While designated Senior Advocates pay decently well, many junior lawyers who practice in trial courts are disillusioned with the profession for want of even a basic stipend.
The three senior lawyers have been accused of supporting Hurriyat ideology, transforming the working of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association into a secessionist group and supporting anti-government activities.
Former District and Sessions Judge Abdul Rashid Malik has been appointed as Senior Additional Advocate General before the Srinagar wing of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday inaugurated an electric bus service for lawyers and litigants in Srinagar.