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JUDICIAL NOTIFICATION

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Amendment to the Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020.

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JUDICIAL NOTIFICATION

Amendment to the Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020.

(R.O.C. No. 59095/2020/SCS)

No. SRO C-14/2022.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 34 (1) read with Section 16 (2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, the

High Court of Judicature at Madras, hereby makes the following amendment to Rule 4 (1) of the Madras High Court

Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020, as published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III—Section 2,

Issue No. 29, dated 15-07-2020.

Amendment

For Rule 4 (1) of the Madras High Court Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020, the following Rule shall

be substituted namely:-

"4. Qualification Criteria:-

(1) An advocate will be qualified to be designated as 'Senior Advocate', if he

(a) has 10 years' standing as an Advocate in the Madras High Court or its Bench at Madurai and

Courts subordinate to it, including Tribunals, or a combined standing of 10 years' as an advocate

and as a District & Sessions Judge, or as a Judicial Member of any Tribunal in India whose

qualification for eligibility for such appointment, is not less than that prescribed for appointment

as a District Judge;

(b) exhibits distinction and eminence for legal acumen and special knowledge and maintains integrity,

reputation and high ethical standards expected of a Senior Advocate both inside and outside

the Court;

(c) has 15 judgements to his credit, in the preceding five years, where he has contributed to the

growth of law;"

High Court, Madras,

P. DHANABAL,

13th April 2022.

Registrar General.

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