Advocates Act, 1961

8 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa v. Rajiv Nareshchandra Narula & Ors.
  2025 INSC 114724 September 2025Disposed of

  Matter pertains to filing of frivolous complaint against two advocates before the Bar Council which took cognizance of the complaint and referred the complaint to the Disciplinary Committee for inquiry.

• Orissa High Court and Others v. Banshidhar Baug and Others Etc.
  2025 INSC 83914 July 2025Disposed of

  Issue arose as regards the designation of Senior Advocates by the Full Court by exercising its suo motu power.

• Jitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.
  2025 INSC 66713 May 2025Reference answered

  (a) Whether the 100-point assessment laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2017) 9 SCC 766 and modified in Indira Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2023) 8 SCC 1 for the designation of Senior Advocates…

• Supreme Court Bar Association & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2025 INSC 36419 March 2025Disposed of

  The present Miscellaneous Applications have been filed seeking intervention in the matter and seeking clarification/ modification of the directions contained in Para 42 of the Judgment and Order dated 20.09.2024 in Criminal…

• Jitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
  2025 INSC 24920 February 2025Disposed of

  I. Whether the Supreme Court decisions in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (I) and (II), which lay down the guidelines for the designation of senior advocates, require reconsideration. II. Whether an advocate on record is…

• Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport Ltd. & Ors.
  2024 INSC 79118 October 2024

  Whether Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has a right to contest an appeal against its order determining tariff for aeronautical services before Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), and then…

• Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
  2024 INSC 55830 July 2024Disposed of

  Whether the enrolment fees charged by the State Bar Councils (SBC) are in contravention of Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act, 1961; whether payment of other miscellaneous fees can be made a pre-condition for enrolment.

• Bar of Indian Lawyers Through Its President Jasbir Singh Malik v. D. K. Gandhi Ps National Institute of Communicable Diseases and Anr.
  2024 INSC 41014 May 2024Directions issued

  Matter pertains to whether a complaint alleging “deficiency in service” against advocates practising legal profession, would be maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 as re-enacted in 2019; whether “Service” hired…