Articles tagged with: advocates on record (AOR)

Record low pass rate: Only 12 per cent clear this year’s ‘lengthy’ SC AOR exam (but more women this year)

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The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record (AOR) exam saw its lowest pass rate in four years when results were announced yesterday.

BCI's new Certificate of Practice rules exempt AORs, seniors & reduce fee

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has published and gazetted its amended Certificate of Practice Rules, doing away with a minimum experience requirement before being allowed into higher courts, but retaining its earlier proposed system of requiring advocates to regularly renew their certificates of pra...

BCI bans newbie advocates from SC unless have 5 years of lower court experience (+ 5-yearly practice renewal) [UPDATE-1]

Proposed: A longer road to the apex court
Proposed: A longer road to the apex court
New rules prohibit an advocate from starting to practise in the Supreme Court unless they have practiced for at least two years in a trial court and three years in a HC.

BCI bans newbie advocates from SC unless have 5 years of lower court experience (+ 5-yearly practice renewal) [UPDATE-1]

Proposed: A longer road to the apex court
Proposed: A longer road to the apex court
New rules prohibit an advocate from starting to practise in the Supreme Court unless they have practiced for at least two years in a trial court and three years in a HC.

Karanjawala drops RamJet like a stone over black money 'innuendo' vs government

Delhi litigation firm Karanjawala & Co has withdrawn as advocate-on-record (AoR) in senior advocate Ram Jethmalani’s Supreme Court case to get black money held by Indian nationals abroad returned to the country, reported the Times of India . Managing partner Raian Karanjawala told the TOI: “Whe...

Karanjawala drops RamJet like a stone over black money 'innuendo' vs government

Delhi litigation firm Karanjawala & Co has withdrawn as advocate-on-record (AoR) in senior advocate Ram Jethmalani’s Supreme Court case to get black money held by Indian nationals abroad returned to the country, reported the Times of India . Managing partner Raian Karanjawala told the TOI: “Whe...

SC bans 1-year juniors from arguing hearings, outlaws AOR’s name-lending & disappearance

Apart from capping the upper limit of summer vacations, the Supreme Court’s new Supreme Court Rules 2013 include at least two other major procedural changes (see below). No newbies First, the Supreme Court rules now state that advocates enrolled for less than one year can not address the court “for ...

Next AOR exam from 3 June, high-powered prep lectures in early May

The Supreme Court has announced the next Advocates-on-Record exam to take place between 3 and 6 June 2014, with lectures for papers taking place between 5 and 10 May hosted by advocates Dipankar Gupta, Indira Jaising, UU Lali and PP Rao. [Notice]

Next AOR exam from 3 June, high-powered prep lectures in early May

The Supreme Court has announced the next Advocates-on-Record exam to take place between 3 and 6 June 2014, with lectures for papers taking place between 5 and 10 May hosted by advocates Dipankar Gupta, Indira Jaising, UU Lali and PP Rao. [Notice]

SC Advocate-on-Record exams announced for 3-6 June

The Supreme Court has uploaded the notification of the next AOR exam, which will be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 June 2014. Details in ,%202014.pdf the [Notice]

SC Advocate-on-Record exams announced for 3-6 June

The Supreme Court has uploaded the notification of the next AOR exam, which will be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 June 2014. Details in ,%202014.pdf the [Notice]

Record pass rate as SC gets 107 new Advocates on Record, 21% women

AOR exam: Difficulty rising or standards slipping?
AOR exam: Difficulty rising or standards slipping?
The Advocates on Record (AOR) exam pass rate has marginally bettered to set a three-year record. 22 per cent aspirants of the AOR designation have succeeded in their June 2013 attempt, according to results announced today.

Record pass rate as SC gets 107 new Advocates on Record, 21% women

AOR exam: Difficulty rising or standards slipping?
AOR exam: Difficulty rising or standards slipping?
The Advocates on Record (AOR) exam pass rate has marginally bettered to set a three-year record. 22 per cent aspirants of the AOR designation have succeeded in their June 2013 attempt, according to results announced today.

SC judgment thunders against absent ‘fools' paradise’ AoR who sent ‘Arzi Farzi, half-baked proxy counsel’

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An SC bench came down heavily on an advocate-on-record who did not turn up for a hearing and instead sent a nameless lawyer holding himself out as “proxy counsel”.

SC judgment thunders against absent ‘fools' paradise’ AoR who sent ‘Arzi Farzi, half-baked proxy counsel’

BS Chauhan
BS Chauhan
An SC bench came down heavily on an advocate-on-record who did not turn up for a hearing and instead sent a nameless lawyer holding himself out as “proxy counsel”.

Advocates-on-record exam June 2013 dates announced, rules crystallised

The Supreme Court advocates-on-record (AOR) exam this year will be held on 3, 4, 5, and 6 June 2013. All advocates who have completed one-year’s continuous training under an AOR as of tomorrow will be eligible to write the exam. The last date to submit application forms is 6 May, according to the Su...

SC admits AOR system challenge against advocate bifurcation [download petitions]

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday admitted two petitions that challenge the prevalence of the advocate-on-record (AOR) designation in the SC, a year after the High Court (HC) of Delhi dismissed the challenge.

SC admits AOR system challenge against advocate bifurcation [download petitions]

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday admitted two petitions that challenge the prevalence of the advocate-on-record (AOR) designation in the SC, a year after the High Court (HC) of Delhi dismissed the challenge.

2012 AOR exam pass rate drops to 14%

Only 66 candidates out of approximately 466 candidates enrolled to take the Supreme Court’s Advocates on Record (AoR) exam in June 2012 have passed, according to a notification posted on the Supreme Court’s website.

AORs to blackball Abhishek Manu Singhvi SC practice over scandal

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The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) has requested advocates-on-record (AORs) to blacklist senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Wednesday, after the politician’s involvement in a “disquieting … incident”.