LAFC formed in Delhi to champion constitutional accountability and judicial transparency

The Lawyers Association for Constitution (LAFC), a new non-party collective of lawyers, law students and teachers, was launched on the 80th Independence Day at Kerala House in New Delhi, livelaw.in reports. Senior advocates and former judges, including C.U. Singh, Justice Anjana Prakash, Justice Amar Sharan, Nandita Rao, Amit Anand Tiwari and Shadan Farasat, addressed the inaugural meeting. The association restricts office-bearer positions to practicing lawyers.

LAFC unanimously adopted resolutions condemning a Bar Council of India (BCI) directive by chairman Manan Kumar Mishra that sought to halt enrolment of the 2026 batch of NALSAR graduates for peaceful dissent, calling it an intimidation tactic and demanding Mishra’s resignation. The group also flagged judicial vacancies in trial courts and a lack of diversity: no judge from marginalised communities has been appointed to the Delhi High Court, and representation of minorities, persons with disability and regions is inadequate in the Supreme Court.

Open-floor discussion raised concerns about caste- and religion-based policing and professional vulnerability of lawyers handling sensitive cases, with instances of Muslim clients seeking Hindu counsel to avoid bias. The meeting called for a national convention in November 2026. The website LAFC.in was launched, and a KYC framework for bar association elections was announced, with about 20 candidate profiles already uploaded for the upcoming Supreme Court Bar Association polls.