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Supreme Court Recommends Mentioning AIBE Status in Vakalatnama: What It Means for Lawyers.

BCI and AIBE Vakalatnama: A Step Towards Legal Transparency In a significant development aimed at improving legal transparency and professional accountability, the Supreme Court of India has suggested that the Bar Council of India (BCI) make it mandatory for advocates to mention their AIBE status in the vakalatnama . This directive emphasizes the importance of ensuring that lawyers practicing in Indian courts are duly certified under the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) framework. What Is AIBE and Why It Matters? The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is a certification test conducted by the BCI for law graduates who wish to practice in Indian courts. Passing the AIBE grants the advocate a “Certificate of Practice,” without which they are not legally authorized to represent clients in court. Despite this requirement, there have been instances where lawyers who have not cleared the AIBE continue to appear in courts — raising questions about professional integrity and t...