SC designates 56 advocates as senior advocates including 11 women

The designations were made after a committee headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud interviewed over 200 applicants for senior advocates. Advocates Shobha Gupta, Mohd Shoeb Alam, Sunil Fernandes, Gaurav Aggarwal, Amit Anand Tiwari, Swarupama Chaturvedi, Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, Gagan Gupta, Dr Joseph Aristotle S, and Karuna Nundy are among the lawyers, who have been designated as senior advocates.