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BCI withdraws ban on NALSAR students’ enrolment after CJI protest row
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has lifted its ban on enrolling NALSAR University of Law's 2026 batch graduates as advocates, reversing an earlier order that blocked their entry into the legal…
The Story in Brief
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has lifted its ban on enrolling NALSAR University of Law's 2026 batch graduates as advocates, reversing an earlier order that blocked their entry into the legal profession. The dispute began after some students objected to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant being the chief guest at the university's convocation. The BCI will await a university inquiry report before taking any further action, saying it does not want to penalise the entire batch for the actions of a few.
Former Attorney General K.K. Venugopal criticised the original ban, calling it a violation of the rule of law and students' freedom of expression. The BCI claims some teachers and outsiders instigated the protest. The relief applies to all 2026 batch students, many of whom had already secured placements.
The Indian Opinion
The Bar Council's initial blanket ban against an entire batch for a protest by some students was heavy-handed and legally dubious, as former Attorney General K.K. Venugopal rightly pointed out. This had nothing to do with discipline and everything to do with sending a chilling signal about dissent. Now that the BCI has backtracked, the real test is whether its final inquiry report will blame only specific individuals, as it now claims, or if it will find a way to penalise those who voiced a genuine political opinion.
Source: aajtak.in
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