NALSAR row: Can Bar Council of India stop enrolment of law graduates?
The Bar Council of India (BCI) directed state bar councils not to enrol graduates from NALSAR University of Law's 2026 batch due to their protest against Chief Justice of India Surya Kant attending their convocation. The BCI later withdrew this order after the CJI himself criticised it, stating that the BCI had no business in the matter.
The episode raises questions over the BCI's powers under the Advocates Act of 1961. While the BCI can lay down standards for advocates and supervise state bar councils, it does not have the power to enrol graduates as advocates. The only way it can influence enrolment is if a state council proposes to reject an application, in which case it must refer the matter to the BCI.
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