Advocate seniority

Originally posted by : keerti
	How do we whether an Advocate is a Senior Advocate or not?how many years of seniority and experience do we need?please kindly answer my question. Thankyou!

Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 states that there shall be two classes of advocates, namely, senior advocates and other advocates. A lawyer, with his consent, may be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of that opinion that by virtue of his ability, [standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law] he is deserving of such distinction.

Some old lawyers who have 5-6 assitants though having 20 years of experience still fumble in front of respondents.  Dont know what to call them, seniors or juniors. Which is altogether a different matter.