New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday elevated 39 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocates, with 10 of them being women. This decision was confirmed during a full court meeting held earlier today. The newly designated Senior Advocates are:
1. Abhimanyu Bhandari, Advocate
2. Dr. Anindita Pujari, Advocate-on-Record
3. Aniruddha Anant Joshi, Advocate
4. Aparna Bhat TG, Advocate-on-Record
5. Ashok Panigrahi, Advocate-on-Record
6. Davinder Pal Singh, Advocate
7. B Balaji, Advocate-on-Record
8. Bansuri Swaraj, Advocate
9. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate-on-Record
10. Indra Sawhney, Advocate-on-Record
11. Kavita Jha, Advocate-on-Record
12. Kawaljit Kochar, Advocate
13. Mahesh Chandra Dhingra, Advocate-on-Record
14. Manish Goswami, Advocate
15. Manisha T Karia, Advocate-on-Record
16. Md. Rafat Shamshad [MR Shamshad], Advocate-on-Record
17. Dr. Monika Gusain, Advocate-on-Record
18. Nachiketa Sudhakar Joshi, Advocate-on-Record
19. Nalin Kohli, Advocate
20. Ngangom Junior, Advocate
21. Parameshwar K, Advocate-on-Record
22. Prasenjit Keswani, Advocate
23. Puneet Jain, Advocate
24. Purvish Jitendra Malkan, Advocate-on-Record
25. R Nedumaran, Advocate-on-Record
26. Rahul Kaushik, Advocate-on-Record
27. Rishi Malhotra, Advocate-on-Record
28. Romy Chacko, Advocate-on-Record
29. Ruchi Kohli, Advocate-on-Record
30. Rudreshwar Singh, Advocate
31. Seshadri Sekhar Ray (SS Ray), Advocate
32. Shadan Farasat, Advocate-on-Record
33. Shanthkumar V Mahale, Advocate
34. Sharan Dev Singh Thakur, Advocate
35. Shashi Kiran, Advocate-on-Record
36. Shekara Gowda (Shekhar G Devasa), Advocate-on-Record
37. Uday Bhaskar Dube, Advocate-on-Record
38. Vishnu Mehra, Advocate
39. Yashraj Singh Deora, Advocate-on-Record
A total of 138 lawyers had applied for the senior designation, with 68 being Advocates-On-Record (AoRs). Of these, 71 were shortlisted for interviews. Earlier this year, in January, the Court had designated 56 lawyers as Senior Advocates, which included 11 women. The previous round of designations before that occurred in December 2021, when 18 lawyers were elevated to Senior Advocates.
