Three lawyers bag Justice JS Verma Fellowship for 2026

The Supreme Court Lawyers Welfare Trust (SCLWT) has awarded the Justice JS Verma Fellowship to three lawyers - Archita Nigam, Surabhi Vaya and Mallika Agarwal.

The new fellows were commemorated in a ceremony held on March 24.

Announcing the selection, the Trust congratulated the fellows and expressed confidence that they would carry forward the tradition of past recipients and contribute meaningfully to legal practice before the Supreme Court of India.

The Trust noted that the competition for this year’s fellowship was intense, with nearly 170 applications received from across the country. After a rigorous screening process, shortlisted candidates were interviewed before the final selection was made.

SCLWT Chairman Justice (Retd.) Aftab Alam, along with Senior Advocates Chander Uday Singh, Ragenth Basant and Gopal Sankaranarayanan, and trustees Mamta Kachwaha, Vrinda Bhandari, Nikhil Singhvi, Pallav Mongia, Jaikriti Sint Jadeja and Adit Pujari, as well as Sanaya Nariman, reviewed the applications and conducted interviews.

The selected fellows are entitled to a monthly stipend. They will also be provided subscriptions to Bar & Bench, SCCOnline and LiveLaw.

The SCLWT was established in 2008 with a substantial corpus from practicing Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court with the aim of supporting and promoting professional opportunities and welfare programs for lawyers at the apex court.