High Court designates 25 lawyers as Senior Advocates after five-year gap
20/08/2025
JAMMU, Aug 19: In a significant development, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has designated 25 advocates as Senior Advocates, marking the first such exercise since December 3, 2020. The decision was taken unanim-ously in a Full Court meeting held on August 19, 2025.
The exercise was undertaken in terms of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2025 with the stated objective of recognizing professional excellence at the Bar while ensuring merit, diversity, and representation of different sections of the legal fraternity.
According to an official statement, 45 applications were received pursuant to Notifications dated May 29, 2025, and July 2, 2025. The scrutiny and evaluation process considered factors such as seniority, quality of advocacy, integrity, reputation, and inclusiveness. Applicants represented both the High Court and District/Trial Court practice.
Among those designated are Surrinder Singh, Shabir Ahmad Naik, Tahir Majid Shamsi, Syed Manzoor Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad Chashoo, Aseem Kumar Sawhney, Deepika Mahajan, Ravinder Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Chargotra, Masooda Jan, Amit Gupta, Tasaduq Hussain Khawaja, Chander Sheikher Gupta, Vishal Sharma, Nirmal Kishore Kotwal, Rameshwar Prasad Sharma, Ajay Sharma, Shah Mohd., Sakal Bhushan, Rajnish Raina, Shabeena Nazir, Rohit Kohli, Raman Sharma, Anupam Raina and Shivani Jalali Pandita.
The exercise, conducted in terms of the J&K and Ladakh (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2025, followed a rigorous selection process that evaluated 45 applications. The criteria included professional standing, length of practice, quality of advocacy, merit, integrity, reputation, and due emphasis on diversity and inclusiveness at the Bar.
The Court said the move was aimed at "recognizing professional excellence while ensuring fair representation of different sections of the Bar." The newly designated Senior Advocates will assume their roles upon furnishing undertakings under Rule 5 of the said rules.
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