[AIBE-XVI] Bar Council of India allows candidates to use Bare Acts with short notes/ comments

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has allowed the candidates appearing in the 16th All India Bar Examination (AIBE-XVI) to use Bare Acts with short notes/comments during the examination..A notification to that effect was published on Saturday, October 23."The Council has considered the request made by many candidates appearing in the 16th All India Bar Examination scheduled to be held on 31.10.2021 to allow candidates to use bare Acts with short notes/comments during the examination as candidates are facing difficulty in procuring bare Acts without short notes/comments from the market," a press release by BCI stated..Earlier in February, the BCI had issued certain guidelines according to which it was notified that "no books, notes or study material will be allowed in the examination hall.".Several candidates had reportedly raised concerns created due to the above guidelines since there were difficulties in procuring the relevant bare acts without short notes. Taking cognizance of the same, the Bar Council of India had released a notification granting relief to the candidates.."Having considered the difficulty faced by the candidates, the Council has been resolved to relax the condition of using bare without short notes/comments during the examination and thus candidates are hereby allowed/ to use bares Acts having short note/comments (not detailed comments) as are readily available in the market during the 16th All India Bar Examination scheduled to be held on 31.10.2021," the BCI press release read..The 16th All India Bar Examination is scheduled to be held on October 31, 2021..[Read Press Release]