Supreme Court Affirms Validity Of All India Bar Examination, BCI Has Powers To Prescribe Exam

A five-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul held that the Advocates Act confers adequate powers to the BCI to prescribe norms.

SC Affirms Validity Of All India Bar Examination.

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The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and stressed that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has sufficient authority to administer pre-enrollment or post-enrollment exams.

A five-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul held that the Advocates Act confers adequate powers to the BCI to prescribe norms.

The bench also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, A.S. Oka, Vikram Nath, and J.K. Maheshwari said, "the effect of this would be left to the BCI as to what stage the AIBE is to be held pre or post enrolment."

The bench stressed that an enrolled advocate, who takes up a non-legal job for at least five years, will have to sit for the AIBE exam again in order to practice. It further added that the experience as a lawyer will count subsequently.

The top court had reserved its judgment on a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of the qualifying examination conducted by the bar council. Detailed judgment will be uploaded later in the day.

AIBE 17 Result 2023 After February 20

The Bar Council of India (BCI) will declare the All India Bar Examination (AIBE XVII 17) results after February 20, 2023. Candidates who took the exam can check their results on the official website, allindiabarexamination.com. 

About All India Bar Examination

All India Bar Examination is a certification exam conducted twice a year by the Bar Council of India for law graduates willing to start practicing the profession as lawyers. The All India Bar Examination was considered and approved by the Bar Council of India at its meeting held on 30th April 2010, wherein it was decided by the Council that the examination shall be mandatory for all law students graduating from the academic year 2009-2010 onwards and that candidates may apply to appear in the examination only after enrolling as advocates under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961.

(With input from IANS)