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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of advocates ⓘ
designation under Indian law ⓘ
legal title ⓘ
categoryWithin Advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designationBy Supreme Court of India ⓘ
designationCriteria ability ⓘ
conduct ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
reputation ⓘ
special expertise ⓘ
special knowledge or experience in law ⓘ
standing at the Bar ⓘ
designationProcess application or recommendation ⓘ
final approval by the Supreme Court ⓘ
scrutiny by a committee of judges ⓘ
governingBody Supreme Court of India ⓘ
governingInstrument Advocates Act, 1961 ⓘ
Constitution of India ⓘ
Supreme Court Rules ⓘ
hasSubClass Senior Advocates designated by High Courts of India ⓘ
jurisdiction Supreme Court of India ⓘ
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 ⓘ
recognized as leaders of the Bar ⓘ
professionalPrivilege often briefed in important and complex cases ⓘ
professionalRestriction cannot directly deal with clients for filing ⓘ
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 ⓘ
primarily argue cases ⓘ
provide expert legal opinions ⓘ
purpose to assist the Supreme Court with expert advocacy ⓘ
to recognize outstanding advocates ⓘ
recognizedBy Bar Council of India ⓘ
legal profession in India ⓘ
relatedClass Advocates-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Other Advocates of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
selectionStandard distinguished merit ⓘ
eminent standing at the Bar ⓘ
highly experienced lawyers ⓘ
workplace Supreme Court of India, New Delhi ⓘ

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Faculty of Law, University of Delhi → hasAlumni → Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
K. K. Venugopal → employer → Supreme Court of India (as practicing senior advocate) ⓘ
linked to: Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of India