In a momentous occasion, the Delhi High Court has elevated 70 lawyers to the prestigious position of Senior Advocate, marking a significant event in the court’s history since the last such designation in March 2021. This year’s cohort includes a diverse group of legal professionals who have demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication in their field.
The newly designated Senior Advocates are:
- Gautam Narayan
- Sanjeev Sagar
- Sumeet Verma
- Anupam Srivastava
- Manu Sharma
- Pavan Narang
- Sanjay Dewan
- Sonu Bhatnagar
- Rajdipa Behura
- Pooja Mehra Saigal
- Apoorv Kurup
- Puneet Taneja
- Kunal Tandon
- Sumit Bansal
- Samrat Rabinder Nigam
- Anuraag Ahluwalia
- Tanveer Ahmed Mir
- Jeevesh Nagrath
- Abhijat
- Harish V Shankar
- Kaadambari
- Santosh Tripathi
- Swati Sukumar
- Vibha Mahajan Seth
- Ashim Vachher
- Amit Chadha
- Abhishek Malhotra
- Kirtiman Singh
- Manik Dogra
- Nandita Rao
- Vaibhav Rajgopal Gaggar
- Sandip Prabhakar
- Ashish Mohan
- Diya Kapur
- Manish Sharma
- Jatan Singh
- Sumeet Pushkarna
- Rashmi Chabra
- Sandeep Sharma
- Sai Deepak J
- Ajay Arora
- Madhav Khurana
- Manish Kumar Jha
- Sanjay Sharawat
- Aseem Chawla
- Surya Kant Singla
- Mriganga Dutta
- Gaurav Sarin
- Priya Kumar
- Anil Soni
- Ravi Prakash
- Arundhati Katju
- Buddy Anumalasetti Ranganadhan
- Ankit Jain
- Tamali Wad
- Jitendra Sethi
- Shyel Trehan
- Dharmesh Misra
- Uttam Datt
- Gyanendra Kumar
- Avininder Singh
- Pradeep Kumar Bakshi
- Jagdeep Sharma
- Rajiv Saxena
- Shashank Garg
- Aditya Narain
- Parvinder Chauhan
- Sachit Jolly
- Asheesh Jain
- Pragyan Pradip Sharma
The selection process was exhaustive, with over 300 applicants vying for the designation. Candidates were evaluated on various criteria including their years of practice, contribution to pro bono work, and scholarly publications. This rigorous screening was conducted under the newly amended “High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2024,” which involves a Permanent Committee. This committee, consisting of the Chief Justice, two of the senior-most judges of the High Court, the Additional Solicitor General, a Senior Advocate chosen by the Administrative Committee, and a Bar Association nominee, ensures a transparent and thorough review process.
