On October 16, 2023, during a full court meeting, the Supreme Court designated 47 retired judges and chief justices from various high courts as senior advocates. This recognition marks a significant acknowledgment of their outstanding legal expertise and contributions to the field.

The names are:

1. Ms. Sonia Gokani, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. 

2. Mr. Ali Mohammad Magrey, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh high court.

3. Mr. Satish Kumar Mittal (Satish Kumar), former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.

4. Mr. Ramesh Deokinandan Dhanuka, former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. 

5. Mr. Mohammad Rafiq, former Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

6. Mrs. Sabina, former Acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. 

7. Mr. Badar Durrez Ahmed, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

8. Mr. Mahesh Mittal Kumar, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

9. Dr. S. Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

10. Mr. Vangala Eswaraiah (V. Eswaraiah), former Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

11. Mr. C. Praveen Kumar, former Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

12. Mr. Umesh Chandra Maheshwari, former judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

13. Mr. Reddi Kantha Rao, former judge of the Telangana High Court.

14. Mr. Mohinder Mohan Singh Bedi, former judge of the P&H High Court.

15. Mr. P. N. Prakash, former judge of the Madras High Court.

16. Mr. Ravindra Kumar Gauba, former judge of the Delhi High Court.

17. Mr. C. L. Soni, former judge of the Gujarat High Court.

18. Dr. Shameem Akther, former judge of the Telangana High Court.

19. Mr. Tanaji Vishwas Nalawade (T.V. Nalawade), former judge of the Bombay High Court.

20. Mr. Shaji P. Chaly, former judge of the Kerala High Court.

21. Ms. Jaishree Thakur, former judge of the P&H High Court.

22. Ms. Mukta Gupta, former judge of the Delhi High Court.

23. Mr. Ashok Kumar Verma, former judge of the P&H High Court.

24. Mr. Sandeep Kashinath Shinde, former judge of the Bombay High Court. 

25. Mr. Najmi Waziri, former judge of the Delhi High Court.

26. Mr. Anugu Santhosh Reddy, former judge of the Telangana High Court.

27. Mr. Chandra Bhushan Bajpai, former judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

28. Mr. Wadane Kalidas (Kalidas Laxmanrao Wadane), former judge of the Bombay High Court.

29. Mr. Subrata Talukdar, former judge of the Calcutta High Court. 

30. Mr. Talwant Singh, former judge of the Delhi High Court. 

31. Ms.Asha Menon, former judge of the Delhi High Court.

32. Mrs. Sadhana S. Jadhav, former judge of the Bombay High Court.

33. Dr. Addula Venkateshwara Reddy, former judge of the Telangana High Court. 

34. Dr. Durga Prasanna Choudhury, former judge of the Orissa High Court.

35. Mr. Inderjit Singh, former judge of the P&H High Court.

36. Mr. Mohan Lal Mehta, former judge of the Delhi High Court.

37. Mr. V. Parthiban, former judge of the Madras High Court. 

38. Mr. Vinay M. Deshpande (Vinay Deshpande), former judge of the Bombay High Court. 

39. Dr. S. Tamilvanan, former Judge of the Madras High Court.

40. Mr. Gurmit Ram, former judge of the P&H High Court.

41. Mr. Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, former judge of the P&H High Court.

42. Mr. N. Kirubakaran, former judge of the Madras High Court.

43. Ms. Anjana Mishra, former Judge of the Patna High Court.

44. Mr. Satyaranjan C. Dharmadhikari, former judge of the Bombay High Court.

45. Mr. Mehinder Singh (Sullar), former judge of the P&H High Court.

46. Mr. Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay, former judge of the Bombay High Court.

47. Mr. Somayajulu, D.V.S.S., former judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. 

Among the 47 individuals designated as senior advocates, it was observed that the former Chief Justice of Orissa S. Murlidhar, who had previously practiced in the Supreme Court before elevation to the High Court, was present in the Supreme Court today.