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Supreme Court sends BCI protest assault plea to Delhi HC
Hindustan Times··3 Sept
The Supreme Court told lawyers alleging assault during protests against BCI chairman Manan Mishra to approach the Delhi High Court. They sought a CBI probe and CCTV preservation for the August 20-21 incidents. Chief Justice Surya Kant's bench said the High Court was proper for the New Delhi BCI office incidents. Prashant Bhushan agreed to withdraw and refile there.
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What It Means For You
- Any CBI-probe and CCTV-preservation request in this matter now goes first to the Delhi High Court.
- The bench said it did not want every dispute to start in the Supreme Court.
- A day earlier, the Court directed that the Attorney General and Solicitor General be actively associated with BCI policy decisions until fresh elections.
What's Happening
- Bhushan argued lawyers retain a right to protest and cannot be assaulted for criticising the BCI.
- The bench asked why protesters had not used existing legal grievance routes first.
- The Court said Mishra's continuance as chairman is, prima facie, only pro tem until a new BCI elects office-bearers.
The Oversight Track
- Petitions before the Court also challenge notifications extending BCI chairman and vice-chairman tenure until 2030.
- Mishra had directed state bar councils not to enrol the 2026 NALSAR graduating batch after a convocation protest, then withdrew the freeze.
- He later apologised to the students for hurt caused by his words or the council's actions.
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