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NALSAR alumni challenge withdrawn BCI enrolment directive in Supreme Court
NALSAR alumni challenge withdrawn BCI enrolment directive in Supreme Court
NALSAR alumni have approached the Supreme Court against the Bar Council of India’s withdrawn directive asking State Bar Councils not to enrol graduates from the university’s 2026 batch. The petitions call the…
The Story in Brief
NALSAR alumni have approached the Supreme Court against the Bar Council of India’s withdrawn directive asking State Bar Councils not to enrol graduates from the university’s 2026 batch. The petitions call the circular illegal and question whether the BCI executive committee approved it. An open letter signed by 441 alumni said dissent is not a criminal offence. NLSIU students and alumni also demanded an unconditional apology from the BCI, according to Livemint, with 165 graduating students, 409 current students and 128 alumni signing their statement.
The directive followed objections by some NALSAR students to inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as convocation chief guest. Student bodies said the BCI exceeded its powers and intruded into privacy and free expression. The BCI later withdrew the letters.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims on both sides need restraint. Calling every objection an attack on the judiciary is as careless as treating the BCI’s withdrawn order as proof of permanent authoritarianism. The real issue is whether a regulator can block enrolment or investigate campus dissent without clear statutory authority and due process. The Supreme Court’s treatment of the petitions, and any explanation of who authorised the circular, will provide the concrete test.
Sources (3): livemint.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, ndtv.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
