SC asks for circulation of letter for early listing of plea on senior designation of advocates
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked lawyers to circulate a letter seeking an early listing and hearing of a plea challenging senior designations conferred on advocates by the Delhi High Court.
Recently, the Delhi High Court designated 70 lawyers as senior advocates and it was conferred after a permanent committee comprising Chief Justice Manmohan, Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Yashwant Varma and others evaluated the candidates.
The process ran into a controversy when senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog, who was also part of the high court committee, resigned over claims that the final list was prepared without his consent.
On Monday, the plea was mentioned before a top court bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar for an early hearing.
The CJI asked the lawyer to circulate a letter seeking a listing instead of an oral mention.
The CJI has recently stopped the practice of oral mention by lawyers to seek early listing and hearing of fresh cases.
Those designated as senior advocates include Santosh Tripathi, Anurag Ahluwalia, Rajdipa Behura, Anil Soni, Anupam Srivastava, Abhijat, Sumeet Verma, Amit Chadha, Sumeet Pushkarna, Sai Deepak J and Arundhati Katju.
According to sources, the committee evaluated over 300 advocates, except three lawyers whose applications for senior designation have been deferred for now.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
