Karnataka High Court Directs State Bar Council to Develop Mechanism to Track Lawyers Who Have Not Cleared AIBE

The Karnataka High Court has ordered the Karnataka State Bar Council to develop a mechanism to track advocates who have enrolled but have not cleared the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) within the mandatory two-year period. The direction came after the court examined a case in which a lawyer enrolled in 2011 was alleged to have practised law for over a decade without appearing for or clearing the AIBE.