Candidates who appeared in the last Advocates-on-Record examination and missed clearing it by one paper have moved the Supreme Court against the decision of the Board of Examiner not to conduct the AOR examination in 2026.
Petition Challenges No AOR Exam Decision
A petition has reached the Supreme Court against the decision not to conduct the Advocates-on-Record examination in 2026.
Advocates who appeared in the previous AOR examination filed the petition.
They had become eligible to reappear in the next examination.
Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant this morning.
Senior Advocate Mentions Matter Before CJI
During mentioning, CJI Surya Kant asked why the candidates could not wait for a couple of years.
Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu submitted that the candidates had missed the previous examination only by one paper.
“They are not failed category, they are regulation 11(i) category, because one paper they missed. If they can be given a chance..,” Naidu submitted before the Court.
Thereafter, the Bench agreed to list the matter.
Board Of Examiner Decided Not To Hold Exam In 2026
On April 30, the Supreme Court’s Board of Examiner decided not to conduct the AOR examination in 2026.
The Board took this decision after considering the overall strength of Advocates-on-Record.
The Supreme Court usually conducts the AOR examination every year.
Only advocates who clear the examination can file cases before the Supreme Court as Advocates-on-Record.
Supreme Court Notification On Next AOR Exam
The Registrar and Secretary of the Supreme Court’s Board of Examiner issued a notification on the Court’s website.
The notification stated:
“The Competent Authority has been pleased to order that keeping in view the overall strength of the AORs, the Advocates-on-Record Examination shall not be conducted in the year 2026. The schedule and dates of the next examination likely to be held in the year 2027 shall be notified in due course.”
As per the latest list available on April 13, 2026, the Supreme Court had 3,791 Advocates-on-Record.
Thereafter, on April 16, the Court inducted 205 more Advocates-on-Record.
Advocate-on-Record Mandeep Kalra filed the petition.
