Chief Justice (CJI) Bhushan Ramakrishna Gawai has said that no senior advocate will be allowed to list the cases in his court according to urgency or mention of the case from August 11. CJI Gavai wants junior lawyers to get a chance. On Wednesday (August 6, 2025), CJI BR Gavai directed the court master to take out notice in this regard.
According to PTI report, CJI Gavai said, “There is a lot of demand that no case should be mentioned by senior advocates.” He asked the court personnel to issue a notice that from Monday, no senior lawyer would be allowed to list the case in his court and mention cases for hearing.
Chief Justice Gawai said, ‘No senior advocate i.e. senior advocate will be allowed to mention cases from Monday. Junior lawyers should be given an opportunity to do so.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was present in the court to mention a case, said that if it applies to all senior advocates then he has no problem. The Chief Justice said, “At least it will be followed in my court.” He said that it depends on other judges of the Supreme Court whether they adopt this method or not.
Usually, lawyers refer to their matters before the bench headed by the Chief Justice to make a list of cases and hear cases based on urgency.
Earlier, CJI BR Gawai had resumed the practice of listening to the lawyers immediately and verbal mention of cases for hearing, which was closed during the tenure of former Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna. Former CJI Sanjeev Khanna had asked the lawyers to immediately list cases and send them an email or written letter, prohibiting the process of listening to the cases and verbal mentioning for their hearing.