Executive Summary:
This notification from the Supreme Court of India announces the next Advocates-on-Record Examination to be held in New Delhi from June 12th to 15th, 2018. Advocates completing one year of continuous training by April 30th, 2018, are eligible. The application deadline is April 28th, 2018, and no re-evaluation of answer sheets will be entertained.
Key Points / Main Content:
Examination Details:
* The Advocates-on-Record Examination will be held on June 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2018, at the Supreme Court Premises, New Delhi.
Eligibility Criteria:
* Advocates completing one year of continuous training on or before April 30th, 2018, are eligible to appear.
Application Process:
* Applications must reach the Secretary, Board of Examiners, by April 28th, 2018.
* Application forms can be obtained from the Secretary's office during working hours.
* Late applications will not be accepted.
* Acceptance is subject to producing the required training certificate.
Evaluation and Results:
* No re-evaluation of answer sheets will be entertained.
* Requests for relief, other than re-evaluation, will not be entertained after 30 days from the result declaration date.
Examination Absences:
* Candidates absent without a reasonable written explanation may face consequences under Regulation 5(b), potentially restricting future examination attempts.
* Absent candidates may receive show-cause notices.
Examination Failure:
* Candidates failing all papers cannot appear in the next examination.
* Candidates not appearing in all papers will be considered to have failed all papers.
Examination Attempts:
* A candidate has a maximum of five attempts to pass the examination.
* Appearing in any one paper counts as an attempt.
Leading Cases:
* A list of leading cases for Paper IV is provided in Annexure A.
Impact Analysis:
Advocates:
Impact: Eligible advocates who have completed the required training are given the opportunity to qualify as Advocates-on-Record.
Action Required: Those eligible must apply by April 28th, 2018, ensuring they have the necessary training certificate.
Board of Examiners:
Impact: Responsible for conducting the examination and processing applications.
Action Required: Receive and process applications, administer the examination, and handle any related inquiries within the specified regulations.
Secretary, Board of Examiners:
Impact: Receives applications.
Action Required: Make forms available and process applications by the deadline.
Key Entities Referenced
Supreme Court of India: The apex court of India, which issued the notification regarding the Advocates-on-Record Examination.
New Delhi: The location where the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 notification was issued and where the Advocates-on-Record Examination will be held.
Supreme Court Rules, 2013: The set of rules under which the Advocates-on-Record Examination is governed. Specifically, Rule 5 (i and ii) of Order IV is mentioned.
Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination: The regulations governing the Advocates-on-Record Examination, including eligibility, application process, and re-evaluation rules. Regulation 2, 5, 6, 11 and 12 are specifically mentioned.
Advocates-on-Record Examination: The examination conducted by the Supreme Court of India for advocates to become Advocates-on-Record.
Board of Examiners: The body responsible for conducting the Advocates-on-Record Examination. The Secretary of the Board receives applications.
State of Karnataka: One of the respondents or appellants in the list of leading cases that are appended to the notification.
Union of India: One of the respondents or appellants in the list of leading cases that are appended to the notification.
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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2018
G.S.R. 347 (E).—1. Under Rule 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 in the Supreme Court Premises, New Delhi on 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th June, 2018.
2. All Advocates who will be completing one year's continuous training on or before 30th April, 2018 are eligible
to appear for the aforesaid examination.
3. Applications should reach the Secretary, Board of Examiners, by 28th April, 2018. The application forms may
be obtained from the office of the Secretary on any working day during office hours. No application shall be accepted
after 28th April, 2018.
4. Acceptance of the application is subject to production of requisite certificate 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 'A'.
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 ensuing examination those who are given roll numbers and who absent themselves in examination without
assigning reasonable cause in writing 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 time may be prescribed within which they
shall not present themselves again for examination except with prior permission of the Chairman of the Board of
Examiners. It has been further decided that all such candidates, who remain absent without reasonable cause, may be
issued show cause notice to explain why their cases shall not be placed before the Board of Examiners for appropriate
orders.
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. The candidates, who do not
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appear in all the papers and fail in the papers in which they have appeared, shall be treated to have failed in all the papers
including the papers they have not appeared.
9. 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.
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DEEPAK JAIN,
Registrar & Secretary. Board of Examiners
'ANNEXURE-A'
REVISED LIST OF LEADING CASES
1. T.M.A Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka (2002) 8 SCC 481: AIR 2003 SC 355
2. P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra: 2004 (8) SCC 139
3. Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) 3 SCC 625
4. S.R. Bommai v. UOI: 1994 (3) SCC 1
5. L. Chandra Kumar v. UOI: 1995 (1) SCC 400
6. Supreme Court Advocate-on-record Association v. UOI 1993 (4) SCC 441
7. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab: 1974 (2) SCC 831
8. Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa: 1978 (2) SCC 213
9. Maneka Gandhi v. UOI: 1978 (1) SCC 248
10. A.R Antulay v. R.S. Nayak: 1988 (2) SCC 602
11. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra: 2002 (4) SCC 388
12. Indra Sawhney v. UOI: 1992 Supp (3) SCC 217
13. Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan: 1997 (6) SCC 241
14. Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology: 2002 (5) SCC 111¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
15. SBP & Co. v. Patel Engg. Ltd.: 2005 (8) SCC 618
16. I.R Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu: 2007 (2) SCC 1
17. Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. UOI: 2008 (6) SCC 1
18. CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay: 2011 (8) SCC 497
19. Swamy Shraddananda (2) v. State of Karnataka: 2008 (13) SCC 767.
20. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh: 2011 (13) SCC 46
21. Selvi v. State of Karnataka: 2010 (7) SCC 263
22. Amarinder Singh v. Punjab Vidhan Sabha: 2010 (6) SCC 113.
23. State of West Bengal v. Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights: 2010 (3) SCC 571
24. Kihota Hollohan v. Zachillhu: 1992 Supp (2) SCC 651
25. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. UOI: 2012 (2) SCALE 180
26. In re: Special Reference No.1 of 2012 2012 (10) SCC 1
27. Mafatalal Industries Ltd. v. Union of India, (1997) 5 SCC 536
28. Vodafone International Holdings BV v. Union of India, (2012) 6 SCC 613
29. Zahira Habibulla H. Sheikh v. State of Gujarat, (2004) 4 SCC 158
30. Malay Kumar Ganguly v. Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee, (2009) 9 SCC 221
31. M. Nagaraj v. Union Of India (2006) 8 SCC 212
32. Aruna Ramachandra Shanbhaug v. Union Of India (2011) 4 SCC 454
33. Sangeet v. State of Haryana (2013) 2 SCC 45.
34.Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union Of India (2012) 6 SCC 14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
35. S.P. Gupta v. Union of India 1982 (2) SCR 365
36. Kharak Singh 1964 (1) SCR 332
37. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal 1997 (1) SCC 416.
38. Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India 1996 (5) SCC 647
39. Naga People’s movements of Human Rights v. UOI 1998 (2) SCC 109
40. State of Maharashtra v. Sangharaj Damodar Ruparwate 2010 (7) SCC 398
41. Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Corporation 1989 (4) SCC 155
42. Ms. Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India 1999 (2) SCC 228
43. Danial Latifi v. Union of India 2001 (7) SCC 740
44. D.S. Nakara v. Union of India 1983 (1) SCC 305
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