Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)

Bar Council of India v Bonnie Foi Law College

2023 INSC 11620231 min read
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Facts
A three-judge bench referred to a Constitution Bench whether the Bar Council of India could prescribe pre-enrolment training or a pre- or post-enrolment examination, and whether V Sudeer v Bar Council of India (1999) 3 SCC 176 needed reconsideration.
Issue
Whether the BCI has power under the Advocates Act 1961 to prescribe the All India Bar Examination.
Held
S.49 read with S.24(3)(d) of the Advocates Act gives the BCI adequate power to prescribe such norms. V Sudeer does not lay down the correct law. It is for the BCI to decide whether the AIBE is held before or after enrolment.
Principle
The Bar Council of India may prescribe the All India Bar Examination as a condition, at the stage it chooses.
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Facts

  • A three-judge bench referred to a Constitution Bench whether the Bar Council of India could prescribe pre-enrolment training or a pre- or post-enrolment examination, and whether V Sudeer v Bar Council of India (1999) 3 SCC 176 needed reconsideration.

Issue

  1. Whether the BCI has power under the Advocates Act 1961 to prescribe the All India Bar Examination.

Held

  • S.49 read with S.24(3)(d) of the Advocates Act gives the BCI adequate power to prescribe such norms. V Sudeer does not lay down the correct law. It is for the BCI to decide whether the AIBE is held before or after enrolment.

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Citation

Bar Council of India v Bonnie Foi Law College 2023 INSC 116

Reported: https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2008/18749/18749_2008_2_1501_41823_Judgement_10-Feb-2023.pdf ; https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18983454/. This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.