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The highly effective Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Association (SCAORA), which spearheaded the case in opposition to the National Judicial Appointments Commission, elected a change of guard in latest polls.
Advocate Vipin Nair was elected president of the affiliation within the election held on April 29. Mr. Nair, a former secretary of SCAORA, has been part of a number of public curiosity litigations, together with the PILs within the NJAC, the proper to privateness writ involving Aadhaar and the problem to Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, and many others.
Advocate Amit Sharma, who represents the Election Commission of India within the Supreme Court, was additionally elected vice chairman.
Advocates Nikhil Jain and Aljo Joseph have been elected secretary and treasurer, respectively.
Advocate Kaustabh Shukla bagged the put up of Joint Secretary and Advocate Vishal Prasad is the joint treasurer. There are six different government members. The time period of the committee is 2 years.
Petitions within the Supreme Court may be filed solely by an AOR. The avowed aims of the SCAORA, which was constituted in 1985, embody selling skilled competence, integrity and prevention of unethical practices.
They could make suggestions for promotion and enchancment in legislation and its administration of justice earlier than the legislature, the federal government, the Supreme Court and the Law Commission or another authority.