The Bombay High Court has recently designated seven lawyers as Senior Advocates. The list includes two lawyers with a strong human rights-based practice..The notification, released on May 8, includes two lawyers from Nagpur, one from Goa, and four from Mumbai..The last designations were announced in September last year, with 11 lawyers being made senior..The seven lawyers designated this year are:.Mihir Desai is one of the co-founders of Human Rights Law Network (HRLN). He is also a co-founder of the Indian People’s Tribunal..Gayatri Singh, the only woman on the list, is one of the leading lawyers on labour laws, and also a co-founder of HRLN..The process of designation has been questioned in the Supreme Court, with Senior Advocate and former ASG Indira Jaising writing a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and his brother judges alleging lack of transparency. Jaising also urged the CJI to consider framing Rules under Article 145(a) of the Constitution specifying the criteria and the procedure for being designated.
The Bombay High Court has recently designated seven lawyers as Senior Advocates. The list includes two lawyers with a strong human rights-based practice..The notification, released on May 8, includes two lawyers from Nagpur, one from Goa, and four from Mumbai..The last designations were announced in September last year, with 11 lawyers being made senior..The seven lawyers designated this year are:.Mihir Desai is one of the co-founders of Human Rights Law Network (HRLN). He is also a co-founder of the Indian People’s Tribunal..Gayatri Singh, the only woman on the list, is one of the leading lawyers on labour laws, and also a co-founder of HRLN..The process of designation has been questioned in the Supreme Court, with Senior Advocate and former ASG Indira Jaising writing a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and his brother judges alleging lack of transparency. Jaising also urged the CJI to consider framing Rules under Article 145(a) of the Constitution specifying the criteria and the procedure for being designated.
