Advocate Devvrat has been elected as the brand new President of the Supreme Court docket Advocates-on-Document Affiliation (SCAORA) following the affiliation’s govt committee elections held on Thursday.
Advocate Nikhil Jain was elected Vice President, whereas Advocate Yugandhara Pawar Jha secured the publish of Secretary within the newly elected physique.
Devvrat received the presidential contest in opposition to Advocate Shivaji M. Jadhav. In the meantime, the counting course of for a number of different posts, together with Treasurer, Joint Secretary, Joint Treasurer and Govt Committee Members, remains to be in progress.
SCAORA is a distinguished physique representing Advocates-on-Document practising earlier than the Supreme Court docket. Below the Supreme Court docket Guidelines, solely Advocates-on-Document are entitled to file and conduct circumstances earlier than the apex courtroom on behalf of litigants.
Devvrat’s election is being seen as important throughout the authorized fraternity, given the influential position performed by the affiliation in issues regarding the functioning of the Supreme Court docket Bar and points affecting Advocates-on-Document.
