# Prashant Bhushan to challenge BCI running law college in Supreme Court 2026-08-17T10:12:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Advocate Prashant Bhushan has told the Supreme Court that he will file a petition challenging the Bar Council of India (BCI) running a law college. Bhushan made the statement on Monday while arguing a separate case concerning the SHANTI Act on nuclear accident liability. He argued that the BCI, as a regulator of law colleges, cannot itself operate one. Bhushan's remark appears to refer to the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER) in Goa, an initiative of the BCI Trust-Pearl First established in 2022. Barandbench.com and Hindustan Times report that BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra announced on August 9 a proposal to set up a National Legal Academy at IIULER to provide compulsory 10-day or two-week training for all lawyers. Bhushan said: 'Bar Council cannot run a law college... they are regulating these law colleges and they are running a law college.' No details of the petition's filing date have been given. ## Coverage - barandbench.com - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T14:06:06+00:00. Tags: Bar Council of India, IIULER, Manan Kumar Mishra, Prashant Bhushan, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/prashant-bhushan-to-file-plea-against-bci-running-law-college/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/prashant-bhushan-to-file-plea-against-bci-running-law-college/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/