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CJI says NALSAR dispute is with the students
NDTV··14 Aug
Chief Justice Surya Kant told the Bar Council of India that the NALSAR convocation dispute was between students and him, after the Council directed state bars not to enrol the 2026 batch. The Supreme Court sought a BCI response and said no punitive step should be taken against students or faculty. Counsel said the circular had already been withdrawn.
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What It Means For You
- If you are a 2026 NALSAR graduate, state bar councils were told for a few hours not to enrol you, then told they could proceed.
- Law students elsewhere can note the Chief Justice told the BCI to stay out of a campus dispute he described as between the students and himself.
- Anyone planning enrolment can see Mishra later saying there would be no further inquiry, even though an earlier note had sought a vice-chancellor's report.
What's Happening
- BCI on August 13 directed that no 2026 NALSAR graduate be enrolled until further orders, then modified that direction the same evening.
- On August 14 the Supreme Court recorded that no punitive action should be taken against students or faculty and sought the Council's response.
- BCI told the court the circular was withdrawn. Mishra said the first order was hasty.
How a Convocation Invite Became an Enrolment Order
- Some NALSAR students had opposed inviting the Chief Justice to the Hyderabad university's convocation, which the BCI described as a campaign against a constitutional functionary.
- The first letter asked the vice-chancellor to separate signatories from organisers and proposed a further decision on August 19 after that report.
- Mishra, who is also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, said the Council withdrew within about 40 minutes because it saw a risk of a clash between students and the judiciary.
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