'Who Are They To Interfere': Supreme Court Slams BCI Over NALSAR Enrolment Ban, Says Students Have Right To Protest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view of a Bar Council of India (BCI) circular directing all state bar councils not to enrol any 2026 batch graduate of NALSAR University of Law as advocates, saying students have a right to protest. Also Watch: A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the BCI has nothing to do in the matter as it was a dialogue between him and the…
The Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of a Bar Council of India (BCI) directive barring the NALSAR University of Law from enrolling any 2026 batch graduates as advocates. Chief Justice Surya Kant, presiding over the bench with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, emphasized that the students involved had a right to protest.
The court questioned the authority of the BCI to interfere, stating that it was a discussion between the Chief Justice and the students. The court ordered the BCI to refrain from taking punitive action against the students or faculty at NALSAR. The circular had initially sought to investigate allegations related to a campaign against the Chief Justice's participation in the university's convocation, but was reversed after public outcry on social media.
The BCI later clarified that the vast majority of the students were innocent and should not suffer for the alleged misconduct of a few.
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