The Supreme Court granted interim relief to a Chhattisgarh court employee, permitting him to appear for the remaining third-year LL.B. exam papers as a regular student. The Court allowed this despite clear restrictions imposed under his service rules.
The Supreme Court has questioned the Bar Council of India over its claim that “criminals have started entering the legal profession” while defending denial of enrollment to law graduates with pending criminal cases. The Court said such a restriction may not be valid without a clear law under the Advocates Act.
