The Delhi high court has designated six new senior counsel today, according to authoritative sources.
Mohit Mathur, KK Manan, Rekha Palli, Balbir Singh, Mukul Talwar and Vivek Sood.
As reported by Legally India in January, Balbir Singh had left behind partnership at DSK Legal to attempt to become a senior counsel as an independent practitioner.
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Mr. Balbir Singh left DSK to pursue counsel practice just 4 months back!
one of them made his name by slapping an sho repeatedly during a cross examination and is known as the mr "fixit" of the trial courts. and in the recent past the high courts.
one of them has struggled struggled amd struggled to be designated but was rejected earlier. he then resorted to practices best left undescribed to acheieve his wish.
one of them is related to certain influential persons which explain this absolutely sudden designation. ever heard of anybody being designated with four of going independent as a counsel?
two of them i have never ever heard of even remotely amd neither have two of my friends.
so friends- today the world of litigation is the wild west!!!
Balbir has been arguing before the Delhi High Court, among other Courts, for donkey years now, even while he was a Partner at DSK; so it really doesn't matter if it's been just 4 months since he ventured out independently.
The person who is interviewing him is clearly another up and coming star. He will be designated Senior Advocate in 2025.
At least one of these 6 cannot do this.
What he does know is how to be a fixer.
wow! there was a time, aspirational lawyers went to far away courts to get that senior tag. Now, Delhi High court does it.
The only reason, at least one of these guys became a senior would be his no support to the increase in jurisdiction issue. Or for some other nefarious reason.
Definitely, definitely, definitely not for the reason of his command on law.
Kian, I suggest you allow people to name the person specifically that they're referring to in the kind of cryptic comments above; or you censor them completely.
Now, how are we supposed to know who are they referring to in the above comments?
One might think Balbir is the fixer, the other might think Vivek is the one who doesn't know law or someone might think x, y or z doesn't know how to speak English.
Let it be known who exactly doesn't know the law and who doesn't know English and who is a fixer, if at all such descriptions are to make way in here.
Naming any one individual would be defamatory, not being specific isn't.
But yes, it potentially opens the door for speculation who is and who isn't - but people in the industry would presumably know?
Happy to take suggestions what we should do with that comment - whether it should be unpublished outright or some parts of it severely moderated?
Thousands of lawyers practice at the Delhi High Court and not each one would know these traits in each one of these guys, if at all they exist.
Also, it's not like just Delhi lawyers are reading these comments, right? So, someone in Bombay might know and be interested in say, a Mukul or a Balbir but might not be an industry insider in that sense. Such comments tend to make one think.. Achha, Balbir fixer hai.. Achha Vivek ko law nai pata etc.
ask anyone if litigation in Delhi. They would know. its "that" obvious.
Two: some time back, it was another batch of advocates, far, far, far capable than some in this present lot who were rejected and not given senior tag. (that time president did create some noise)
and when one of these get it, One can only say that the system is that there is a lot of sycophancy and opaqueness in this. There are names in this list, I have not heard of.
but when a law firm partner, leaves a firm and within months becomes a senior, well.... a real capable person, I must say.
So while only one/ two of the name may be maligned. doubts creeps in about the others.
speaks volumes about transparency.