- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35479 WP No. 10621 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10621 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: ROHINI NARAYANAN C/O NARAYANAN KRISHNAN. AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, NO. 1099, 12TH A MAIN, 5TH CROSS, HAL II STAGE, BANGALORE 560 008 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. PRIYANKA S BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY MEMBER SECRETARY, 21, ROSE AVENUE, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI - 600 104 Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35479 WP No. 10621 of 2025 2. KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY MEMBER SECRETARY, SECRETARY, OLD K.G.I.D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. ANUBHA SRIVASTAVA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. T.P. VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE PORTION OF ANNEXURE-D DATED 05.06.2016 WHICH MANDATES HOLDING OF THE QUALIFYING EXAMINATION FOR INDIAN NATIONALS HOLDING FOREIGN LAW DEGREES BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 FOR INDIAN STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED BRIDGE COURSE VIDE THE LATEST NOTIFICATION USED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AND DIRECT THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA TO DECLARE THAT THE AIBE WILL BE THE COMMON QUALIFYING EXAMINATION FOR BOTH INDIAN NATIONAL HAVING FOREIGN LAW - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35479 WP No. 10621 of 2025 DEGREES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE BRIDGE COURSE, AS WELL AS INDIAN NATIONS WITH LLB DEGREES AND THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE MULTIPLE SETS OF EXAMINATIONS AND DIRECTION TO THE KARNATAKA BAR COUNCIL TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO BE ENROLLED AS AN ADVOCATE ON THE ROLLS OF THE KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo which reads as under: "It is humbly submitted that the Petitioner in the present case has recently cleared the remaining two exams in the Indian Nationals Holding Foreign Law Degree Qualifying Examinations, and as such, she is eligible to enroll in the State Bar Council. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35479 WP No. 10621 of 2025 In these circumstances, the present petition become infructuous. 1 WHEREFORE, it is prayed that this memo be taken on record and the present petition may be withdrawn in the interest of justice and equity." Informing Mrs. Anubha Srivastava, the learned counsel for the first respondent, and Mr. T. P. Vivekananda, the learned counsel for the second respondent, the petition stands disposed of as requested. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB List No.: 4 Sl No.: 11