Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 667 · Decided 13 May 2025
Jitender @ Kalla v. State (GOVT. of NCT of Delhi) and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 667 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1933
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 865/2025
- Decided
- 13 May 2025
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, UJJAL BHUYAN, SARASA VENKATANARAYANA BHATTI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
(a) Whether the 100-point assessment laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2017) 9 SCC 766 and modified in Indira Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2023) 8 SCC 1 for the designation of Senior Advocates require reconsideration in light gained and concerns expressed. (b) Whether the inclusion of members of the Bar in the Permanent Committee for designation is legally permissible under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, which confers the power of designation exclusively on the Supreme Court and High Courts. (c) Whether
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