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Notification by the Supreme Court of India announcing the schedule and eligibility and application requirements for the Advocates-on-Record Examination, June 2024.

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This notification, G.S.R. 229(E) dated 22nd March 2024, issued by the Supreme Court of India under Rules 5(i) and (ii) of Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and Regulation 2 of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination, announces that the next Advocates-on-Record Examination will be held in New Delhi on 10th, 11th, 14th, and 15th June 2024. Advocates who complete one continuous year of training, from the end of their fourth enrolment year, by 30th April 2024, or before the examination, are eligible; applications, including the prescribed Rs. 750 fee, must reach the Secretary, Board of Examiners by 15th April 2024, following the procedure in Annexure-A, including provisional email submission with a mandatory hard-copy follow-up. Under Regulation 11(iii), candidates who fail all papers of the examination are barred from the next examination, and under Regulation 11(iv) no candidate may attempt the examination more than five times, with appearance in any single paper counting as one attempt; re-evaluation of answer sheets is not permitted under Regulation 12. Annexure-B provides a revised list of leading Supreme Court cases with SCR and other citations relevant to Paper-IV, Leading Cases. The notification is signed by Devender Pal Walia, Registrar and Secretary, Board of Examiners.

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2196 GI/202 4 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY SUPREME COURT OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 22nd March , 2024 G.S.R. 229(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 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th June, 2024. 2. All the 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, 2024, or would complete their training before the commencement of the said examination, shall be eligible to appear for the aforesaid examination. 3. Applications should reach the Sec retary, Board of Examiners by 15th April, 2024. For the convenience of the candidates, copy of the application form along with Instructions/Guidelines for submission of Application Form, has been appended with this notification as Annexure -'A'. Physical c opy of application form may also be obtained from the office of the Secretary on any working day during working hours. No application shall be accepted after the last date for receipt of applications i.e. 15th April, 2024 after 5.00 p.m. 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' i s 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 seek ing relief other सं. 215] नई दिल्ली , िुक्रवार , मार्च 22, 2024/र्ैत्र 2, 1946 No. 215] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , MARCH 22, 2024 /CHAITRA 2, 194 6 CG-DL-E-22032024-253316 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. The candidates, who do not 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. [F. No. AOR Exam./June/2024 ] DEVENDER PAL WALIA , Registrar & Sec y. Board of Examiners ANNEXURE -'A' Instructions / Guidelines for submission of Application Form for Advocates -on-Record Examination -June, 2024 The aspirants for the forthcoming Advocates -on-Record Examination -June, 2024 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 th e 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, 2024 , 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 training from an Advoc ate-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 b e 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, 2024 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 ca ndidate 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 eligib le to apply for AOR Examination -June, 2024 in view of those provisions. (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, 2024. 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 [email protected] ic.in, subject to submission of the hard copy of the same in Room No. 407, 4th Floor, A - Block, Additional Building Complex, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, latest by 5.00 p.m. on 15th April, 2024. Scanned copy of the Application Form must be accompanie d by the requisite documents, failing which it is liable to be rejected. 7. After due verification of the Application Form and documents, if it is found in order, the applicant - Advocate will be informed through e -mail whereafter he/she has to deposit the prescribed Examination Fee of Rs. 750/ - online within a period of 02 days from the date of receipt of confirmatory e -mail from the Registry to the effect that the Application Form is in order, in the following Account: - Account No.: 02070200016235 IFSC Code: UCBA0000207 Bank Name : UCO Bank, Supreme Court of India. While submitting the application fee, the applicant must mention his full name in the remarks column of the online payment module. It is compulsory to deposit the fee within two days and in ca se the fee is not deposited within two days of receipt of the confirmatory e -mail from the Registry, the application is liable to be rejected. 8. After submission of the requisite fee, the applicant -Advocate is required to submit the hard copy of the following documents: (i) His/her Application Form, with one copy of photograph affixed thereon. (ii) Self -attested copy of his/her Enrolment Certificate. (iii) Receipt of payment of Rs. 750/ -. These documents should be sent to “The Secretary, Board of Exami ners, AOR Examination Cell, Room No. 407, 4th Floor, A -Block, Additional Building 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 15th April, 2024. The last date for applying for AOR Examination -June, 2024 is 15th April, 2024. The Registry will not be responsible for any postal delay. 10. In case, at any stage, an applicant -Advocate is found to be ineligible to apply for AOR Examination -June, 2024, his/her Application Form will be rejected. ANNEXURE -'B' REVISED LIST OF LEADING CASES Sl.No. Cause Title SCR Citation Equivalent citation in other journals 1. His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala [1973] Suppl. SCR 1 (1973) 4 SCC 225 2. Maneka Gandhi v.Union of India [1978] 2 SCR 621 (1978) 1 SCC 248 3. Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [1981] 1 SCR 206 (1980) 3 SCC 625 4. Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra [1985] 1 SCR 88 (1984) 4 SCC 116 5. A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak & Anr. [1988] 1 Suppl. SCR 1 (1988) 2 SCC 602 6. Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others [1992] 1 SCR 686 (1992) Supp 2 SCC 651 7. Indra Sawhney and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc. [1992] 2 Suppl. SCR 454 1992 Supp (3) SCC 217 8. S.R. Bommai and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [1994] 2 SCR 644 (1994) 3 SCC 1 9. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India and Others [1994] 6 Suppl. SCR 261 (1995) 1 SCC 400 Sl.No. Cause Title SCR Citation Equivalent citation in other journals 10. Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India and Ors. [1996] 5 Suppl. SCR 241 (1996) 5 SCC 647 11. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal [1996] 10 Suppl. SCR 284 (1997) 1 SCC 416 12. Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India Etc. Etc. [1996] 10 Suppl. SCR 585 (1997) 5 SCC 536 13. Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. [1997] 3 Suppl. SCR 404 (1997) 6 SCC 241 14. Githa Hariharan and Anr. v. Reserve Bank of India and Anr. [1999] 1 SCR 669 (1999) 2 SCC 228 15. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra and Anr. [2002] 2 SCR 1006 (2002) 4 SCC 388 16. Pradeep Kumar Biswas and Ors. v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Ors. [2002] 3 SCR 100 (2002) 5 SCC 111 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 Karnataka and Ors. [2002] 3 Suppl.SCR 587 (2002) 8 SCC 481 : 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 21. M/s. S.B.P.and Co. v. M/s. Patel Engineering Ltd. and Anr. [2005] 4 Suppl. SCR 688 (2005) 8 SCC 618 22. Rameshwar Prasad & Ors. v. Union of India a nd Anr. [2006] 1 SCR 562 (2006) 2 SCC 1 23. I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs. v. State of Tamil Nadu [2007] 1 SCR 706 (2007) 2 SCC 1 24. Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of India & Ors. [2008] 6 SCR 262 (2008) 5 SCC 511 25. State of West Bengal & Ors. v. The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal & Ors. [2010] 2 SCR 979 (2010) 3 SCC 571 26. Smt. Selvi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka [2010] 5 SCR 381 (2010) 7 SCC 263 27. Re: Special Reference No. 1 of 2012 [Under Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India] [2012] 9 SCR 311 (2012) 10 SCC 1 28. Republic of Italy and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [2013] 4 SCR 595 (2013) 4 SCC 721 29. Novartis AG v. Union of India & Others [2013] 13 SCR 148 (2013) 6 SCC 1 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 32. National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others [2014] 5 SCR 119 (2014) 5 SCC 438 33. Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust ® & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [2014] 11 SCR 712 (2014) 8 SCC 1 34. M/s. Kailash Nath Associates v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr. [2015] 1 SCR 627 (2015) 4 SCC 136 35. Shreya Singhal v. Union of India [2015] 5 SCR 963 (2015) 5SCC 01 36. Supreme Court Advocates -on-Record Association and Another v. Union of India [2015] 13 SCR 1 2016 (5) SCC 1 37. Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. [2015] 14 SCR 613 2016 (7) SCC 1 38. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. EMCO Limited & Others [2016] 1 SCR 857 (2016) 11 SCC 182 39. Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT of Delhi & Ors. [2017] 6 SCR 1 (2017) 6 SCC 1 Sl.No. Cause Title SCR Citation Equivalent citation in other journals 40. Excel Crop Care Limited v. Competition Commission of India and Another [2017] 5 SCR 901 (2017) 8 SCC 47 41. Common Cause v. Union of India and Ors. [2017] 13 SCR 361 (2017) 9 SCC 499 42. Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others [2017] 9 SCR 797 (2017) 9 SCC 1 43. Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. [2017] 10 SCR 569 (2017) 10 SCC 1 44. Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of India & Another [2018] 6 SCR 1 2018 (5) SCC 1 45. Municipal Corporation, Ujjain and Anr. v. BVG India Limited and Ors. [2018] 6 SCR 861 [2018 (5) SCC 462] 46. Shakti Vahini v. Union of India & Others [2018] 3 SCR 770 (2018) 7 SCC 192 47. Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice [2018] 7 SCR 379 (2018) 10 SCC 1 48. Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. [2018] 8 SCR 1 (2019) 1 SCC 1 49. Jarnail Singh & Others v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Others [2018] 10 SCR 663 (2018) 10 SCC -396 50. Joseph Shine v. Union of India [2018] 11 SCR 765 (2019) 3 SCC 39 51. Competition Commission of India v. Bharti Airtel Limited and Others [2018] 14 SCR 489 (2019) 2 SCC 521 52. Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. [2019] 3 SCR 535 (2019) 4 SCC 17 53. Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) [2019] 7 SCR 522 2019(15) SCC 131 54. Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India and Another [2019] 12 SCR 30 2019 SCC Online SC 55. Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Limited and Ors. [2019] 16 S.C.R. 1 (2020) 6 SCC 1 56. Central Public Information Officer Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal [2019] 16 S.C.R. 424 (2020) 5 SCC 481 57. Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited Through Authorised Signatory v. Satish Kumar Gupta and Others [2019] 16 S.C.R. 275 (2020) 8 SCC 531 58. M/s Shanti Conductors Private Limited v. Assam State Electricity Board and Others [2019] 16 S.C.R. 252 (2020) 2 SCC 677 59. Keisham Meghachandra Singh v. The Hon'ble Speaker Manipur Legislative Assembly & Ors. [2020] 2 S.C.R. 132 2020 (2) SCALE 329 60. Sushila Aggarwal and Others v. State (NCT of Delhi) and Another [2020] 2 S.C.R. 1 (2020) 5 SCC 1 61. Dheeraj Mor v. Hon'ble High Court of Delhi [2020] 2 S.C.R. 161 (2020) 7 SCC 401 62. Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India [2020] 2 S.C.R. 297 (2020) 10 SCC 274 63. Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal and Others Etc. [2020] 3 S.C.R. 1 (2020) 8 SCC 129 64. Madras Bar Association v. Union of India & Anr. [2020] 2 S.C.R. 246 2020 (13) SCALE 443 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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