Published on : 13 Nov 2025, 1:33 pm 3 min read

The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the Bar Council of India (BCI) over the scheduling of the qualifying exam for law graduates from foreign universities seeking to practice in India and the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) [Saanil Patnayak v. Bar Council of India & Anr.]

The petitioner before the Court is a law graduate from Brunel University of London and has completed a bridge course from the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), Goa.

He is challenging BCI's requirement mandating Indian nationals who have a foreign law degree with a bridge course to take a qualifying exam conducted by the BCI and then take the AIBE in order to practice law in India.

Justice Sachin Datta pinned the r

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