At the bar Constitution of India Art. 233(2) The Legal Assistants working in different institutions other than the Courts for the purpose of appointments cannot be treated as having experience at the Bar. The Legal Assistants working in different institutions and bodies do not get the experience and exposure which is important for the guidelines on the basis of a few appearances but what is important is not mere appearance but actual intimate knowledge and association with the system itself. (All India Judges’ Assn. v. Union of India, (1998) 8 SCC 771 (771)