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BCI qualifying exam result for Indian nationals with foreign degrees released

Legally SpeakingBCI qualifying exam result for Indian nationals with foreign degrees released

The Supreme Court in the case Anchita Nayyar vs BCI observed and has disposed of the plea which had asked the Bar Council of India to direct in order to declare the result of the 18th Bar Council of India Qualifying Examination for Indian nationals holding Foreign Law Degrees, INHFLD. Therefore, the examination was conducted from December 19 to December 24, 2022 at the Bar Council Of India office.
The vacation bench comprising of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rakesh Bindal in the case observed and has disposed of the plea, while noting that the results of the exam had already been published by BCI after the previous hearing.
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner apprises this Court that the result of the 18th Bar Council of Indian Qualifying Examination for Indian Nationals Holding Foreign Law Degrees has already been published on June 07, 2023.
Therefore, the matter was earlier taken up on June 7. The petitioner named Anchita Nayyar is a candidate who appeared for the 18th INHFLD exam. It has been stated in the plea that even after the lapse of more than five months, the result of more than 75 candidates has yet not been declared. Thus, the petitioner has argued that her inability to practice as an Advocate is adversely affecting her livelihood.
Further, it has been asked by her that the Bar Council of India had She has further stated that the BCI had personally assured that the results would be released within a week, but still they have not been declared.
The petitioner in the plea further argued that the fundamental right of the ability to earn a livelihood under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the right to engage in a profession under Article 19(1)(g) has been violated as despite being qualified to practise, due to the technical prerequisites, she being unable to enrol as an Advocate under the State Bar Council.

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