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Indira Jaising v. Secretary General, Supreme Court

(2017) 9 SCC 766 · Supreme Court of India · Legal profession

At a glance

Citation: (2017) 9 SCC 766
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Legal profession
In one line: A permanent committee with a points based system was set up.

1 Facts

The process for designating senior advocates was challenged.

2 Issue

How should senior advocates be designated?

3 What the court decided

A permanent committee with a points based system was set up.

4 Why it matters

Made designations more transparent.

5 Think about it

Is a points system fair?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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