How can one become a Senior Advocate?

The Advocates Act, 1961, empowers the Supreme Court and high courts to designate lawyers senior advocates. Different courts have evolved different criteria. In the Supreme Court, a lawyer should have been practising for at least 10 years and his or her name is also expected to be recommended by a mi

Hello Everyone, Well, the new guidelines for designation as a Senior Advocate have been recently given in-Indira Jaising vs Supreme Court Of India wherein a committee headed by CJi with 2 High Court or Supreme Court judges as the case may be and Attorney General or Advocate General as the case may d

According to section 16 of the Indian advocates act, 1961 there are two classes of advocates that is senior advocates and other advocates. 16 (2) of the act says that An advocate may be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of opinion that by virtue of his ability [s