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CJI slams BCI over NALSAR protest threat, offers SC jobs
The Supreme Court on Friday castigated the Bar Council of India (BCI) for threatening to deny licences to NALSAR University students who opposed Chief Justice Surya Kant as their convocation chief guest.…
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The Supreme Court on Friday castigated the Bar Council of India (BCI) for threatening to deny licences to NALSAR University students who opposed Chief Justice Surya Kant as their convocation chief guest. A three-judge bench led by the CJI said BCI had no business to interfere and offered the graduating students jobs as legal aid counsel in the apex court.
The CJI said students have a fundamental right to protest peacefully. The BCI had withdrawn its circular after backlash. Political commentators told The Federal that the CJI sensed public mood was in favour of the students and that the controversy reflected broader debates over academic freedom and dissent.
The Indian Opinion
The CJI's swift rebuke of BCI and offer of Supreme Court jobs cuts through the noise. Some narratives paint this as a political battle between the judiciary and bar council, or as victimisation of students. The facts show the CJI himself defended student protest rights regardless of personal criticism. The real test will be whether BCI's court affidavit explains its hasty circular or reveals institutional overreach. Will this set a precedent for how regulatory bodies handle student dissent?
Sources (2): thefederal.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
