New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the introduction of negative marking in the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), observing that the issue falls within the policy domain of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and courts cannot issue directions on such matters.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the decision regarding the examination pattern is for the concerned authority to take.

"This is all a policy decision to be taken by the authorities concerned. BCI has taken a decision not to have negative marking. How can we issue such a direction?" the Bench remarked while declining to entertain the plea.

The court was ...