Full court reference SC pays homage to 4 senior lawyers
New Delhi Feb 24 PTI The Supreme Court Thursday held a full court reference to pay homage to four senior advocates — Anil Kumar Ravi Bhushan Singhal V Shekhar and Anip Sachthey — who passed away last yearA full court reference is held to pay homage to the departed judges of the apex court and senior advocates for their service to the legal professionChief Justice of India CJI N V Ramana other apex court judges and Attorney General K K Venugopal were among those who paid tribute to these four senior advocates at the full court reference held in the auditorium of additional building complex of the apex courtMy brother and sister judges join me in conveying our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of Shri Anil Kumar Shri Ravi Bhushan Singhal Shri V Shekhar and Shri Anip Sachthey We pray to the Almighty to give them strength to bear this irreparable loss the CJI said Venugopal and senior advocate Vikas Singh who is the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association SCBA also paid homage to themAnil Kumar was born in July 1950 and was enrolled as a member of the Bar Council of Delhi in 1974He Kumar was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court of Delhi on July 16 2004 and a permanent judge on February 20 2006 During his tenure as judge of the High Court of Delhi he authored several judgments said the CJI and referred to some of the judgements delivered by KumarKumar had retired on July 11 2012 and subsequently he was appointed the chairman of the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property and held the position for three yearsThereafter he started practicing before the Supreme Court of India He was designated as a senior advocate by the Supreme Court of India on August 31 2016 the CJI said adding Shri Anil Kumar was equally respected by the bar and the bench for his legal acumen He was a man of few words with high integrity Kumar had left for heavenly abode on April 22 2021Ravi Bhushan Singhal was born in March 1957 and he had obtained degree in law in 1983He was designated as a senior advocate by the Allahabad High Court in 2009During his career he appeared in approximately 20000 cases His practice areas related to Tenancy Deeds Contract Law the NDPS case Service Law and many more CJI Ramana saidSinghal had passed away on April 23 2021Born in November 1956 V Shekhar started practicing law in 1980 after his enrolment with the Bar Council of DelhiHe became an advocate-on-record in the year 1985 As a lawyer he practiced in diverse fields of law including Taxation law Service Law Corporate Law Criminal Law Arbitration Constitutional law and Administrative Law the CJI said adding that Shekhar was designated as a senior advocate by the Delhi High Court in 2006Shekhar had appeared in various important cases including the Ram Janmabhoomi case and the triple talaq caseShekhar who was elected as a senior member of the Executive Committee of the SCBA for three terms and also served as its vice-president twice passed away on April 24 last yearAnip Sachthey who was born in June 1956 had obtained his law degree in 1979In a career spanning over 40 years he appeared before various high courts and the Supreme Court of India in a wide range of cases He even appeared in arbitrations and matters relating to the environment and pollution Shri Sachthey also assisted the apex court in several cases as amicus curiae and was standing counsel for the states of West Bengal Gujarat between 2013 and 2015 the CJI saidThe apex court had designated him as a senior advocate in March 2019 Sachthey had breathed his last on April 26 last year PTI ABA SA
New Delhi Feb 24 PTI The Supreme Court Thursday held a full court reference to pay homage to four senior advocates — Anil Kumar Ravi Bhushan Singhal V Shekhar and Anip Sachthey — who passed away last yearA full court reference is held to pay homage to the departed judges of the apex court and senior advocates for their service to the legal professionChief Justice of India CJI N V Ramana other apex court judges and Attorney General K K Venugopal were among those who paid tribute to these four senior advocates at the full court reference held in the auditorium of additional building complex of the apex courtMy brother and sister judges join me in conveying our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of Shri Anil Kumar Shri Ravi Bhushan Singhal Shri V Shekhar and Shri Anip Sachthey We pray to the Almighty to give them strength to bear this irreparable loss the CJI said Venugopal and senior advocate Vikas Singh who is the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association SCBA also paid homage to themAnil Kumar was born in July 1950 and was enrolled as a member of the Bar Council of Delhi in 1974He Kumar was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court of Delhi on July 16 2004 and a permanent judge on February 20 2006 During his tenure as judge of the High Court of Delhi he authored several judgments said the CJI and referred to some of the judgements delivered by KumarKumar had retired on July 11 2012 and subsequently he was appointed the chairman of the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property and held the position for three yearsThereafter he started practicing before the Supreme Court of India He was designated as a senior advocate by the Supreme Court of India on August 31 2016 the CJI said adding Shri Anil Kumar was equally respected by the bar and the bench for his legal acumen He was a man of few words with high integrity Kumar had left for heavenly abode on April 22 2021Ravi Bhushan Singhal was born in March 1957 and he had obtained degree in law in 1983He was designated as a senior advocate by the Allahabad High Court in 2009During his career he appeared in approximately 20000 cases His practice areas related to Tenancy Deeds Contract Law the NDPS case Service Law and many more CJI Ramana saidSinghal had passed away on April 23 2021Born in November 1956 V Shekhar started practicing law in 1980 after his enrolment with the Bar Council of DelhiHe became an advocate-on-record in the year 1985 As a lawyer he practiced in diverse fields of law including Taxation law Service Law Corporate Law Criminal Law Arbitration Constitutional law and Administrative Law the CJI said adding that Shekhar was designated as a senior advocate by the Delhi High Court in 2006Shekhar had appeared in various important cases including the Ram Janmabhoomi case and the triple talaq caseShekhar who was elected as a senior member of the Executive Committee of the SCBA for three terms and also served as its vice-president twice passed away on April 24 last yearAnip Sachthey who was born in June 1956 had obtained his law degree in 1979In a career spanning over 40 years he appeared before various high courts and the Supreme Court of India in a wide range of cases He even appeared in arbitrations and matters relating to the environment and pollution Shri Sachthey also assisted the apex court in several cases as amicus curiae and was standing counsel for the states of West Bengal Gujarat between 2013 and 2015 the CJI saidThe apex court had designated him as a senior advocate in March 2019 Sachthey had breathed his last on April 26 last year PTI ABA SA
