The Supreme Court of India has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to permit final-time law scholars to provisionally enroll for All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XIX. The judgment, delivered on 15 September 2023, brings much relief to the aspirant advocates who aspired to become a one but had not confirmed that they were eligible for the examination.Background of the Case Traditionally, a degree granted would be classed as a pass, and graduates would be eligible for the AIBE. This year, scores of final-year students pleaded their case before the Supreme Court with a petition to enable them to register for the impending AIBE XIX examination without awaiting the declaration of results. The petitioners contended that they had sat for the examination, but were awaiting results kept delayed for administrative reasons. Such a stand from BCI denied them an equal opportunity and delayed their entry to the legal profession by limiting admittance to AIBE XIX only to the degree holders. Supreme Court Intervention Hearing the case, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia expressed concern over the prolonged delay in the final results of law students due to various institutional issues. The Supreme Court noted that all petitioners had all the academic requirements and preventing them from appearing for AIBE XIX would cause unnecessary hardship. It noted that the special circumstances resulting from delays in administrative processes in universities countrywide would deny the students graduating. Predicated by this substantiation, the High Court ordered BCI to temporarily allow eligible final-time scholars who had sat for their final examinations to register for AIBE XIX, with a contingency that they would produce their degrees at after stages when their sanctioned results came out. Key Findings and Order Provisional Registration: The Supreme Court of India pointed out that the rigidity of the BCI in this case goes against the reality presented by the current situation, as the systemic delays were beyond the control of the students. The Court granted the rights of provisional registration so that the very affected students would appear for the AIBE without waiting for their final results. Submission of Degree Certificates: Although it allowed provisional registration, the Supreme Court was understood by stating that students would have to produce their degree certificates as soon as the results were declared. Non-compliance will attract cancellation of AIBE scores and eligibility. Access to Legal Profession: Through this judgment, the court has also dealt with the need for ensuring access to the legal profession swiftly for candidates in compliance with the profession requirement, particularly considering that the results remain a backlog.