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RAJASTHAN GAZETTE

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, शाके 1947- फरवरȣ 18, 2026

Magha 29, Wednesday, Saka 1947- February 18, 2026

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ͪवͬधयɉ आǑद को सिàमͧलत करते हएु) सामाÛ य काननी Ǔनयम

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RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT, JODHPUR

NOTIFICATION

Jodhpur, February 11, 2026

G.S.R.139 .-In pursuance of the Judgment dated 13-05-2025 passed by Hon’ble

Supreme Court of India in Criminal Appeal No. 865/2025 titled Jitender @ Kalla Vs State

(Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr. and in the exercise of the powers conferred by Sections

34(1) and 16(2) of The Advocates Act, 1961, the Rajasthan High Court hereby makes the

following Rules for Designation of an Advocate as Senior Advocate.

1. Short title and commencement.-

(i) These Rules shall be called ‘The Rajasthan High Court (Designation of Senior

Advocates) Rules, 2026’.

(ii) These Rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

2. Definitions.-

(1) In these Rules unless the context otherwise requires-

(i)

“Advocate” means an Advocate entered in any roll under the provisions of

the Advocates Act, 1961.

(ii)

“Chief Justice” means Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature for

Rajasthan.

(iii)

“High Court” means the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan.

(iv)

“Judge” means a Judge of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan.

(v)

“Permanent Secretariat” means the Secretariat established by the Chief

Justice for the purpose of these Rules.

(vi)

“Registrar General” means Registrar General of the High Court.

(vii)

“State Bar Council” means the Bar Council of the State of Rajasthan and

shall include the authority exercising such powers.

(viii)

“Tribunal” includes any authority or person, legally authorised to take

evidence and before whom Advocates are by or under any law for the time

being in force, entitled to practice.

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(2)

All other words not specifically defined herein shall have the same meaning as

those defined in the Advocates Act, 1961.

3. Permanent Secretariat.-

(i)

There shall be a Permanent Secretariat, the composition of which shall be

decided by the Chief Justice.

(ii)

The processing of applications relating to the designation of Senior Advocates

in the High Court shall be carried out by the Permanent Secretariat. The Chief

Justice may, from time to time, issue such directions as deems necessary with

regard to the functioning of the Permanent Secretariat, including the manner in

which, and the source(s) from which, the necessary data and information

pertaining to the designation of Senior Advocates are to be collected, compiled

and presented. A register of designated Senior Advocates shall be maintained by

the Permanent Secretariat.

4. Invitation of Applications.-

The Permanent Secretariat shall, as per direction of the Chief Justice, initiate the

process for designation of Senior Advocates at least once every year by inviting applications

from the Advocates.

Eligibility Qualifications.-

An Advocate shall be eligible to be designated as a Senior Advocate, if he/ she:

(i)

has a minimum standing of 10 years at the Bar ordinarily practicing in the High

Court /District Courts/ Specialized Tribunals or has been District & Sessions

Judge in the cadre of Rajasthan Judicial Service with the combined standing as

an Advocate and as District & Sessions Judge for at least 10 years; immediately

preceding the date of consideration of his/her case for designation as a Senior

Advocate;

(ii)

has attained position of eminence at the Bar and possesses several qualities of a

professional viz. integrity, respect, confidence, dependability, honesty,

communication skills and commitment to administration of justice and rule of

law.

(iii)

possesses ability, legal acumen, special knowledge or distinction and reputation

achieved in practice of law, such as he/she is always fair while conducting cases

before the Courts and his/her behavior with the Judges and other members of the

Bar is respectful;

(iv)

has not been convicted by a competent court of law and should not have been

punished for an offence involving moral turpitude or contempt of court or should

not have been punished by the Bar Council of Rajasthan or by Bar Council of

India for any act of misconduct;

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(v)

follows the highest standards of professional etiquette and ethics;

(vi)

acts as a mentor to the Junior Advocates;

(vii) has participated in pro-bono work;

(viii) maintains decorum while conducting cases before the Court;

(ix)

always treats himself/ herself as an officer of the Court;

Explanation- An application by an Advocate mainly practicing before the Subordinate

Courts/District Judiciary or before specialized tribunals and who has gained domain

expertise, may be considered irrespective of his/her limited number of appearances

before the High Court. The Permanent Secretariat may call for the views of the

Principal District Judge or the Heads of the Tribunals on such application. Further, at

the time of consideration of the application, the views of the Guardian/Administrative

Judge of the concerned district may also be called for.

6. Disqualification.-

The Candidature of an Advocate found to have been punished for professional

misconduct by any Bar Council or who has been convicted by a competent Court of Law and

punished for an offence involving moral turpitude or contempt of court, shall not be

considered.

7. Application for designation as Senior Advocate.-

(i) An Advocate may submit an application seeking designation as a Senior

Advocate, which shall contain his/her bio-data along with relevant documents as

prescribed in Appendix-A. The submission of such application shall be deemed to

be his/her consent for designation as a Senior Advocate.

(ii) The Advocate concerned shall append his certificate along with the application

stating that he/she has not applied to any other High Court for being designated as

Senior Advocate and that his/her application has not been rejected by any High

Court or Supreme Court of Indian the last two years prior to the date of

application.

8. Processing of applications for designation of Senior Advocate.-

On receipt of an application as mentioned in Rule 7 (i), the Permanent

Secretariat will compile the relevant data and information with regard to the

reputation, conduct and integrity of the Advocate(s) concerned including his/her

participation in pro-bono work; reported judgments for the last five years in which

the concerned Advocate has appeared and actually argued.

9. Consideration by Full Court.-

(i) All the applications that are forwarded by the Permanent Secretariat will be

placed before the Full Court for consideration. The Full Court may designate

Senior Advocate by taking into consideration his/her standing at the Bar, ability,

special knowledge of law and high ethical standards maintained by him/her, both

inside and outside the Court.

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(ii) While considering the applications for designation of Senior Advocates, the Full

Court shall make an endeavor to arrive at a consensus. However, if a consensus

on Senior designation of Advocates is not arrived at, the decision-making shall be

by a democratic method of voting. In case of voting, the decision shall be carried

out by a majority of Judges present and voting, however, in case of tie, the Chief

Justice shall have the deciding vote.

(iii) The Full Court may designate an Advocate as Senior Advocate subject to his/her

consent, even if an Advocate deserving of such designation does not apply for it.

10. Review / Reconsideration of the cases not favourably considered.-

(i) If an application of an Advocate for designation as Senior Advocate has been

considered and not approved by the Full Court, the Advocate concerned would be

ineligible for being considered for designation as a Senior Advocate for a period

of two years from the date of such decision and the intimation thereof shall be

sent to the Advocate concerned.

(ii) After the lapse of the period as aforesaid, fresh application of such Advocate for

designation as Senior Advocate received in the manner prescribed under Rule 7

(i), shall be open to be considered by the Full Court afresh.

11. Recalling of the designation.-

In the event a Senior Advocate is guilty of conduct which according to the Full Court

disentitles the Senior Advocate concerned to continue to be worthy of the designation, the Full

Court may review its decision designating the concerned person and recall the same. For this

purpose, the Permanent Secretariat shall collect and prepare all relevant information as directed

by the Chief Justice and after approval of the Chief Justice, place it with the relevant

documents before the Full Court.

Provided that such Advocate shall be extended an opportunity of hearing in the manner

determined by the Full Court.

12. Application for withdrawal of the designation.-

Nothing contained in these rules shall prevent an Advocate, who has been designated as

Senior Advocate by the High Court, from submitting an application to withdraw or recall

his/her designation as a Senior Advocate. In the event of receipt of such an application in the

Permanent Secretariat the same shall be placed before the Full Court for consideration.

13. Notification of Designation/Recall or Withdrawal.-

In the event of designation of an Advocate as a Senior Advocate or on recalling or

withdrawal of such designation, the notification to that effect shall be issued and published in

such manner as may be directed by the Chief Justice. The notification issued as aforesaid shall

be forwarded by the Registrar General to the Secretary General, Supreme Court of India, all

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the High Courts, Secretary to the Bar Council of India and Secretary to the Bar Council of

Rajasthan and also to all District & Sessions Judges subordinate to the Rajasthan High Court.

14. Obligations and Functions of the Senior Advocate.- (1) The Senior Advocate shall not:

(i)

File a vakalatnama or act in any court or Tribunal in India;

(ii) Appear without an Advocate on record in the Supreme Court or without an

Advocate in Part II of the State Roll in any court or tribunal or before any person

or other authorities mentioned in Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961;

(iii) Accept instructions to draw pleadings or affidavits, advise on evidence or do any

drafting work of any analogous kind in any court or tribunal in India or undertake

conveyancing work of any kind whatsoever. However, this prohibition shall not

extend to settling any such matter as aforesaid, in consultation with a junior;

(iv) Accept directly from a client any brief or instructions to appear in any court or

tribunal in India.

(v) Be a standing counsel of any government, public sector undertaking, institution

or local or corporate body and if he holds such a position, he shall resign or

relinquish the same upon being designated as a Senior Advocate.

Explanation: ‘act’ means filing an appearance or any pleadings or applications in

any court or tribunal in India or any act (other than pleadings) required or

authorized by law to be done by a party in such court or tribunal either in person

or by his recognized agent or by an Advocate or Attorney on his behalf.

(2) A Senior Advocate shall maintain the highest standard of candour, fairness, and

diligence, and shall take all possible care to ensure that pleadings settled and argued by

him/her do not contain any suppression or misrepresentation of material facts.

15. Rights and Privileges of the Senior Advocate.-

(i) The Senior Advocate shall be entitled to such rights and privileges conferred by

the practice of Senior Advocate under the Advocates Act, 1961;

(ii) The Senior Advocate shall be entitled to wear special robe meant for Senior

Advocates.

16. Repeal and Savings.-

The Rajasthan High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Guidelines, 2019, with

all amendments/modifications are hereby repealed and substituted by these Rules. However,

this shall not by itself, invalidate the actions taken under the repealed Guidelines and all those

actions are saved under these Rules.

[ No. 03 /S.R.O/2026/ ]

By order

CHANCHAL MISHRA,

REGISTRAR GENERAL.

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APPENDIX-A

PROFORMA OF BIO-DATA AND UNDERTAKING

S.No.

PARTICULARS

Name

Father's Name

(i) Office Address

Address in Full

(ii) Residential address

(i) Landline Number

(ii) Mobile Number

Contact Details

(iii) Email address and

Social media accounts, if any

Date of Birth

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

(Mention award of prize, scholarship, fellowship or

any other distinction)

Number and date of Enrollment as an Advocate

Bar Council, where registered

Date from which continuously practicing

10.

If a former member of the State Judicial Service,

length of such service and the experience at the Bar

11.

Standing as an Advocate as on

Duration

Courts

From

12.

Place/Courts where practicing: (Court-wise period

may be indicated)

13.

Whether he/she has been an associate to any lawyer, if

so, name of such Lawyer and the period of such

association

14.

Nature of practice- Civil, Criminal, Constitutional,

Taxation, Labour, Company, Service, etc.

15.

Field

law

which

Applicant

has

Specialization/Expertise

(special

knowledge

experience in law)

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16.

Number of Reported Judgments in matters in which

appeared (List of cases with relevant particulars to be

provided)

17.

Number of cases filed by the applicant Advocate

during last 5 years

18.

Number of his/her cases disposed of during Last 5

years

19.

Details of pro-bono work during last five years

(Enclose copies of the orders where available)

20.

The details of State or Central Government offices or

departments or corporations of which he has been in

the panel or standing counsel and its respective

duration

21.

Particulars of articles, if any published in any journal

or publication or books if any authored (optional)

22.

Whether delivered any lecture, if so, give details

thereof

23.

Whether associated with any Faculty of Law of any

University/College, if yes provide particulars

24.

Whether held any position in Bar Council/Bar

Association, if so, give details thereof

25.

Whether involved in any disciplinary proceedings

before Bar Council of India, Bar Council of Rajasthan

or Bar Council of any other State. If so give

particulars/result/stage of the proceedings

26.

Whether personally involved in any contempt

proceedings and its fate or result

27.

Whether any remark has ever been passed against

him/her in any order/judgment by any Court of Law

28.

Whether any FIR has ever been registered against the

applicant; if so, detailed current status thereof may be

indicated

(a) Have you ever been arrested?

(b) Have you ever been prosecuted?

(d) Have you ever been bound down?

(e) Have you ever been fined by a Court of Law?

(f) Have you ever been convicted by a court of Law

for any Offence?

(g) Have you ever been debarred from any

examination or rusticated by any authority/institution?

29.

(h) Have you ever been debarred/ disqualified by any

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Public Commission/Authority?

(i) Is any case pending against you in any Court of

Law at the time of filling up this Form?

(j) Have you ever been dismissed from any service?

If the answer to any of the above-mentioned question

'Yes'

give

full

particulars

the

case/

arrest/detention/fine/conviction/sentence/punishment/

dismissal from service etc. and/or the nature of the

case pending in the Court/authority or institution etc.

at the time of filing up this form

30.

Whether considered for designation as Senior

Advocate by the Rajasthan High Court or any other

High Court or Supreme Court at any time and also

within two years prior to the date of proposal /consent

(Also state if proposal pending with any Court)

31.

Any other information which the learned Advocate

may like to furnish

VERIFICATION

I…………………………………….., Advocate, do hereby verify that contents of para

Nos.1 to 31 of this bio-data are true and correct to my personal knowledge.

SIGNATURE

CERTIFICATION

I…………………………………….., Advocate, do hereby certify that I have neither

been punished for professional misconduct by any Bar Council nor convicted or punished by a

competent Court of Law for any offence involving moral turpitude or contempt of court.

SIGNATURE

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UNDERTAKING

I undertake that upon designation as Senior Advocate, I shall appear and argue pro-

bono cases as assigned to me by any Authority under the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987.

Date:

Place:

SIGNATURE

____________

Government Central Press, Jaipur.

Recent passport

size attested

photograph of

the applicant