of advocates who have applied to it for being designated as Senior Advocates public and invited suggestions and views.....
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Madras HC: 'Eminent Senior Advocate' Does Not Mean Designated Senior Advocate(11.03.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the words "eminent senior advocates" are not synonymous with the definition of a Senior Advocate as contained in the A.....
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SC: No ‘Senior Advocate’ Designation Till Scrutiny of Process(19.04.2016)
SC has put on hold use of its discretionary power to confer coveted 'senior advocate' designation on lawyers as recognition of their ability, court c.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Issues Contempt Notice to Nedumpara for Using Name of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Advocate Mathews Nedumpara for hearing him on punishment for committing "contempt in the face of court" for taking .....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment and Fee Paid to Senior Advocate by BMC(09.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment and fee paid to Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy for representing the Brihanmumbai Munic.....
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Suo Motu PIL Initiated by Telangana HC on Sr. Advocate’s Letter Alleging Handcuffing of Accused(24.04.2024)
Tel. HC has initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) based on a letter received by a senior advocate who alleged handcuffing of three acc.....
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Karnataka High Court Notifies New Rules for Designation of Lawyers as Senior Advocates(18.06.2018)
Karnataka High Court has notified the High Court of Karnataka (Designation of Senior Advocates), Rules 2018 which mandates that that no person with le.....
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on Designation of Senior Advocates(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected an application that sought an order to stay process of designating Senior Advocates in Apex Court.
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Karnataka HC Urges Bar Council to Approach Senior Advocates for Donations(11.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court has said that it is unable to direct the Central and State Government to release funds for the welfare of advocates enrolled with.....
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SC: Senior Designation to Lawyers Can't be Subjected to Judicial Scrutiny(27.07.2016)
SC has said that conferring designation of senior advocate on a practising lawyer is a decision taken by administrative side of the court and cannot b.....
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Kerala High Court Junks Plea Challenging 'Senior Advocate' Designation Refusal(24.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has rejected plea of an advocate challenging Full Court decision rejecting his application for designation as Senior Advocate.
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SC Modifies Guidelines Relating to Conferment of Senior Advocate Designations(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court has modified guidelines regulating the conferment of designation of Senior Advocates as laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of .....
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SC Dismisses Review Petition Filed Against Judgment Laying Down Guidelines for Senior Designation(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency & Reforms against the judgment laying down g.....
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GST Council Exempts Advocates, Senior Advocates From GST Registration(13.06.2017)
GST Council has decided to exempt Advocates, including Senior Advocates from obtaining CGST Registration under section 23(2) of Central Goods and Serv.....
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Del. HC Upholds Rules Barring Retired Judges of Other States from Applying for Sr. Adv. Designation(28.03.2025)
The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 9B of the High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2024, prohibit.....
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SC Expresses Concern Over Lack of Scope to Reduce Marks of Candidate for Designation as Sr. Advocate(21.01.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over lack of scope to reduce marks of a candidate for designation as a Senior Advocate in case there are doubts ab.....
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SC: AoR Designated as Senior Advocate has to Inform Parties of his Designation(29.01.2025)
SC has observed that AoR designated as senior advocate has to inform parties of his designation & shall report to the Registry that parties represente.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Recommendations For Senior Advocate Designation(18.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed further action on the recommendations of three names for senior designation made by the committee for designation of se.....
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SC: Requirement to File Certificate of Senior Advocate Along With Curative Petition Mandatory(25.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that filing of certificate of a Senior Advocate along with curative petition is a mandatory requirement. In this case, inst.....
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