Case Law Details
We are referring to Writ Petition No. 454 of 2015 of Indira Jaising Vs. Supreme Court Of India Through Secretary General And Ors. dated 12/10/2017 which resulted in the famous judgement of Supreme Court on the system of designation of senior advocates in Supreme Court and in other High Courts. One can easily read the judgement as under:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1HsQbGlNpEfV1hTbmp2S1d4YTQ/view
Let us narrate some facts from the judgement before giving the full details of the guidelines which are historic and epoch making. The following details are mind blowing and are keen detailing by the most qualified advocates from the legal system of India.
The following has been directly taken from the judgement.
“The petitioner in Writ Petition (C) No. 454 of 2015 is a Senior Advocate designated by the High Court of Bombay in the year 1986. She has been in practice in the Supreme Court of India for the last 2 several decades and has also served as an Additional Solicitor General for the Union of India. The perception of the petitioner that the present system of designation of Senior Advocates in the Supreme Court of India is flawed and the system needs to be rectified and acceptable parameters laid down has led to the institution of Writ Petition (C) No. 454 of 2015 with the following prayers.
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