The High Court of Judicature at Bombay has announced the designation of 28 advocates as Senior Advocates under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. This prestigious designation, effective from July 18, 2024, recognizes the distinguished service and expertise of these legal professionals.
The newly designated Senior Advocates are:
1. Smt. Manjula Rao
2. Abdul Majeed Memon
3. Smt. Seema Nilkanth Sarnaik
4. Shri Harshad Vasantrao Nimbalkar
5. Shri Deelip Nivrutti Patil (Bankar)
6. Shri Cleofato Garrett Almeida Coutinho
7. Shri Mohan Madhukar Sudame
8. Shri Sudeep Ratnambardutt Pasbola
9. Shri Rohan Pradeep Shah
10. Shri Ravindranath Raju Shetty
11. Shri Prashant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar
12. Smt. Neeta Pradeep Karnik
13. Shri Carlos Alvares Ferreira
14. Ms. Norma Alvares
15. Shri Sandesh Dattaram Padiyar
16. Shri Zarir Pesi Bharucha
17. Shri Prashant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar
18. Shri Firdos Jamil Baig Taslim Baig Mirza (Alias Firdos Taslim Mirza)
19. Shri Subodh Subhashchandra Desai
20. Shri Devidas Jaidev Pangam
21. Shri Vinay Amritlal Sonpal
22. Shri Surel Sunil Shah
23. Shri Cyrus Dhanjibhoy Ardeshir
24. Shri Akshay Anil Naik
25. Shri Naushad Rusi Engineer
26. Shri Gautam Ashwin Ankhad
27. Shri Simil Suresh Purohit
28. Shri Devendra Vilas Chauhan
The designation as Senior Advocate is a mark of honour that acknowledges the professional excellence and contributions of these advocates to the legal field.
The notification, issued by the Registrar General R. N. Joshi on August 2, 2024, has been circulated to various legal bodies and officials, including the Solicitor General of India, the Advocate Generals of Maharashtra and Goa, the Secretary General of the Supreme Court of India, and various Bar Associations across the region.
