Legislation graduates search judicial intervention over bar examination irregularities in Maharashtra

Alleging “gross administrative failures” and violations of constitutional rights throughout the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE-XX) held on November 30, a bunch of legislation graduates and advocates from Maharashtra on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) have petitioned the Supreme Courtroom of India and the Bombay Excessive Courtroom, in search of suo motu cognizance and pressing judicial intervention.

The petition, filed by members of the Bombay Metropolis Lawyer Teams, represents hundreds of candidates who appeared for the obligatory licensure examination throughout facilities in Nalasopara, Vasai, Thane, Mumbai Suburban, and Navi Mumbai. The AIBE, performed by the Bar Council of India below the Advocates Act, 1961, is a statutory requirement for legislation graduates to observe in Indian courts.

The plea alleges that examinees had been subjected to “hazardous, unhygienic, and unconstitutional situations” that compromised their dignity and security. Facilities had been reportedly situated in distant areas with poor transport connectivity, inflicting extreme hardship to senior residents, girls candidates, and in another way abled individuals. Contained in the halls, situations had been described as “grossly substandard,” with damaged benches, overcrowded rooms, and insufficient air flow. Sanitation services had been unusable, missing water and privateness, forcing feminine candidates into humiliating conditions. There was additionally no provision for consuming water, medical assist, or first-aid preparations, and invigilators had been allegedly untrained, with no grievance of redressal mechanism in place.

“These failures usually are not mere logistical lapses; they quantity to violations of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Structure,” mentioned Advocate Faiyaz Alam Shaikh, who’s main the petition. He mentioned that the suitable to dignity and the suitable to pursue a lawful career can’t be compromised in a statutory examination that determines entry into the authorized career. “Judicial oversight is essential to revive credibility. We’re demanding quick judicial intervention, sweeping reforms, and a full Motion Taken Report from the Bar Council of India, State Bar Council Maharashtra and Goa, examination conducting companies, and Maharashtra authorities to handle these evident failures,” he added.

The petition invokes the extraordinary jurisdiction of the courts below Articles 32 and 226 and seeks instructions to the Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa to make sure accountability and remedial measures. It additionally requires the structure of a Excessive-Stage Supervisory Committee comprising retired judges, senior advocates, and academicians to watch future AIBE examinations and suggest systemic reforms.

Emails have been despatched to the Supreme Courtroom registry, the Bar Council of India, and different authorities, however no official response has been acquired but. The petitioners have urged the courts to behave swiftly, warning that “the credibility of the authorized career’s licensing course of is at stake.”