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BCI chief apologises to NALSAR students after SC rebuke
Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday apologised to law students for any hurt caused by his words or communications during the controversy with NALSAR University in Hyderabad. In…
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Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday apologised to law students for any hurt caused by his words or communications during the controversy with NALSAR University in Hyderabad. In a three-page letter issued on Independence Day, Mishra said students must be free to express their views and should not be forced to attend or skip convocation ceremonies. The apology comes days after the BCI attempted to prevent NALSAR's 2026 batch from enrolling with state bar councils because some students objected to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant being the convocation chief guest. The Supreme Court had stayed any coercive action by the BCI, calling its move 'absolutely uncalled for'.
The Indian Opinion
This apology is being spun as either a magnanimous retreat or a forced climbdown. Neither captures the messy truth. Students had every right to object to a chief guest, but making a convocation a protest platform risked politicising an academic milestone. Mishra's letter rightly stresses open dialogue, but his original threat to block enrolments was disproportionate. The real test now: will the CJI still attend, and will students stay away or participate? Their decision, not anyone else's slogan, will show whether mutual respect is real.
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