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Bar Council apologises over NALSAR enrolment ban
NDTV··16 Aug
Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra apologised on Saturday, days after ordering state bar councils to block enrolment of NALSAR University's 2026 batch over students opposing a convocation invitation to Chief Justice Surya Kant. Mishra withdrew the order after the CJI said the council had no business interfering, and NALSAR's student council demanded a fuller apology.
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What It Means For You
- If you are a law student, this shows regulatory bodies can face rapid reversal when an enrolment order is seen as disproportionate to peaceful protest.
- The episode tests how far a professional regulator can go in policing student dissent against a sitting Chief Justice.
- Aspiring advocates from the 2026 NALSAR batch avoid disruption to their enrolment after the order's withdrawal.
What's Happening
- The BCI's Thursday order barred all state councils from enrolling NALSAR's 2026 graduates over their objection to CJI Surya Kant's convocation invite.
- CJI Kant said the matter was between him and the students, calling the Council's interference uncalled for.
- Mishra withdrew the order the same night and issued a three-page apology on Saturday, saying students' concerns deserved respect.
A Dispute Rooted in a Protest Remark
- The row traces to Kant's 'don't waste our time' comment on a plea over alleged police brutality during Cockroach Janta Party protests at Jantar Mantar.
- NALSAR's Student Bar Council said the BCI's demand for an inquiry into who organised the dissent amounted to an intrusive privacy violation.
- Mishra is also a sitting BJP Rajya Sabha MP, a fact the student council cited while questioning the impartiality of his intervention.
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