In a notable development, the Bombay High Court has promoted 28 legal professionals to the esteemed rank of Senior Advocate, effective from July 18, 2024. Among these newly appointed senior advocates are four distinguished women, reflecting a commendable step towards greater gender representation in the field.
The new Senior Advocates include:
- Manjula Rao
- Abdul Majeed Memon
- Seema Nilkanth Sarnaik
- Harshad Vasantrao Nimbalkar
- Deelip Nivrutti Patil (Bankar)
- Cleofato Garrett Almeida Coutinho
- Mohan Madhukar Sudame
- Sudeep Ratnambardutt Pasbola
- Rohan Pradeep Shah
- Ravindranath Raju Shetty
- Prashant Pratap Chawan
- Neeta Pradeep Karnik
- Carlos Alvares Ferreira
- Norma Alvares
- Sandesh Dattaram Padiyar
- Zarir Pesi Bharucha
- Prashant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar
- Firdos Jamil Baig Taslim Baig Mirza
- Subodh Subhashchandra Desai
- Devidas Jaidev Pangam
- Vinay Amritlal Sonpal
- Surel Sunil Shah
- Cyrus Dhanjibhoy Ardeshir
- Akshay Anil Naik
- Naushad Rusi Engineer
- Gautam Ashwin Ankhad
- Simil Suresh Purohit
- Devendra Vilas Chauhan