The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday designated 26 Advocates as “Senior Advocate” subject to furnishing of undertaking in terms of Rule (4) of the Criteria for Designating Senior Advocates, 2018.
As per a notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, the names are:
- Abhinav Sharma
2. Anil Bhan
3. Abdul Majid Dar
4. Bimal Roy Jad
5. Chander Mohan Koul
6. Gagan Basotra
7. Javed Ahmad Kawoosa
8. Mir Syed Latif
9. Mohammad Altaf
10. Mohammad Yousaf Bhat
11. Mohsin-ul-Showkat Qadri
12. Moksha Khajuria Kazmi
13. Nazir Ahmad Beigh
14. Nissar Hussain Shah
15. Om Parkash Thakur
16. Poshker Nath Goja
17. Pranav Kohli
18. Rahul Bharti
19. Rahul Pant
20. Rajiv Jain
21. Rohit Kapoor
22. Seema Khajooria Shekher
23. Showkat Ahmad Makroo
24. Syed Faisal Qadri
25. Vikram Sharma
26. Wasim Sadiq Nargal
Rule 4 states: An Advocate who has been designated as “Senior Advocate” shall furnish an undertaking that; (a) He/she will abide by the rules regulating the practice of Senior Advocates; (b) He will not draft or file pleadings in any Court and shall in all cases be assisted by another Advocate; (c) He/she shall not directly give consultation to any litigant.
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