law: Advocates Act, 1961
  23. Right of pre-audience- 
  (1) The Attorney General of India shall have pre-audience over
  
  all other advocates.
  (2) Subject to the provision of sub- section (1), the Solicitor
  
  General of India shall have pre-audience over all other advocates.
  (3) Subject to the provision of sub section (1) and (2), the
  
  Additional Solicitor General of India shall have pre-audience over all other
  
  advocates.
  [(3A)  (Note:- Ins. by Act 47 of 1980, sec.3)  Subject to
  
  the provision of sub-sections (1), (2), (3) the second Additional
  
  Solicitor-General and (3A) the Advocate General of India shall have
  
  pre-audience over all other advocates]
  (4) Subject to the provisions of sub section (1), [ (Note:-
  
  Subs. by Act 47 of 1980, sec.3, for the brackets, figures and work "(2)
  
  and (3)"  (2), (3) and (3A)] the Advocate-General of any State shall
  
  have pre-audience over all other advocates, and the right of pre-audience among
  
  Advocates General inter se shall be determined by their respective seniority.
  (5) Subject as aforesaid- 
  (i) senior advocates shall have pre-audience
  
  over other advocates and
  (ii) the right of pre-audience over senior
  
  advocates inter se and other advocates inter se shall be determined by their
  
  respective seniority.