JAMMU, Aug 19: Twenty five Advocates have been designated as Senior Advocates of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as the Full Court today undertook exercise in this regard after a gap of nearly five years.
There were 45 applications of the Advocates for their designation as Senior Advocates moved in terms of Notification No. 1784 of 2025/RG/LP dated 29.05.2025 read with Notification No. 2103 of 2025/RG dated 02.07.2025.
In assessing the suitability of candidates for designation, their professional standing and seniority at the Bar were examined, taking into account age, length of practice, quality of advocacy, merit, integrity and reputation within the legal fraternity & due importance was also given to inclusiveness in the selection process.
Upon detailed deliberations and considerations, the Full Court unanimously decided to designate 25 Advocates as Senior Advocates in terms of High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2025, subject to furnishing of undertaking in terms of Rule 5.
Those designated as Senior Advocates, include; 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.
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