India, April 5 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said the controversy surrounding the designation of senior advocates by the Delhi high court required a "de novo" - or fresh - consideration of candidates who were either rejected or deferred. It recommended that this process be carried out by a reconstituted committee and sought the high court's view on the suggestion by April 15.

The matter arose from a petition filed by Raman Gandhi, challenging the high court's November 2023 list naming 70 new senior advocates. A bench comprising justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed, "To put the controversy to rest, this is the best solution. A fresh process is to be conducted by reconstituting the committee."

The bench had earlier asked whethe...