SUPREME COURT ADVOCATES

There are three categories of Advocates who
are entitled to practise law before the Supreme
Court of India:-

(i) SENIOR ADVOCATES-

These are Advocates who are designated as
Senior Advocates 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, 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.


(ii) ADVOCATES-ON-RECORD-

Only these Advocates are entitled to file any
matter or document before the Supreme
Court. They can also file an appearance or act
for a party in the Supreme Court.


(iii) OTHER ADVOCATES-

These are Advocates whose names are entered
on the roll of any State Bar Council maintained
under the Advocates Act, 1961 and they can
appear and argue any matter on behalf of a
party in the Supreme Court but they are not
entitled to file any document or matter before
the Court.