Supreme Court Creates History, Gives Senior Advocate Tag To Manipur Lawyer
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The court accorded the designation to 39 lawyers on Wednesday.
Creating history in more ways than one, the Supreme Court accorded the status of senior advocate to 39 lawyers on Wednesday. Not only does the list take the number of women getting the tag this year to 21 - nine more than the total figure before that - but it also marks the first time a lawyer from Manipur has been given the status.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj was among the 10 women lawyers who were designated senior advocates on Wednesday.
With the new additions, under the leadership of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, the Supreme Court has given the designation to 100 lawyers this year alone. Of these, 21 have been women, which is a significant milestone since only 12 women advocates had been designated senior advocates in the history of the top court before 2024.
