Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 15: Jammu and Kashmir High Court, currently functioning from winter capital Jammu, has on Tuesday designated twenty-six advocates as ‘Senior Advocates’.

An official handout released in this regard, reads that “In exercise of powers vested under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, the High Court Of Jammu and Kashmir is pleased to designate the following Advocates as ‘Senior Advocate’ with effect from 03.12.2020 subject to the terms and conditions as laid down by the Advocates Act, 1961 read with Criteria for Designating Senior Advocates 2018 (sic).”

The designated ‘Senior Advocates’ as per the order include; Abhinav Sharma, Anil Kumar Bhan, Abdul Majid Dar, Bimal Roy Jad, Chander Mohan Koul, Gagan Basotra, Javed Ahmad Kawoosa, Mir Syed Latif, Mohammad Altaf, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Mohsin-ul-Showkat
Qadri, Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, Nazir Ahmad Beigh, Nissar Hussain Shah, Om Prakash Thakur, Poshker Nath Goja, Pranav Kohli, Rahul Bharti, Rahul Pant, Rajiv Jain, Rohit Kapoor, Seema Khajuria Shekhar, Showkat Ahmad Makroo, Syed Faisal Qadri, Vikram Kumar Sharma and Wasim Sadiq Nargal.