The ten ladies on the newest checklist embody Bansuri Swaraj and Indra Sawhney.
Creating historical past in additional methods than one, the Supreme Court docket accorded the standing of senior advocate to 39 attorneys on Wednesday. Not solely does the checklist take the variety of ladies getting the tag this yr to 21 – 9 greater than the full determine earlier than that – however it additionally marks the primary time a lawyer from Manipur has been given the standing.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj was among the many 10 ladies attorneys who have been designated senior advocates on Wednesday.
With the brand new additions, beneath the management of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, the Supreme Court docket has given the designation to 100 attorneys this yr alone. Of those, 21 have been ladies, which is a big milestone since solely 12 ladies advocates had been designated senior advocates within the historical past of the highest courtroom earlier than 2024.
The ten ladies on the newest checklist embody Aparna Bhat, Anindita Pujari, India Sawhney and Kavita Jha. Ms Sawhney, 72, had filed the petition which had led to the Supreme Court docket imposing the 50% cap on reservation.
Ngangom Junior has additionally been given the standing of a senior advocate, making him the primary particular person from Manipur to get the designation. Another folks on the checklist are Nalin Kohli, Shadan Farasat, Rahul Kaushik, Rudreshwar Singh, MR Shamshad and Rishi Malhotra.
The checklist has attorneys within the 39 to 73 age group with Okay Parameshwar because the youngest and MC Dhingra because the oldest.
In January, the Supreme Court docket’s full bench headed by Chief Justice Chandrachud had given the standing of senior advocate to 56 attorneys, of which 11 have been ladies. 5 others bought the designation in March.
