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| ⚫ | '''Meenakshi Arora''' is a lawyer designated as [[senior counsel]] practising at [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name=BnB1>{{cite news|last1=Saluja|first1=Pallavi|title=Supreme Court designates 3 women as Senior Advocates - Vibha Dutta Makhija, Meenakshi Arora and Kiran Suri to be Senior Advocates|url=http://barandbench.com/content/212/supreme-court-designates-3-women-senior-advocates-vibha-dutta-makhija-meenakshi-arora#.VAYtBaOgcQY|access-date=2 September 2014|work=Bar and Bench|date=4 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="Live law desig">{{cite news|title=SC gets 12 new Senior Advocates; includes 8 retired judges and 3 women lawyers|url=http://www.livelaw.in/sc-gets-12-new-senior-advocates-includes-8-retired-judges-and-3-women-lawyers/|access-date=2 September 2014|work=Live Law|date=9 September 2013}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Meenakshi Arora''' is a lawyer designated as [[senior counsel]] practising at [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name=BnB1>{{cite news|last1=Saluja|first1=Pallavi|title=Supreme Court designates 3 women as Senior Advocates - Vibha Dutta Makhija, Meenakshi Arora and Kiran Suri to be Senior Advocates|url=http://barandbench.com/content/212/supreme-court-designates-3-women-senior-advocates-vibha-dutta-makhija-meenakshi-arora#.VAYtBaOgcQY| |
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==Education== |
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In 1984, Arora got enrolled at bar and since 1986 has been practising law at Supreme Court of India. In 1989, she qualified and became an [[Advocates-on-Record]] at the Supreme Court. She had also, for a brief period, worked with Goodwin and Soble, an international law firm based in [[Washington DC]]. She was also a partner at an Indian law firm Hemant Sahai and Associates.<ref name=HSA>{{cite web|title=Partner's CV|url=http://www.hsalegal.com/sites/default/files/practice-profiles-credentials/Partners%20CV.pdf|publisher=HSA Advocates| |
In 1984, Arora got enrolled at bar and since 1986 has been practising law at Supreme Court of India. In 1989, she qualified and became an [[Advocates-on-Record]] at the Supreme Court. She had also, for a brief period, worked with Goodwin and Soble, an international law firm based in [[Washington DC]]. She was also a partner at an Indian law firm Hemant Sahai and Associates.<ref name=HSA>{{cite web|title=Partner's CV|url=http://www.hsalegal.com/sites/default/files/practice-profiles-credentials/Partners%20CV.pdf|publisher=HSA Advocates|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526230214/http://www.hsalegal.com/sites/default/files/practice-profiles-credentials/Partners%20CV.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2012|page=3}}</ref> In 2010, her name was recommended by a judges' collegium for elevation as a judge of the [[Delhi High Court]] however she later withdrew her consent from the judgeship.<ref name=judgeship-IE>{{cite news|last1=Cheeber|first1=Manish|title=Delhi HC lawyer withdraws consent for Judgeship|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-hc-lawyer-withdraws-consent-for-judgeship/628642/|access-date=2 September 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=3 June 2010}}</ref> She was also the standing counsel for the [[Election Commission of India]]. In September 2013, full bench of Supreme Court headed by then [[Chief Justice of India]] [[P. Sathasivam]] designated her as a senior counsel/senior advocate being only the fifth woman to be designated so. She was one of the members of the drafting committee which drafted the regulations The Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Regulations, 2013 to protect and provide grievance redressal to women lawyers from sexual harassment at the Supreme Court.<ref name="sexual harrasment">{{cite news|last1=Mahapatra|first1=Dhananjay|title=Supreme Court implements anti-sexual harassment law to protect women lawyers|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supreme-Court-implements-anti-sexual-harassment-law-to-protect-women-lawyers/articleshow/21131437.cms|access-date=2 September 2014|work=Times of India|date=18 July 2013}}</ref> In the case of [[Nitisha vs Union of India]], Arora was the counsel for one of the petitioners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/196371697/|title=Nitisha vs Union of India on 9 February, 2021}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 10 February 2022
Meenakshi Arora is a lawyer designated as senior counsel practising at Supreme Court of India.[1][2]
Meenakshi Arora | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India |
Education
[edit]Arora graduated in law from M. S. University of Baroda.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1984, Arora got enrolled at bar and since 1986 has been practising law at Supreme Court of India. In 1989, she qualified and became an Advocates-on-Record at the Supreme Court. She had also, for a brief period, worked with Goodwin and Soble, an international law firm based in Washington DC. She was also a partner at an Indian law firm Hemant Sahai and Associates.[3] In 2010, her name was recommended by a judges' collegium for elevation as a judge of the Delhi High Court however she later withdrew her consent from the judgeship.[4] She was also the standing counsel for the Election Commission of India. In September 2013, full bench of Supreme Court headed by then Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam designated her as a senior counsel/senior advocate being only the fifth woman to be designated so. She was one of the members of the drafting committee which drafted the regulations The Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Regulations, 2013 to protect and provide grievance redressal to women lawyers from sexual harassment at the Supreme Court.[5] In the case of Nitisha vs Union of India, Arora was the counsel for one of the petitioners.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Saluja, Pallavi (4 September 2013). "Supreme Court designates 3 women as Senior Advocates - Vibha Dutta Makhija, Meenakshi Arora and Kiran Suri to be Senior Advocates". Bar and Bench. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "SC gets 12 new Senior Advocates; includes 8 retired judges and 3 women lawyers". Live Law. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Partner's CV" (PDF). HSA Advocates. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Cheeber, Manish (3 June 2010). "Delhi HC lawyer withdraws consent for Judgeship". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (18 July 2013). "Supreme Court implements anti-sexual harassment law to protect women lawyers". Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Nitisha vs Union of India on 9 February, 2021".