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SC Designates 56 AoR’s & Lawyers as Senior Advocates

The Supreme Court on Friday designated 56 lawyers and advocate-on-record (AoR) as senior advocates.

“A notification issued by the apex court stated, ‘The Chief Justice of India and the judges of the Supreme Court of India in a full court meeting held on Friday, January 19, 2024, have been pleased to designate the following advocates-on-record/advocates as senior advocates with effect from January 19, 2024…,'” the notification stated.

Among the lawyers designated as senior advocates are Gaurav Agrawal, Shobha Gupta, Mohd Shoeb Alam, Amit Anand Tiwari, Swarupama Chaturvedi, Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, Sunil Fernandes, Tapesh Kumar Singh, and Gagan Gupta.

In addition, the Supreme Court welcomed 198 new AoRs.

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud extended congratulations to the newly enrolled AoRs after the day’s court proceedings. Justice Chandrachud expressed satisfaction that several women lawyers successfully passed the AoR examination.

Under the rules established by the Supreme Court pursuant to Article 145 of the Constitution, only advocates designated as advocate-on-record are authorized to file cases in the apex court, which conducts AoR examinations twice a year.

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