The Supreme Court has asked lawyers to circulate a letter for an early hearing of a plea challenging senior designations of advocates by the Delhi High Court. Senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog resigned from the committee overseeing the designations.

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Senior designations conferred by the Delhi High Court on 70 lawyers. The matter was mentioned

Delhi High Court has designated 70 lawyers, including 12 women, as senior advocates after a gap of nearly 3.5 years. The selection followed thorough evaluations by a permanent committee. Prominent names among the designees include Santosh Tripathi and Anuraag Ahluwalia.

The notification, dated November 29, was issued late on December 1, raising questions about the timeline and transparency of the process

A full court of the Delhi High Court last week approved a list to designate 70 lawyers as senior advocates even as one member of the six-member committee had not signed the recommendation, The Indian Express has learnt.