A student protest—and a reckoning for India’s Bar Council
A convocation controversy at Nalsar has sparked a backlash that has widened into a debate over the Bar Council of India’s powers, accountability and functioning.
Pritam Baruah, a 2005 Nalsar graduate, was still working late one night in Hong Kong when he initiated a collective response against India's legal watchdog. Krishna Yadav, a Mint senior correspondent, was among those coordinating the effort. Krishna, a law graduate, focuses on making complex legal matters comprehensible for the public.
He tracks various aspects of the legal landscape in India, from corporate regulations to court-driven policy changes. Yash Tiwari, a Mumbai-based journalist, also contributes to the Mint report, bringing his expertise in corporate and regulatory developments.
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