Supreme Court Confers Senior Designations On Five Former High Court Judges

The Supreme Court has designated five former judges of various High Courts as Senior Advocates.

The decision was taken in a Full Court Meeting held on 29th October 2025, presided over by the Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court.

According to the notification issued on 31st October 2025, the designation will take effect from 29th October 2025.

The following former judges have been conferred the distinction of Senior Advocate:

1. Justice Gilani Madadali Nurmohammad, former Judge, High Court of Bombay

2. Justice M. Govindaraj, former Judge, Madras High Court

3. Justice Pankaj Bhandari, former Judge, Rajasthan High Court

4. Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana

5. Justice Tashi Rabstan, former Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh