Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of India
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Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of India are a distinguished class of highly experienced and reputed lawyers specially designated by the Court for their expertise and standing at the Bar.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of India (as practicing senior advocate) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of advocates
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designation under Indian law ⓘ legal title ⓘ |
| categoryWithin | Advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designationBy | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationCriteria |
ability
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conduct ⓘ integrity ⓘ reputation ⓘ special expertise ⓘ special knowledge or experience in law ⓘ standing at the Bar ⓘ |
| designationProcess |
application or recommendation
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final approval by the Supreme Court ⓘ scrutiny by a committee of judges ⓘ |
| governingBody | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingInstrument |
Advocates Act, 1961
NERFINISHED
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Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubClass | Senior Advocates designated by High Courts of India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | officers of the court ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian legal system ⓘ |
| professionalEthicsRequirement | duty to assist the court fairly ⓘ |
| professionalEthicsRequirement | higher standard of conduct ⓘ |
| professionalPrivilege |
given precedence in court
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recognized as leaders of the Bar ⓘ |
| professionalPrivilege | often briefed in important and complex cases ⓘ |
| professionalRestriction |
cannot directly deal with clients for filing
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cannot draft pleadings in their own name in the Supreme Court ⓘ cannot file vakalatnama ⓘ must appear with an Advocate-on-Record in the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| professionalRole |
assist the court in development of law
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primarily argue cases ⓘ provide expert legal opinions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist the Supreme Court with expert advocacy
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to recognize outstanding advocates ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Bar Council of India
NERFINISHED
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legal profession in India ⓘ |
| relatedClass |
Advocates-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India
NERFINISHED
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Other Advocates of the Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionStandard |
distinguished merit
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eminent standing at the Bar ⓘ highly experienced lawyers ⓘ |
| workplace | Supreme Court of India, New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of India (as practicing senior advocate)
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi