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Supreme Court judgments on Advocates Act, 1961

11 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa vs Rajiv Nareshchandra Narula & Ors.
SC · 24 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 1363 : 2025 INSC 1147
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 vs Banshidhar Baug and Others Etc.
SC · 14 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 505 : 2025 INSC 839
Issue arose as regards the designation of Senior Advocates by the Full Court by exercising its suo motu power.
Jitender @ Kalla vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.
SC · 13 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1933 : 2025 INSC 667
(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 Adv…
Supreme Court Bar Association & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 19 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 821 : 2025 INSC 364
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 Crimi…
Gaurav Kumar vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 30 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1489 : 2024 INSC 558
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 enrolmen…
Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 16 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1181 : 2023 INSC 918
Designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates u/ss.16 and 23(5), Advocates Act, 1961 as well as u/Or. IV, r.2, Supreme Court Rules, 2013, if unconstitutional being violative of the mandate of equality u/Artilce 14 and Rig…
Ms. Indira Jaising vs Supreme Court of India, through Secretary General
SC · 12 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 434 : 2023 INSC 524
Advocates Act, 1961: s. 16 – Designation of Senior Advocates – Criteria for – Guidelines laid down in *Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India’s case, to bring in greater transparency and objectivity in the designation…
Bar Council of India vs Bonnie Foi Law College & Ors.
SC · 10 February 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 343 : 2023 INSC 116
Advocates Act, 1961 – ss.49, 24(3)(d) – Bar Council of India (Training) Rules, 1995 – Pre-enrolment training in terms of the 1995 Rules; Pre-enrolment/Post-enrolment examination, if can be validly prescribed by the Bar C…
S. Ramachandra Rao vs S. Nagabhushana Rao & Ors.
SC · 19 October 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 451 : 2022 INSC 1114
Doctrines/Principles – Doctrine of res judicata – Application of – Advocates Act, 1961 – s.32 – High Court held that it was not permissible for a GPA holder to participate in the proceedings, wife of the appellant (his G…
State Bank of India vs M/s. Jah Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 8 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 701 : 2019 INSC 652
Advocates Act, 1961 – s.30 – Master Circular dtd. 01.07.13 issued by RBI inter alia setting out mechanism for identification of wilful defaulters, entrusted cases of wilful default to a Committee of higher functionaries,…
Bar Council of India vs A.K. Balalji and Ors.
SC · 13 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 229 : 2018 INSC 235
Advocates Act, 1961: ss. 24, 29, 47(2) r/w s.49(1)(e) and s.49A – Foreign law firms/lawyers – Permissibility to practice in India – Held: Practice of law includes litigation as well as non-litigation – Giving of opinion,…

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