Legal Question in Legal Ethics in India

No sir

17.03.2013

Dear Chandrasekharan,

(Kenchanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka)

Senior Advocates are designated as such by the Supreme Court of India or by any High Court. The Court can designate any advocate, with his consent, as Senior Advocate if in its opinion by virtue of his ability and standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law, the said advocate is deserving of such distinction.

A Senior Advocate is not entitled to appear without an Advocate-on-Record in the Supreme Court or without a junior in any other court or tribunal in India. He is also not entitled to accept instructions to draw pleadings or affidavits, advise on evidence or do any drafting work of an analogous kind in any court or tribunal in India or undertake conveyancing work of any kind whatsoever, but this prohibition shall not extend to settling any such matter as aforesaid in consultation with a junior.

Inferring from the above, you are a senior citizen, but not a senior Advocate.

Regards,

FCA Prashant Chavan

Mumbai

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No you cannot. You are not a 'Senior Advocate'; either High Court or Supreme Court needs to designate you as such. Age has nothing to do with seniority here.