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BCI chief apologises after NALSAR enrolment order
Times of India··17 Aug
Bar Council of India chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra apologised to law students on 15 August after a now-withdrawn order that state bar councils not enrol NALSAR's 2026 graduating batch. The 13 August circular followed student objections to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as convocation chief guest. BCI reversed the enrolment halt the same evening.
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What It Means For You
- If you are in NALSAR's 2026 batch, the enrolment ban lasted hours on 13 August and was then withdrawn for all pass-outs.
- Graduating law students can note Mishra later said attendance at convocation is an individual choice, not a compulsion.
- Anyone watching dual office can see Mishra is BCI chairperson and a BJP Rajya Sabha MP; Hegde argued those roles collide.
What's Happening
- On 13 August 2026 BCI directed state bar councils not to enrol NALSAR's 2026 graduates, then modified that direction the same day.
- On 15 August Mishra issued a written apology if his words or letter had hurt law students.
- He later said the related proceedings and inquiry would be closed.
What Students Objected To At Convocation
- A section of NALSAR students wrote to the Vice-Chancellor opposing CJI Surya Kant as chief guest, citing recent judicial developments.
- NLSIU graduating students, current students and alumni issued a joint statement seeking an apology and rejecting the BCI chair and the CJI at their own convocation.
- BCI first said a factual inquiry would continue; Mishra later stated the 2026 batch had no role in any disturbance.
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