AOR EXAM 2025 GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-09042025-262391 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D9H0x4x2x0 25-262391 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 183] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अप्रलै 9, 2025/चत्रै 19, 1947 No. 183] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025/CHAITRA 19, 1947 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th April, 2025 G.S.R. 222(E).—1. Under Rules 5 (i) and (ii) of Order IV, Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and Regulation 2 of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination made thereunder governing the examination for Advocates-on-Record, it is hereby notified for the information of all concerned that the next examination for the Advocates-on-Record will be held at New Delhi on 16th, 17th, 20th and 21st June, 2025. 2. Advocates who have completed their training for a continuous period of one year commencing from the end of the fourth year of date of their enrolment ending with the 30th April, 2025, or would complete their training before the commencement of the said examination, shall be eligible to appear for the aforesaid examination. 2467 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 3. Duly filled applications may be submitted in AOR Examination Cell i.e. Room No. 307, 3rd Floor, B-Block, Administrative Buildings Complex, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi-110001 during office hours from 15th April to 30th April, 2025. For the convenience of the candidates, copy of the Application Form along with Instructions/Guidelines for submission of Application Form, has been appended to this notification as Annexure-'A'. Physical copy of the Application Form may also be obtained from AOR Examination Cell on any working day during office hours. No application shall be accepted after the last date for receipt of applications i.e. 30th April, 2025 after 5.00 p.m. 4. Acceptance of the application is subject to production of requisite certificate of completion of training from an Advocate-on-Record under Regulation 6 of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination. 5. A list of leading cases with regard to Paper-IV (Leading Cases) is appended to this Notification as Annexure-‘B’. 6. Under Regulation 12 of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination, no application/representation for re-evaluation of answer sheets shall be entertained. Application/representation seeking relief other than in the nature of re-evaluation shall not be entertained beyond a period of 30 days from the date of declaration of the result. 7. In the ensuing examination, those who are given roll numbers and who absent themselves in any individual examination paper(s) will be treated as not sufficiently prepared for the examination and will be dealt with under Regulation 5(b) without giving them any further opportunity, and they shall not be permitted to sit in any subsequent examination except for good reason and with the express permission of the Board of Examiners. 8. Under Regulation 11(iii) of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination, a candidate who fails in all the papers of the examination shall not be permitted to appear in the next examination.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 9. The candidates, who do not appear in all the papers and fail in any of the papers in which they have appeared, shall be treated to have failed in all the papers, including the papers they have not appeared. 10. Under Regulation 11(iv) of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination, a candidate shall not be allowed more than five chances to appear at the examination. Appearance, even in any one of the papers in an examination shall be deemed to be a chance. Those candidates who have already availed five chances are, therefore, not eligible to apply for AOR Examination-June, 2025. However, vide Circular F. No. 17/AOR Exam. dated 17.05.2024, the Advocates-on-Record Examination held in December, 2021 shall not be reckoned as a chance while counting the permissible five chances. Accordingly, as one-time relaxation, one more chance is permissible to the eligible candidates on the basis of their result in the last examination they appeared at. 11. The Advocates-on-Record Examination - 2025, shall be conducted through Pen & Paper mode only. [F. No. AOR Exam./June/2025] KUNTAL SHARMA PATHAK, Osd(Registrar) & Secy. Board of Examiners Advocates-On-Record Examination4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] ANNEXURE- ‘A’ LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION: 30.04.2025 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA APPLICATION FOR ADVOCATES-ON-RECORD EXAMINATION – JUNE, 2025 Affix recent To, passport size Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India photograph and His Companion Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Court of India The humble petition of , an Advocate, S/o. / D/o. / W/o. Shri , most respectfully showeth: (NAME IN BLOCK LETTERS AS PER ENROLMENT CERTIFICATE) 1. That I was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of _______________________ on__________ vide Enrolment No. _______________ and that my name is still borne on the rolls of the said Bar Council. (Self attested copy of Enrolment Certificate to be attached) 2. That I have undergone training for one year under Mr./Ms. _______________________, Advocate-on-Record from _____________ to ______________ and/or my training will be completing on or before 30.04.2025 and the Certificate of Completion of training has been filed/is filed herewith/will be filed later before the commencement of examination. OR That I have been exempted from compliance with the Rules under Rule 5(ii) (c) (1) or (2), Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 vide letter No. ________________. 3. That I have never been convicted of any offence. OR That I have been convicted of an offence under ________________and sentenced to _________ by _______________________________Court and the said conviction and sentence has been stayed or suspended by _____________________________Court. OR That a period of two years has lapsed after I have served out the sentence/have paid the fine imposed on me. (Particulars of conviction and sentence and date of release or payment of fine should be given). 4. That my date of birth is _________________________.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 5. That I desire to be registered as an Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court. 6. That I applied, but did not appear at the earlier examination(s) held in the year(s)__________ vide Roll No(s). __________________________. 7. That I appeared in the earlier examination(s), particulars of which are as follows:- S. No. Year of the Examination(s) Roll No. Result 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. That I have been granted permission to re-appear under Regulation 11(i) / 11(ii) and, therefore, will appear in Paper No. ____ ( ). OR I do not wish to re-appear under Regulation 11(i) / 11(ii), and finally exercise option to appear in the entire examination afresh. 9. That I am aware that after issuance of Roll No., if I absent myself in the examination or in any of the papers, I will be treated as not sufficiently prepared and will be dealt with under Regulation 5(b) without being given further opportunity, and that I shall not be permitted to sit in any subsequent Examination, without prior permission of the Board of Examiners. 10. That I, therefore, pray that Your Lordships may be pleased to permit me to sit in the tests to be held by this Hon'ble Court in June, 2025 and I, as in duty bound, shall ever pray. Signed this the ________day of April, 2025. Signature Office Address:__________________________________________________________ Residence Address:______________________________________________________ Mobile No.: ______________________ E-Mail ID: (Write E-mail ID legibly)6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Instructions / Guidelines for submission of Application Form for Advocates-on-Record Examination-June, 2025 The aspirants for the forthcoming Advocates-on-Record Examination-June, 2025 are hereby informed that as an alternative to submission of the hard copy of the Application Form for the said Examination, the scanned copy of the Application Form, along with the requisite documents and the prescribed fee, may provisionally be submitted through e-mail, subject to submission of the hard copy of the same to be sent through post/courier. The acceptance of the Application Form will be subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:- 1. (i) The applicant-Advocates who have completed/will be completing continuous training of one year commencing from the end of the fourth year of date of their enrolment ending with the 30th April, 2025, or would complete their training before the commencement of the said examination, shall be eligible to appear for the aforesaid examination. (ii) Acceptance of the application is subject to production of requisite certificate of completion of training from an Advocate-on-Record under Regulation 6 of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination. 2. (i) The Application Form should be legibly filled and duly signed by the applicant-Advocate. (ii) All the fields mentioned in the Application Form have to be filled by the applicant-Advocate. If any field is not applicable, the same may be struck out. No material information should be concealed. (iii) Incomplete/Illegible Application Form shall be summarily rejected. 3. One photograph has to be pasted at the designated place, i.e., on the top-right side of the Application Form. 4. Self-attested and legible copy of the Enrolment Certificate has to be annexed to the Application Form. 5. The applicant-Advocate has to ensure that he/she is eligible to apply for AOR Examination-June, 2025 in all respects:- (i) He/she has undergone one year of mandatory training and had furnished prior intimation to this Registry. (ii) Under Regulation 11(iii) of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination, a candidate who fails in all the papers of the examination shall not be permitted to appear in the next examination. Those candidates who were declared to have failed in all papers of the last AOR Examination, in which they appeared, are, therefore, not eligible to apply for AOR Examination-June, 2025 in view of those provisions.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 (iii) Under Regulation 11(iv) of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on- Record Examination, a candidate shall not be allowed more than five chances to appear at the examination. Appearance even in any one of the papers in an examination shall be deemed to be a chance. Those candidates who have already availed five chances are, therefore, not eligible to apply for AOR Examination-June, 2025. However, vide Circular F. No. 17/AOR Exam. dated 17.05.2024, the Advocates-on-Record Examination held in December, 2021 shall not be reckoned as a chance while counting the permissible five chances. Accordingly, as one-time relaxation, one more chance is permissible to the eligible candidates on the basis of their result in the last examination they appeared at. 6. The scanned copy of duly filled Application Form with photograph affixed thereon, along with the self-attested copy of the Enrolment Certificate, may be sent through e-mail at advocate-on-record@sci.nic.in, subject to submission of the hard copy of the same in AOR Examination Cell, Room No. 307, 3rd Floor, B-Block, Administrative Buildings Complex, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi-110001, latest by 5.00 p.m. on 30th April, 2025. Scanned copy of the Application Form must be accompanied by the requisite documents including fee payment receipt, failing which it is liable to be rejected. 7. For online payment, the applicant-Advocate is required to deposit the prescribed examination fee of ₹ 750/- in the following Account:- Account No.: 02070200016235 IFSC Code: UCBA0000207 Bank Name: UCO Bank, Supreme Court Compound, Delhi 8. After depositing the requisite examination fee (offline/online), the applicant- Advocate is required to submit the hard copy of the following documents: (i) Application Form, with one photograph affixed thereon. (ii) Self-attested copy of Enrolment Certificate. (iii) Receipt of payment of ₹ 750/-. These documents should be submitted or sent by post/courier to “AOR Examination Cell, Room No. 307, 3rd Floor, B-Block, Administrative Buildings Complex, Supreme Court of India, Tilak Marg, New Delhi- 110001". 9. The final acceptance of the Application Form will be subject to the receipt of the hard copy of the Application Form. The candidates may please note that the submission of the soft copy of the Application Form has to be done latest by 5.00 p.m. on 30th April, 2025. The last date for applying for AOR Examination-June, 2025 is 30th April, 2025. The Registry will not be responsible for any delay. 10. In case, at any stage, an applicant-Advocate is found to be ineligible to apply for AOR Examination-June, 2025, his/her Application Form will be rejected.8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] ANNEXURE - ‘B’ REVISED LIST OF LEADING CASES Equivalent citation in S.No. Cause Title SCR Citation other journals His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati 1. [1973] Suppl. SCR 1 (1973) 4 SCC 225 Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala 2. Maneka Gandhi v.Union of India [1978] 2 SCR 621 (1978) 1 SCC 248 Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors. v. Union of India & 3. [1981] 1 SCR 206 (1980) 3 SCC 625 Ors. Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of 4. [1985] 1 SCR 88 (1984) 4 SCC 116 Maharashtra 5. A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak & Anr. [1988] 1 Suppl. SCR 1 (1988) 2 SCC 602 (1992) Supp 2 SCC 6. Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others [1992] 1 SCR 686 651 Indra Sawhney and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of 1992 Supp (3) SCC 7. [1992] 2 Suppl. SCR 454 India and Ors. Etc. Etc. 217 S.R. Bommai and Ors. v. Union of India and 8. [1994] 2 SCR 644 (1994) 3 SCC 1 Ors. 9. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India and Others [1994] 6 Suppl. SCR 261 (1995) 1 SCC 400 Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India 10. [1996] 5 Suppl. SCR 241 (1996) 5 SCC 647 and Ors. 11. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal [1996] 10 Suppl. SCR (1997) 1 SCC 416 284 12. Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Union of [1996] 10 Suppl. SCR (1997) 5 SCC 536 India Etc. Etc. 585 13. Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. [1997] 3 Suppl. SCR 404 (1997) 6 SCC 241 Githa Hariharan and Anr. v. Reserve Bank of 14. [1999] 1 SCR 669 (1999) 2 SCC 228 India and Anr. 15. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra and Anr. [2002] 2 SCR 1006 (2002) 4 SCC 388 Pradeep Kumar Biswas and Ors. v. Indian 16. [2002] 3 SCR 100 (2002) 5 SCC 111 Institute of Chemical Biology and Ors. 17. P. Rama Chandra Rao v. State of Karnataka [2002] 3 SCR 60 (2002) 4 SCC 578 18. T.M.A. Pai Foundation and Ors. v. State of [2002] 3 Suppl. SCR (2002) 8 SCC 481: Karnataka and Ors. 587 AIR 2003 SC 355 19. P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra (2004) 8 SCC 139 20. Technip SA v. SMS Holding (Pvt.) Ltd. & Ors. [2005] 1 Suppl. SCR 223 (2005) 5 SCC 465 M/s. S.B.P. and Co. v. M/s. Patel Engineering 21. [2005] 4 Suppl. SCR 688 (2005) 8 SCC 618 Ltd. and Anr. Rameshwar Prasad & Ors. v. Union of India and 22. [2006] 1 SCR 562 (2006) 2 SCC 1 Anr.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9 Equivalent citation in S.No. Cause Title SCR Citation other journals I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs. v. State of Tamil 23. [2007] 1 SCR 706 (2007) 2 SCC 1 Nadu Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of 24. [2008] 6 SCR 262 (2008) 5 SCC 511 India & Ors. State of West Bengal & Ors. v. The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West [2010] 2 SCR 979 (2010) 3 SCC 571 25. Bengal & Ors. 26. Smt. Selvi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka [2010] 5 SCR 381 (2010) 7 SCC 263 Re: Special Reference No. 1 of 2012 [Under [2012] 9 SCR 311 (2012) 10 SCC 1 27. Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India] Republic of Italy and Ors. v. Union of India and [2013] 4 SCR 595 (2013) 4 SCC 721 28. Ors. Novartis AG v. Union of India & Others [2013] 13 SCR 148 (2013) 6 SCC 1 29. 30. Dr. Balram Prasad v. Dr. Kunal Saha & Ors. [2013] 12 SCR 30 (2014) 1 SCC 384 31. Lalita Kumari v. Govt.of U.P. and Ors. [2013] 14 SCR 713 (2014) 2 SCC 1 National Legal Services Authority v. Union of [2014] 5 SCR 119 (2014) 5 SCC 438 32. India and Others Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust ® & Ors. [2014] 11 SCR 712 (2014) 8 SCC 1 33. v. Union of India & Ors. M/s. Kailash Nath Associates v. Delhi [2015] 1 SCR 627 (2015) 4 SCC 136 34. Development Authority & Anr. 35. Shreya Singhal v. Union of India [2015] 5 SCR 963 (2015) 5SCC 01 Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record [2015] 13 SCR 1 2016 (5) SCC 1 36. Association and Another v. Union of India 37. Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. [2015] 14 SCR 613 2016 (7) SCC 1 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. EMCO [2016] 1 SCR 857 (2016) 11 SCC 182 38. Limited & Others 39. Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT of Delhi & Ors. [2017] 6 SCR 1 (2017) 6 SCC 1 Excel Crop Care Limited v. Competition [2017] 5 SCR 901 (2017) 8 SCC 47 40. Commission of India and Another 41. Common Cause v. Union of India and Ors. [2017] 13 SCR 361 (2017) 9 SCC 499 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others [2017] 9 SCR 797 (2017) 9 SCC 1 42. Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), and Anr. v. [2017] 10 SCR 569 (2017) 10 SCC 1 43. Union of India and Ors. Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of [2018] 6 SCR 1 2018 (5) SCC 1 44. India & Another Municipal Corporation, Ujjain and Anr. v. BVG 45. [2018] 6 SCR 861 [2018 (5) SCC 462] India Limited and Ors. 46. Shakti Vahini v. Union of India & Others [2018] 3 SCR 770 (2018) 7 SCC 192 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. [2018] 7 SCR 379 (2018) 10 SCC 1 47. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Equivalent citation in S.No. Cause Title SCR Citation other journals Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union [2018] 8 SCR 1 (2019) 1 SCC 1 48. of India & Ors. Jarnail Singh & Others v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta [2018] 10 SCR 663 (2018) 10 SCC-396 49. & Others 50. Joseph Shine v. Union of India [2018] 11 SCR 765 (2019) 3 SCC 39 Competition Commission of India v. Bharti Airtel [2018] 14 SCR 489 (2019) 2 SCC 521 51. Limited and Others Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India [2019] 3 SCR 535 (2019) 4 SCC 17 52. & Ors. Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India [2019] 7 SCR 522 2019(15) SCC 131 53. (NHAI) Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India and [2019] 12 SCR 30 2019 SCC Online SC 1144 54. Another Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Limited and [2019] 16 S.C.R. 1 (2020) 6 SCC 1 55. Ors. Central Public Information Officer Supreme [2019] 16 S.C.R. 424 (2020) 5 SCC 481 56. Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited Through Authorised Signatory v. [2019] 16 S.C.R. 275 (2020) 8 SCC 531 57. Satish Kumar Gupta and Others M/s Shanti Conductors Private Limited v. 58. [2019] 16 S.C.R. 252 (2020) 2 SCC 677 Assam State Electricity Board and Others Keisham Meghachandra Singh v. The Hon'ble 59. [2020] 2 S.C.R. 132 2020 (2) SCALE 329 Speaker Manipur Legislative Assembly & Ors. Sushila Aggarwal and Others v. State (NCT of 60. [2020] 2 S.C.R. 1 (2020) 5 SCC 1 Delhi) and Another 61. Dheeraj Mor v. Hon'ble High Court of Delhi [2020] 2 S.C.R. 161 (2020) 7 SCC 401 Internet and Mobile Association of India v. 62. [2020] 2 S.C.R. 297 (2020) 10 SCC 274 Reserve Bank of India Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal 63. [2020] 3 S.C.R. 1 (2020) 8 SCC 129 and Others Etc. 64. Madras Bar Association v. Union of India & Anr. [2020] 2 S.C.R. 246 2020 (13) SCALE 443 NEWLY ADDED CASES w.e.f. 08.04.2025 65. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh [2011] 8 SCR 1028 (2011) 7 SCC 547 66. Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar [2014] 8 S.C.R. 128 (2014) 8 SCC 273 67. Abhiram Singh v. C.D. Commachen [2017] 1 S.C.R. 158 (2017) 2 SCC 629 68. Neeraj Dutta v. State (NCT of Delhi) [2022] 5 SCR 104 (2023) 4 SCC 731 69. Sukhpal Singh Khaira v. State of Punjab [2022] 10 S.C.R. 156 (2023) 1 SCC 289 70. Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI [2022] 10 S.C.R. 351 (2022) 10 SCC 51 71. Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India [2022] 14 S.C.R. 1 (2023) 5 SCC 1 72. Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan [2023] 5 S.C.R. 165 (2023) 14 SCC 231 73. Kaushal Kishor v. State of U.P. [2023] 8 S.C.R. 581 (2023) 4 SCC 1[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 11 Equivalent citation in S.No. Cause Title SCR Citation other journals 74. Subhash Desai v. State of Maharashtra [2023] 8 S.C.R. 857 (2024) 2 SCC 719 75. Cox & Kings Ltd. v. SAP India (P) Ltd. [2023] 15 S.C.R. 621 (2024) 4 SCC 1 Interplay B/w Arbitration Agreements under 76. [2023] 15 S.C.R. 1081 (2024) 6 SCC 1 Arbitration, 1996 & Stamp Act, 1899, In re, 77. Article 370 of the Constitution, In re, [2023] 16 S.C.R. 1 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1647 Assn. for Democratic Reforms (Electoral Bond 78. [2024] 2 S.C.R. 420 (2024) 5 SCC 1 Scheme) v. Union of India Kavita Kamboj v. High Court of Punjab & 79. [2024] 2 S.C.R. 1136 (2024) 7 SCC 103 Haryana 80. Sita Soren v. Union of India [2024] 3 S.C.R. 462 (2024) 5 SCC 629 81. State (NCT of Delhi) v. BSK Realtors LLP [2024] 5 S.C.R. 1159 (2024) 7 SCC 370 82. Mineral Area Development Authority v. SAIL [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1549 (2024) 10 SCC 1 83. State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh [2024] 8 S.C.R. 1321 (2025) 1 SCC 1 84. Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3213 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of 85. Maharashtra & Ors. [2024] 11 S.C.R. 1 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3122 86. Tej Prakash Pathak v. High Court of Rajasthan [2024] 12 S.C.R. 28 (2025) 2 SCC 1 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.