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SC upholds Orissa HC lawyer designations
Hindustan Times Noida
|July 15, 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Orissa high court's full court decision to confer senior designation to five lawyers in 2021 reiterating that the procedure laid down by the top court for senior designations does not take away the high court’s suo motu power to designate senior advocates based on fairness, transparency and objectivity.
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevn further stated that nobody can claim senior designation as a matter of right based on seniority, experience or popularity as this discretion is conferred upon by the high court or the Supreme Court upon satisfaction that the advocate possesses ability, integrity, and professional standing. The top court had the occasion to consider the matter on a petition filed by the Orissa high court which appealed against its own
This story is from the July 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Noida.
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