Notably, the high court administration had on January 7 issued a notification seeking applications from eligible lawyers who wish to be designated as a senior advocate
Seeking recognition of their superior ability, standing at the bar, and reputation among the legal fraternity, 32 advocates of the Gujarat High Court have applied before the high court administration for being designated as 'senior advocate'. Notably, the high court administration had on January 7 issued a notification seeking applications from eligible lawyers who wish to be designated as a senior advocate.
The list of applicants includes several well-known names from the high court legal circle such as GM Joshi, Anand Yagnik, Devang Nanavati, Jal Unwalla, and Asim Pandya. Interestingly, the list also features the name of public prosecutor Mitesh Amin.
All matters related to the designation of senior advocates in the high court is dealt by a committee headed by the Chief Justice and comprising of two senior-most judges of the high court, advocate general, and a member of the bar nominated by the committee members. Interestingly, the high court administration has framed the High Court of Gujarat-Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2018, in pursuance of the directions issued by the Supreme Court. This time, the seniority tag will be conferred based on the 2018 rules.
The applicants
The lawyers who have applied for being designated as senior advocate include YN Ravani, GM Joshi, Tushar Hemani, Devang Nanavati, Anand Yagnik, Mehul Rathod, Vimal Patel, Jitendra Malkan, Rahimuddin Shaikh, Kaivalya Baxi, Mitesh Amin, KV Shelat, Asim Pandya, Maulin Raval, Hasit Dave, IH Syed, Jal Unwalla, Manish Shah, Nileshkumar Pandya, Piyush Lakhani, Rashmin Jani, Satyajeet Desai, Hasmukh Parikh, Mayur Barot, Premal Nanavati, Vijay Patel, Darshan Kinariwala, Kruti Shah, KT Dave, Ramkumar Mishra, MB Gandhi, and BS Patel.
HC seeks suggestions on applications received
As per Rule 15 of the Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2018, the high court administration has sought written suggestions and views of all stakeholders regarding the applications received from 32 lawyers. The response from stakeholders will be accepted only till March 1.
Only 43 senior advocates in HC
Although the Gujarat High Court has a strong bar of over 2,000 lawyers, there are only 43 designated senior advocates practicing in the court. While the senior advocates 'officially' do not have any specific advantage, their status is reflected in the respect and recognition they command from the bar and the bench.
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