Live Law: New Delhi: Thursday,
August 11, 2016.
The Central
Information Commission has rejected a plea seeking publication of procedure
followed by Supreme Court for designating an advocate as ‘Senior Advocate’. Dr.
Satish Chandra, had sought details about Rules/Guidelines governing designation
of an Advocate as Senior Advocate. The CPIO of the Supreme Court responded that
the information sought was available on the website of the Supreme Court and
could be downloaded. Dissatisfied with the answers and further after dismissal
of his first appeal, he approached CIC.
Before CIC,
he contended that, Rules which he could obtain from SC website, do not give any
clarity about number of years of standing at the Bar or description or nature
of special knowledge etc. He also sought a direction from CIC to be given to
the Hon’ble Supreme Court to publish a procedure followed in the decision
making process and norms set by it for the discharge of its function for
designating an advocate as ‘ Senior Advocate’.
Dismissing
his appeal, the CIC held, “it is clear that the opinion of the Chief Justice
and Judges is the only criteria to designate an Advocate as Senior Advocate.
The respondent has indicated that no procedure has been prescribed as per the
record with them”.
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