“The profession of law, said Justice McCardie, has two aspects. It may be regarded as a pursuit which yields, if success be gained, a reward of fees and emoluments. But it may also be looked upon as a vocation which offers the joy of intellectual achievement, which claims the allegiance of unswerving honour, which asks for the guardianship of high tradition, and which affords a wide field for loyal and generous service to the community.” (Source: “Lawyers in the Dock”, “Nani Palkhivala Selected Writings” Edited by L.M. Singhvi, M.R.Pai, S.Ramakrishnan) These writ petitions are filed in public interest. They have been filed by two learned advocates, practicing in this Court, as petitioners, assailing notifications dated 30/06/2014 and 14/07/2014 issued by the respondent-Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru, by which, the private respondent-advocates have been designated as senior advocates under Section 16 of the advocates Act, 1961 (hereinafter, referred to as “the Act”). A direction is also sought to frame rules for designation of senior advocates under subsec