The Karnataka High Court has ruled that law graduates from any state in India can enroll with any State Bar Council under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961, removing restrictions based on where they earned their law degree.
At GNLU’s 15th convocation, Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar stressed the vital role of ethics in law, advising graduates to measure success by their positive societal impact rather than case victories. He cautioned against compromising integrity for expediency, highlighting that true challenges arise in real courtrooms, not moot courts.
The Gujarat High Court extended interim relief to all law graduates from unapproved institutions, allowing them to obtain provisional certificates for the AIBE 2024. The court ruled it unjust to deny these graduates the chance to participate solely for not filing petitions, instructing the Bar Council of Gujarat to process their enrollment forms.
