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BCI co-chair asks Mishra to resign in 15 days
NDTV··23 Aug
On 22 August 2026, Bar Council of India co-chair Y.R. Sadasiva Reddy wrote to chairman Manan Kumar Mishra asking him to resign within 15 days. The six-page letter lists eight grounds, including the withdrawn NALSAR enrolment note. Mishra said the charges have no substance and that he was elected to lead the statutory Council.
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What It Means For You
- If you are a law student waiting on enrolment, the NALSAR 2026-batch note was withdrawn; Reddy still listed that episode among the eight grounds.
- Anyone running a law college should note Reddy asked for an immediate halt to contributions or payments from colleges to the Council or the new trust.
- If you are an enrolled advocate, Mishra said he will not step down on social-media pressure and that the chair is an elected post representing about 25 lakh lawyers.
What's Happening
- Reddy was not present at the General Council meeting where Manoj Kumar N raised the demand; he sent the letter separately.
- Mishra had already rejected resignation calls on Friday after Delhi bar associations protested outside the BCI office.
- Reddy also asked for a special Council meeting and a special audit of the Council and PEARL First by a CAG-empaneled firm.
How An Enrolment Note Opened A Trust Fight
- The 13 August communication had warned that NALSAR's 2026 batch could be kept from enrolment; the Council withdrew it the same day after protests.
- Cockroach Janta Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke had also called for Mishra's resignation, which Mishra dismissed as a social-media campaign.
- BCI rules cited in the Supreme Court petition prescribe a two-year limit for the chairman's term, which is the legal question now on that file.
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