Supreme Court AOR Examination

Notification regarding AOR Examination to be held from 12th to 15th June 2023 along with Application Form (Last date to fill the Application Form – 06.05.2023) – 19-Apr-2023

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, 2023, or would
complete their training before the commencement of the said examination,
shall be eligible to appear for the aforesaid examination.

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 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th June 2023.

In the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination published in the Notification No. G.S.R. 368(E) dated 27th May 2014, the syllabus for the paper in Drafting is given as follows:

1-Petitions for Special Leave and Statements of Cases etc.

2-Decrees & Orders and Writs etc.

This is to clarify that the syllabus includes petitions of appeal; plaint and written statements in a suit under Article 131 of the Constitution of India; review petitions under Article 137 of the Constitution of India; transfer petitions under Section 25 of the Civil Procedure Code, Article 139 of the Constitution of India and Section 406 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973; contempt petitions under Article 129 of the Constitution of India; interlocutory applications including applications for bail, condonation of delay, exemption from surrendering, revocation of special leave etc.

A candidate shall not be allowed more than five chances to appear at the examination

Supreme Court AOR Examination

The gist of the Examination  Regulation

In pursuance of the provisions contained in sub-rule (i) of rule 5 of Order IV, Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the following Regulations are published for general information.

(I) The examination shall be held under the general supervision of a Committee of three Judges of the Court to be appointed by the chief justice of India and to be designated as the Examination Committee; unless otherwise specifically ordered by the said Committee the examination will be held twice a year preferably in May and December.

(2) The examination will be held in the Court Building in New Delhi or at such other place as the Committee may direct on a date to be appointed by the Committee and notified in the Gazette of India.

(3) The examination shall be conducted by a Board of Examiners to be nominated by the Committee, of which Board the Registrar of the Court will be ex officio Secretary.

• The Committee, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, shall prescribe the books for study for Papers I to III and leading cases for Paper IV, which will remain in force, until they are revised or modified
•  Each paper shall carry 100 marks and in order to pass the examination, a candidate must obtain a minimum of 50 percent in each paper and 60 percent in the aggregate.
• No advocate shall be eligible to appear at the examination unless he has received training from an advocate-on-record of not less than ten years standing for a continuous period of one year commencing from the end of the fourth year of the date of his enrollment ending with the 30th April or 30th November of the year of the examination, as the case may be.
• A candidate who fails all the papers of the examination shall not be permitted to
  appear in the next examination And a candidate shall not be allowed more than five chances at the examination.

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Advocates-on-Record Examination 2017 notification

Examination for the Advocates-on-Record will be held in the Supreme Court Premises, New Delhi on 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th June 2017

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

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Paper- I (Practice & Procedure of the Supreme Court)

(i) Relevant provisions in the Constitution of India relating to the jurisdiction of the Court.
(ii) Supreme Court Rules and relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, Limitation Act, and the General Principles of Court Fees Act.

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Paper II (Drafting)

1. Petitions for Special Leave and Statements of Cases, etc.
2. Decrees & Orders and Writs, etc.

This is to clarify that the syllabus includes:-

1. petitions of appeal,
2. plaint and written  statement in a suit under Article 131 of the Constitution of India;
3. review petitions under Article 137 of the Constitution of India;
4. transfer petitions u/s 25 of the Civil Procedure Code;
5. Article 139 of the Constitution of India and Section 406 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973;
6. contempt petitions under Article 129 of the Constitution of India,
7. interlocutory applications including criminal miscellaneous petitions for bail,
8. condonation of delay,
9. exemption from surrender,
10. applications for revocation of special leave, etc.

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Paper III (Advocacy and Professional Ethics)

1. The Advocates Act and Cases reported under the Advocates Act, particularly disciplinary proceedings.
2. Cases relating to the Contempt of Court involving Advocates.
3. The Bar Council of India Rules.
4. The Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

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Paper – IV (Leading Cases)

Head Notes of the Leading Cases (Paper-IV) will be made available by the Registry to the candidates in the Examination Hall at the time of Examination and the same should have to be returned immediately to the invigilators at the end of the Examination.

2017 Syllabus – Leading Cases

1. T.M.A Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka (2002) 8 see 481: AIR 2003 SC 355
2. P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra: 2004 (8) see 139
3. Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) 3 see 625
4. S.R. Bommai v UOI: 1994 (3) SCC 1
5. L. Chandra Kumar v. UOI: 1995 (1) see 400
6. Supreme Court Advocate-on-record Association v. UOI 1993 (4) see 441
7. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab: 1974 (2) see 831
8. Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa: 1978 (2) see 213
9. Maneka Gandhi v. UOI: 1978 (1) see 248
10. A.R Antulay v. R.S. Nayak: 1988 (2) see 602
11. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra: 2002 (4) see 388
12. Indra Sawhney v. UOI: 1992 Supp (3) see 217
13. Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan: 1997 (6) see 241
14. Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology: 2002 (5) see ‘111
15. SBP & Co. v. Patel Engg. Ltd.: 2005 (8) see 618
16. I.R Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu: 2007 (2) see 1
17. Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. UOI: 2008 (6) see 1

18. CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay: 2011 (8) see 497
19. Swamy Shraddananda (2) v. State of Karnataka: 2008 (13) see 767.
20. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh: 2011 (13) see 46
21. Selvi v. State of Karnataka: 2010 (7) see 263
22. Amarinder Singh v. Punjab Vidhan Sabha: 2010 (6) see 113.
23. State of West Bengal v. Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights: 2010 (3) see 571
24. Kihota Hollohan v. Zachillhu: 1992 Supp (2) SCC 651
25. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. UOI: 2012 (2) SCALE 180
26. ln re: Special Reference No.1 of 2012 2012 (10) see 1
27. Mafatalal lndustries Ltd. v. Union of India, (1997) 5 see 536
28.Vodafone International Holdings BV v. Union of India, (2012) 6 see 613
29. Zahira Habibulla H. Sheikh v. State of Gujarat, (2004) 4 see 158
30. Malay Kumar Ganguly v. Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee, (2009) 9 see 221
31. M. Nagaraj v. Union Of India (2006) 8 see 212
32. Aruna Ramachandra Shanbhaug v Union Of India (2011) 4 see 454
33. Sangeet v. State of Haryana (2013) 2 see 45.
34. Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v Union Of India (2012) 6 see 1
35. S.P. Gupta v. Union of India 1982 (2) SCR 365

36. Kharak Singh 1964 (1) SCR 332
37. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal 1997 (1) see 416.
3S.Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India 1996 (5) see 647
39. Naga People’s Movements of Human Rights v. UOI 1998 (2) see 109
40. State of Maharashtra v. Sangharaj Damodar Ruparwate 2010 (7) see 398
41. Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Corporation 1989 (4) see 155
42. Ms. Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India 1999 (2) see 228
43. Danial Latifi v. Union of India 2001 (7) see 740
44. D.S. Nakara v. Union of India 1983 (1) SCC 305

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REVISED LIST OF LEADING CASES for the 2018 AOR examination
F. No. AOR Exam/June/2018
New Delhi, 6th April, 2018

NOTIFICATION FOR THE 2019 AOR EXAMINATION

1. T.M.A Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka (2002) 8 SCC 481: AIR 2003 SC 355
2. P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra: 2004 (8) SCC 139
3. Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) 3 SCC 625
4. S.R. Bommai v. UOI: 1994 (3) SCC 1
5. L. Chandra Kumar v. UOI: 1995 (1) SCC 400
6. Supreme Court Advocate-on-record Association v. UOI 1993 (4) SCC 441
7. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab: 1974 (2) SCC 831
8. Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa: 1978 (2) SCC 213
9. Maneka Gandhi v. UOI: 1978 (1) SCC 248
10. A.R Antulay v. R.S. Nayak: 1988 (2) SCC 602
11. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra: 2002 (4) SCC 388
12. Indra Sawhney v. UOI: 1992 Supp (3) SCC 217
13. Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan: 1997 (6) SCC 241
14. Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology: 2002 (5) SCC 111
15. SBP & Co. v. Patel Engg. Ltd.: 2005 (8) SCC 618- 2 –
16. I.R Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu: 2007 (2) SCC 1
17. Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. UOI: 2008 (6) SCC 1
18. CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay: 2011 (8) SCC 497
19. Swamy Shraddananda (2) v. State of Karnataka: 2008 (13) SCC 767.
20. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh: 2011 (13) SCC 46
21. Selvi v. State of Karnataka: 2010 (7) SCC 263
22. Amarinder Singh v. Punjab Vidhan Sabha: 2010 (6) SCC 113.
23. State of West Bengal v. Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights: 2010 (3) SCC 571
24. Kihota Hollohan v. Zachillhu: 1992 Supp (2) SCC 651
25. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. UOI: 2012 (2) SCALE 180
26. In re: Special Reference No.1 of 2012 2012 (10) SCC 1
27. Mafatalal Industries Ltd. v. Union of India, (1997) 5 SCC 536
28. Vodafone International Holdings BV v. Union of India, (2012) 6 SCC 613
29. Zahira Habibulla H. Sheikh v. State of Gujarat, (2004) 4 SCC 158
30. Malay Kumar Ganguly v. Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee, (2009) 9 SCC 221
31. M. Nagaraj v. Union Of India (2006) 8 SCC 212- 3 –
32. Aruna Ramachandra Shanbhaug v. Union Of India (2011) 4 SCC 454
33. Sangeet v. State of Haryana (2013) 2 SCC 45.
    34. Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union Of India (2012) 6 SCC 1
34. S.P. Gupta v. Union of India 1982 (2) SCR 365
35. Kharak Singh 1964 (1) SCR 332
36. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal 1997 (1) SCC 416.
37. Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India 1996 (5) SCC 647
38. Naga People’s Movements of Human Rights v. UOI 1998 (2) SCC 109
39. State of Maharashtra v. Sangharaj Damodar Ruparwate 2010 (7) SCC 398
40. Sodan Singh v. New Delhi Municipal Corporation 1989 (4) SCC 155
41. Ms. Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India 1999 (2) SCC 228
42. Danial Latifi v. Union of India 2001 (7) SCC 740
43. D.S. Nakara v. Union of India 1983 (1) SCC 305

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Study Materials

Paper-I (Practice & Procedure of the Supreme Court)

THE SUPREME COURT RULES 1966

Supreme Court Rules, 2013 [Under Article 145 of the Constitution and with the approval of the President of India]

Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Hand Book

AOR OLD QUESTION PAPERS

ADVOCATES ON RECORD EXAMINATION 2017SUPREME COURT AOR EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER 2018

SUPREME COURT AOR EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER 2019

It is noteworthy to note the regulations regarding the AOR examination framed in the exercise of powers conferred by sub-rule(1) of Rule 5 of Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 which are titled “The Regulation Regarding AOR Examination”. The relevant sub-rules thereof are extracted below :

“(1) The examination shall be held under the general supervision of a Committee of three Judges of the Court to be appointed by the Chief Justice of India and to be designated as the Examination Committee; unless otherwise specifically ordered by the said Committee the examination will be held twice a year preferably in May and December.

xxx xxx xxx(3) The examination shall be conducted by a Board of Examiners to be nominated by the Committee, of which Board the Registrar of the Court will be ex officio Secretary.

(4)(a) The examination shall be held in the following subjects: Syllabus(I) Practice & Procedure of the Supreme Court. (II) Drafting in two parts (III) Advocacy & Professional Ethics (IV) Leading Cases (i) Relevant provisions in the Constitution of India relating to the jurisdiction of the Court. (ii) Supreme Court Rules and relevant provisions of Civil Procedure Code, Limitation Act and the General Principles of Court Fees Act. (i) Petitions for special leave and statements of cases etc. (ii) Decrees & Orders and Writs etc. A list of leading cases shall be made available to the candidates at the time of notification of the Advocates on-Record Examination.

(b) The Committee, on recommendation of the Board of Examiners, shall prescribe the books for study for Papers I to III and leading cases for Paper IV, which will remain in force, until they are revised or modified.

(5)(a) Each paper shall carry 100 marks and in order to pass the examination a candidate must obtain a minimum of 50 percent of the marks in each paper and 60 percent in the aggregate.
(b) If the Committee on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners is of the opinion that a candidate has not sufficiently prepared himself for the examination they may prescribe a time within which he shall not present himself again for examination.

(9) The Board of Examiners shall at the conclusion of the examination and after scrutiny of the answer papers submit the results along with the answer papers for approval to the Committee and the Committee may in its discretion, moderate the said results in any manner it thinks fit.

(10) As soon as the Committee has scrutinized the results and approved the same the Secretary of the Board shall notify the results on the Court’s Notice Board. Every candidate who is declared to have passed the said Examination shall be given a certificate to that effect under the hand of the Secretary.

(11)(i) A candidate, who fails to obtain 50 percent

in one paper only but obtains 40 percent in that paper and also obtains 60 percent in the aggregate in the remaining papers, shall be allowed to appear in that paper at anyone subsequent examination on payment of the full examination fee and he shall be declared to have passed the Advocates on-Record Examination if he obtains 50 percent marks in the paper in which he has so reappeared and the marks so obtained in the paper he has reappeared taken with the marks obtained in the remaining papers at the earlier examination are 60 percent of the aggregate marks in all the papers.

(ii) A candidate who passes in all the papers at any single examination but fails to obtain 60 percent of the marks in the aggregate may, on payment of the full examination fee, appear at anyone subsequent examination in one of the papers only and shall be declared to have passed the Advocates-on-record Examination if the marks obtained by him in the subsequent examination taken with the marks obtained in the remaining papers at the earlier examination are 60 percent of the aggregate marks in all the papers. The option will have to be exercised by the candidate at the time of filing of proforma application for appearing in the subsequent examination and the option once exercises shall be binding on the candidate -.
(iii) A candidate shall not be allowed more than five chances at the examination. Appearance even in anyone of the papers in an examination shall be deemed to be a chance.

(12) No application for re-evaluation of answer sheets shall be entertained.”

The rules contain an absolute prohibition against re-valuation.

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