Allow 10-Years Regular Practitioner To Act And Plead Like AOR: Supreme Court Arguing Counsel Association To CJI

The Supreme Court Arguing Counsel Association has requested the Supreme Court to allow 10 years regular Practitioner to act and plead before the Apex Court.

The Supreme Court Arguing Counsel Association has stated that if 10 year regular Practitioner Advocates are allowed to act and plead in their cases like Advocate On Record, then the huge problems of pendency will be reduced.

It further added that the present Advocate-on-Record system alone is not workable in the digital era.

"With due respect, It is respectfully submitted that, the registry of the Supreme Court of India is over-burden and not properly inform directly to the brief holder advocate, who are directly accountable to the cases/litigants. That is the reason huge pendency in the registry with unnecessary defects', and due to the lack of quick response, matter could not listed before the Supreme Court. Due to the communication gap between the registry and brief holder lawyer, matter are keeps pending for a long time. In this situation, if 10 year regular precticener advocate are allowed to act and plead in their cases similarly to the AOR, then the huge problems of pendency will be reduced.", the Association said.

It also said that in this Digital era, certain changes is required for smooth functioning of the Justice delivery system. Therefore, it was stated that 10-year regular practitioner of the Supreme Court should be allowed to act and plead so that Registry, Litigants and AORs will not suffer.

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