India, Oct. 10 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Saturday made it mandatory for law graduates enrolled as advocates from the academic year 2009-10 onwards to qualify the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), if they have not already cleared the examination.

In a notification issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma, the High Court said the decision would apply to advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh across both Union Territories.

The notification follows the approval granted by the Full Court at its meeting held on October 8, 2026, to the recommendations of the Rules Committee, which considered the matter at its meeting on August 19, 2026.

Under the notification, fresh law graduates and advocates enro...