As per the case facts the matter concerns the history and rationale behind the designation of Senior Advocates in India tracing the practice back to the United Kingdom's legal system ... The appeal to the Supreme Court aimed to refine the norms for designating Senior Advocates The question arose regarding the criteria and process for designating senior advocates and how pending applications for designation should be handled under new norms Finally the Supreme Court provided refined norms for the designation of Senior Advocates It stated that pending applications should be considered under the new norms and candidates should be allowed to update their applications accordingly urging expeditious processing