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“As directed, designated senior counsels are not permitted to mention any case/s before the court of the Chief Justice of India with effect from Monday, August 11, 2025,” a discover issued by the Supreme Court mentioned.
On August 6, the CJI had mentioned that from August 11, no Senior Advocate shall be permitted to say circumstances for pressing itemizing and listening to in his courtroom in order that juniors get a possibility to do it.
CJI Gavai, who was sworn in on May 14, had reverted to the apply of oral mentioning of circumstances for pressing itemizing and listening to by legal professionals and discontinued the apply adopted by his predecessor Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
Justice Khanna discontinued the apply of oral submissions for pressing itemizing and listening to of circumstances by legal professionals and requested them to both ship emails or written letters as an alternative.
“There is a great demand that no matters should be mentioned by senior counsel(s),” CJI Gavai had mentioned on August 6.
He had requested the courtroom employees to place out a discover that no senior lawyer shall be permitted to say circumstances for pressing itemizing and listening to in his courtroom from Monday.
“From Monday, no senior counsel, I mean designated senior counsel, will be allowed to mention matters. Let juniors get an opportunity to do it,” the CJI had mentioned.
“This will be practised at least in my court,” the CJI had mentioned, including that it was as much as different apex courtroom judges to undertake the apply.
Usually legal professionals point out their circumstances earlier than the CJI-led bench on the outset of the day’s proceedings for out-of-turn listings and listening to of circumstances on grounds of urgency.
Published – August 10, 2025 02:01 pm IST
