UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC questions HC ruling on law college attendance norms

Q1. Under the Bar Council of India Rules on legal education, who is empowered to condone a shortfall in a law student's prescribed attendance for examination eligibility?

  • A. The Dean of the Faculty of Law or Principal of the college, for recorded reasons communicated to the Bar Council of India
  • B. The Bar Council of India directly, on an application by the affected student
  • C. The concerned State Bar Council's enrolment committee
  • D. The Vice-Chancellor of the affiliating university

Q2. In the 2026 Supreme Court proceedings challenging the Delhi High Court's ruling on law-college attendance, who was the lead senior advocate appearing for NMIMS?

  • A. Mukul Rohatgi
  • B. Kapil Sibal
  • C. Harish Salve
  • D. Abhishek Manu Singhvi

Q3. The Bar Council of India's authority to frame the Rules of Legal Education, including the attendance norm, is derived from which provision?

  • A. Section 49 of the Advocates Act, 1961
  • B. Section 7 of the Advocates Act, 1961
  • C. Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961
  • D. Section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956

Q4. How many distinct types of writs can a High Court issue under Article 226 of the Constitution?

  • A. Five
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Six

Q5. When a rule framed by a statutory regulator such as the Bar Council of India is challenged as being beyond its parent Act, which forum exercises judicial review over such subordinate legislation?

  • A. The constitutional courts — a High Court under Article 226 and the Supreme Court
  • B. The disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India
  • C. The Central Administrative Tribunal
  • D. The Law Commission of India

Q6. In the context of judicial control over delegated legislation, what does 'substantive ultra vires' mean?

  • A. The delegated legislation goes beyond the scope of authority conferred by the parent statute
  • B. The delegated legislation is invalid for failure to follow the procedure prescribed for its making
  • C. The parent statute itself is unconstitutional for excessive delegation
  • D. The rule was not laid before the legislature as required

Q7. Which single body is the primary statutory regulator of standards of legal education and eligibility for entry into the legal profession in India?

  • A. Bar Council of India
  • B. University Grants Commission
  • C. All India Council for Technical Education
  • D. National Council for Teacher Education

Q8. What does a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution precisely refer to?

  • A. A discretionary leave granted by the Supreme Court to appeal from any judgment or order of any court or tribunal in India
  • B. An appeal that a party may claim as of right against any High Court judgment
  • C. A power of the President to refer a matter of law to the Supreme Court for its opinion
  • D. A leave granted by a High Court permitting a further appeal to the Supreme Court