SCBA & SCAORA Challenge Restrictions on Marking Lawyers’ Appearances in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the Supreme Court’s 2024 direction in Bhagwan Singh v. State of UP that "Advocates-on-Record may mark the appearances of only those Advocates who are authorized to appear and argue the case on the particular day of hearing."

The associations argue that restricting appearances to only those who argue a case undermines the broader contributions of advocates, including research, drafting, and briefing.

The petition emphasizes the professional significance of recording appearances, impacting chamber allocation, senior designations, and empanelments. 

They seek uniform guidelines to ensure all advocates contributing to a case are recognized.