AIBE: Plea in Madras HC for additional examination centres in Tamil Nadu

Madras high court has issued notices to the Central and state governments on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to add Madurai and Tirunelveli as additional examination centres for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) in Tamil Nadu. The plea cited that Madurai is a centre point for all southern districts in the state.

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued notices to the union and state governments on public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to include Madurai and Tirunelveli as additional examination centres for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) in Tamil Nadu. 

A Bench of justices R Subramanian and L Victoria Gowri issued a notice to the authorities concerned and scheduled the next hearing for April 10, 2023. 

The petitioner, K Pushpavanam, is an advocate from Madurai. He submitted that when he applied for the examination which was held on February 5, 2023, he was provided with only three options -- Tiruchy, Chennai and Coimbatore -- while choosing exam centres. However, he claimed that the exclusion of Madurai from the list of exam centres for AIBE has caused undue hardships to the applicants as Madurai is a centre point for all southern districts in the state. It is especially difficult for applicants hailing from southern districts as they had to spend more money on travel and accommodation, he added, as reported by Indian Express.

The petitioner also added that the application cost of the examination is also INR 3,500 which is much higher than several other competitive examinations conducted by the government. Hence, many applicants who come from southern districts like Kanniyakumari, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli slept at the railway station due to financial difficulties and inadequate rooms in Tiruchy district during the exam day.

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