Published on : 24 Oct 2025, 3:28 am 2 min read

The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana has decided to look into complaints of favouritism and nepotism in the recent designation of Senior Advocates by the High Court.

On October 20, the High Court designated 76 lawyers as Senior Advocates .

210 advocates at the High Court had applied for Senior designation in 2024. After interacting with the eligible candidates, a committee had cleared 64 advocates for the designation. All of them were approved by the Full Court. In addition, the Full Court voted on and cleared 12 more applicants, taking the total to 76.

The Bar Council on Thursday convened an extraordinary meeting of its members to discuss the method adopted by the High Court for designation of the lawyers. It was noted in the m

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