Q. The Supreme Court has issued new guidelines on designating lawyers as Senior Advocates in the apex court. With reference to these guidelines, consider the following statements:
1.As per the guidelines, all matters relating to the designation of Senior Advocates in the Supreme Court of India shall be dealt by Chief Justice of India in consultation with the President of India.
2.The candidates need to be at least ten years’ standing as an Advocate or ten years’ combined standing as an Advocate and as a District and Sessions Judge or as a Judicial Member of any Tribunal in India to become eligible to be designated as the senior Advocate at the Supreme Court.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. As per the guidelines, all matters relating to the designation of Senior Advocates in the Supreme Court of India shall be dealt with by a Permanent Committee. The committee will be composed of the following: (1) Chief Justice of India Chairperson (2) Two senior-most Judges of the Supreme Court of India (3) Attorney General for India (4) A member of the Bar, nominated by the Chairperson and Members.
Statement 2 is correct. The candidates need to be at least ten years’ standing as an Advocate or ten years’ combined standing as an Advocate and as a District and Sessions Judge or as a Judicial Member of any Tribunal in India to be designated as Senior Advocates at the Supreme Court to become eligible to be designated as the senior Advocate.
Source: ForumIAS
