HC designates 25 lawyers as senior advocates

Srinagar, Aug 20: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has designated 25 lawyers as senior advocates.

Twenty-five Advocates were designated as Senior Advocates by the Full Court with the objective of recognizing professional excellence at the Bar while simultaneously upholding the principles of merit, diversity and representation of different sections, according to a notification of the High Court in this regard.

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

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 accordance with the approved procedure, applications were scrutinized and evaluated. 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.