Supreme Court of India

Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 13 S.C.R. 1181
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul, C.T. Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia JJ.
Decided 16 October 2023

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Issue for consideration: Designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates u/ss.16 and 23(5), Advocates Act, 1961 as well as u/Or. IV, r.2, Supreme Court Rules, 2013, if unconstitutional being violative of the mandate of equality u/Artilce 14 and Right to Practice any Profess ion u/ Article 19 as well as Right to Life u/Article 21 of the Constitution of India, as claimed. Advocates Act, 1961 – ss.16, 23(5) – Challenge to – Plea of the petitioners inter alia that designation of senior Advocates has created a class of Advocates with special rights, privileges and status and the same has been seen as

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