Supreme Court of India

Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India through Secretary General and Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 1 S.C.R. 34

Decided 2 January 2017

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Advocates Act, 1961 - ss.16, 23(5) - Designation of Lawyers - Application filed seeking recall of the order reserving pronouncement on the ground that the Court did not fully hear the submissions on behalf of the non-designated lawyers and the present writ petition should await the disposal of another writ petition pending in High Court in which challenge was made to the validity of ss.16 and 23(5) - Held: Writ petition pending before the High Court, challenges the constitutional validity of ss.16, 23(5) which• provides the statutory basis for designation of lawyers as senior advocates -

Where later benches applied it

2023 Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2023 Ms. Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India, through Secretary General relied on
2025 Orissa High Court and Others v. Banshidhar Baug and Others Etc. referred to
2025 Jitender @ Kalla v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) and Anr. referred to
2021 Yatin Narendra Oza v. High Court of Gujarat referred to
2019 National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2025 Jitender @ Kalla v. State (govt of Nct of Delhi) & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 4 referred to

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