Saanil Patnayak v. Bar Council of India & Anr

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14.11.2025

¶1During the course of the hearing, it is informed by the learned counsel for the Bar Council of India (BCI)/respondent no.1 that the qualifying examination for the students who have completed their bridge course, has now been scheduled during the period 15.12.2025 - 20.12.2025.

¶2It is further stated that those candidates who will be able to clear the qualifying examination will be eligible to obtain provisional registration from the State Bar Council. Further, it is stated that although an 'All India Bar Exam' (AIBE) is scheduled on 30.11.2025, the BCI proposes to hold the next AIBE (which is conducted on a bi-annual basis) in the month of June, 2026. This is a digitally signed order. 3. It is further informed that upon provisional registration with the State Bar Council, the petitioner and the other similarly situated students/persons will have a period of 2 years to clear AIBE. In the intervening period, they would not be precluded from commencing their legal practice.

¶4After the aforesaid clarification/ statement made on behalf of the respondent/s, the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to agitate its remaining grievance/s by taking appropriate legal remedies for the purpose of assailing the validity of Rule 37 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008.

¶5Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.

SACHIN DATTA, J NOVEMBER 14, 2025/at

This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17192/2025 SAANIL PATNAYAK ....Petitioner Through: Mr. P.B. Sashaank, Mr. Ritwik Mohapatra, Mr. Varoaan Wanchoo, Mr. Rahul Reddy and Mr. Haresh Nair, Advocates. versus BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Preetpal Singh, Ms. Tanupreet Kaur and Ms. Medha Navami, Advocates for BCI. Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava, Ms. Yamini, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Mr. Bhanu Gulati, Mr. Sourabh and Mr. Vedant Sood, Advocates for BCD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA