AOR Exam Leading Cases Supreme Court
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Who is an Advocate on Record?
An AOR is an advocate who is entitled under Order IV of Supreme Court Rules to plead on behalf of their clients in the Supreme Court. Only an AOR can file cases before the Supreme Court.
Eligibility Criteria to become an AOR in India
- The Advocate must be enrolled with a State Bar Council.
- The Advocate must have a minimum of four years of legal practice before commencing one-year of training under an approved AOR.
- The Advocate is required to complete one-year of training under an AOR approved by the Supreme Court.
- After the completion of the training, the Advocate needs to pass the AOR examination conducted by the Supreme Court of India.
AOR Exam Leading Cases Supreme Court
| S.No. | Cause Title | SCR Citation | Equivalent citation in other journals |
| 1. | His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala | [1973] Suppl. SCR 1 | (1973) 4 SCC 225 |
| 2. | Maneka Gandhi v.Union of India | [1978] 2 SCR 621 | (1978) 1 SCC 248 |
| 3. | Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. | [1981] 1 SCR 206 | (1980) 3 SCC 625 |
| 4. | Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra | [1985] 1 SCR 88 | (1984) 4 SCC 116 |
| 5.. | A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak & Anr | [1988] 1 Suppl. SCR 1 | (1988) 2 SCC 602 |
| 6. | Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others | [1992] 1 SCR 686 | (1992) Supp 2 SCC 651 |
| 7. | Indra Sawhney and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc. | [1992] 2 Suppl. SCR 454 | 1992 Supp (3) SCC 217 |
| 8. | S.R. Bommai and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. | [1994] 2 SCR 644 | (1994) 3 SCC 1 |
| 9. | L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India and Others | [1994] 6 Suppl. SCR 261 | (1995) 1 SCC 400 |
| 10. | Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India and Ors. | [1996] 5 Suppl. SCR 241 | (1996) 5 SCC 647 |
| 11. | D.K. Basu v. State of West Benga | [1996] 10 Suppl. SCR 284 | (1997) 1 SCC 416 |
| 12. | Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India Etc. Etc. | [1996] 10 Suppl. SCR 585 | (1997) 5 SCC 536 |
| 13. | Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. | [1997] 3 Suppl. SCR 404 | (1997) 6 SCC 241 |
| 14. | Githa Hariharan and Anr. v. Reserve Bank of India and Anr. | [1999] 1 SCR 669 | (1999) 2 SCC 228 |
| 15. | Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra and Anr. | [2002] 2 SCR 1006 | (2002) 4 SCC 388 |
| 16. | Pradeep Kumar Biswas and Ors. v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Ors. | [2002] 3 SCR 100 | (2002) 5 SCC 111 |
| 17. | P. Rama Chandra Rao v. State of Karnataka | [2002] 3 SCR 60 | (2002) 4 SCC 578 |
| 18. | T.M.A. Pai Foundation and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors. | [2002] 3 Suppl.SCR 587 | (2002) 8 SCC 481 ; AIR 2003 SC 355 |
| 19. | P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra | (2004) 8 SCC 139 | |
| 20. | Technip SA v. SMS Holding (Pvt.) Ltd. & Ors. | [2005] 1 Suppl. SCR 223 | (2005) 5 SCC 465 |
| 21. | M/s. S.B.P.and Co. v. M/s. Patel Engineering Ltd. and Anr. | [2005] 4 Suppl. SCR 688 | (2005) 8 SCC 618 |
| 22. | Rameshwar Prasad & Ors. v. Union of India and Anr. | [2006] 1 SCR 562 | (2006) 2 SCC 1 |
| 23. | I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs. v. State of Tamil Nadu | [2007] 1 SCR 706 | (2007) 2 SCC 1 |
| 24. | Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of India & Ors. | [2008] 6 SCR 262 | (2008) 5 SCC 511 |
| 25. | State of West Bengal & Ors. v. The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal & Ors. | [2010] 2 SCR 979 | (2010) 3 SCC 571 |
| 26. | Smt. Selvi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka | [2010] 5 SCR 381 | (2010) 7 SCC 263 |
| 27. | Re: Special Reference No. 1 of 2012 [Under Article 143(1) of the Constitution of India] | [2012] 9 SCR 311 | (2012) 10 SCC 1 |
| 28. | Republic of Italy and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. | [2013] 4 SCR 595 | (2013) 4 SCC 721 |
| 29. | Novartis AG v. Union of India & Others | [2013] 13 SCR 148 | (2013) 6 SCC 1 |
| 30. | Dr. Balram Prasad v. Dr. Kunal Saha & Ors. | [2013] 12 SCR 30 | (2014) 1 SCC 384 |
| 31. | Lalita Kumari v. Govt.of U.P. and Ors. | [2013] 14 SCR 713 | (2014) 2 SCC 1 |
| 32. | National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others | [2014] 5 SCR 119 | (2014) 5 SCC 438 |
| 33. | Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust ® & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors | [2014] 11 SCR 712 | (2014) 8 SCC 1 |
| 34. | M/s. Kailash Nath Associates v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr | [2015] 1 SCR 627 | (2015) 4 SCC 136 |
| 35. | Shreya Singhal v. Union of India | [2015] 5 SCR 963 | (2015) 5SCC 01 |
| 36. | Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and Another v. Union of India | [2015] 13 SCR 1 | 2016 (5) SCC 1 |
| 37. | Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. | [2015] 14 SCR 613 | 2016 (7) SCC 1 |
| 38. | Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. EMCO Limited & Others | [2016] 1 SCR 857 | (2016) 11 SCC 182 |
| 39. | Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT of Delhi & Ors. | [2017] 6 SCR 1 | (2017) 6 SCC 1 |
| 40. | Excel Crop Care Limited v. Competition Commission of India and Another | [2017] 5 SCR 901 | (2017) 8 SCC 47 |
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