Manan Kumar Mishra, the Chairperson of the Bar Council of India (BCI), has determined to drop all proceedings towards the 2026 graduating batch of NALSAR College of Regulation, Hyderabad, bringing an finish to the controversy triggered by some college students’ objections to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s participation within the college’s convocation.
Mishra introduced the choice in a late-night submit, saying that after contemplating representations and reactions from senior advocates, members of the Bar, legislation college students and members of the general public, the Council was glad that the 2026 batch had no position in any “disturbance or motion.”
“The Bar Council of India has determined to shut the proceedings altogether. No additional motion is required,” Mishra mentioned in a submit on X, following large backlash over the Chairperson’s earlier decision to stop the enrolment of your complete NALSAR 2026 .
In a choice introduced yesterday night time, Mishra had earlier directed that graduates of NALSAR’s 2026 batch wouldn’t be enrolled as advocates pending an inquiry into the marketing campaign opposing the CJI’s participation within the convocation. Nevertheless, this choice had a lifetime of solely about one hour. He subsequently withdrew the blanket enrolment restriction, permitting college students to proceed with enrolment whereas retaining the inquiry into these concerned in organising or mobilising the marketing campaign. A couple of hours later, in a midnight social media post, Mishra introduced the dropping of all proceedings.
The controversy started after a bit of NALSAR college students objected to the invitation prolonged to CJI Surya Kant as chief visitor for the college’s convocation. The scholars had cited considerations over remarks of the CJI regarding police excesses towards scholar protesters in Delhi.
In his newest assertion, Mishra mentioned college students ought to have the ability to specific their opinions however burdened that such expression ought to be accompanied by “respect and institutional decorum.”
He additionally cautioned towards publicly ridiculing constitutional establishments, saying that whereas dissent is welcome in a democracy, “public ridicule of constitutional establishments is usually counterproductive.”
Mishra nonetheless wished the graduating college students success of their careers and mentioned that coming into the authorized career makes them “vanguards” of the nation’s authorized establishments.
In the meantime, the NALSAR VC had said that the College will first study if the BCI has the statutory energy to demand such an inquiry, earlier than appearing on the Council’s request.
