College students of the Nationwide Regulation College of India College (NLSIU) have objected to Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant attending NLSIU’s personal convocation.
They’ve additionally demanded an unconditional apology from BCI to the scholar and college neighborhood of the Nationwide Academy of Authorized Research and Analysis (NALSAR) College of Regulation, Hyderabad.
The statement issued on Saturday and signed by 165 graduating college students, 409 present college students, and 128 alumni follows BCI’s August 13 decisions to halt, and then restore within hours, the enrolment of NALSAR’s 2026 graduating batch for objecting to CJI Surya Kant’s proposed presence at their convocation.
The assertion mentioned that BCI chief Mannan Mishra doesn’t characterize the complete physique and subsequently has no authorized authority to difficulty such orders unilaterally. To make certain, the Bar Council of India includes the Legal professional Common (AG), the Solicitor Common (SG), and one member from every State Bar Council.
The assertion famous that solely the second letter said it had the Council’s approval, that means the primary didn’t, and known as on the BCI to make clear its protocol for the Chairman’s use of official letterhead.
“The BCI’s actions are, in truth, a direct assault on the elemental proper to free speech and expression assured by Article 19(1)(a) of the Structure. We, the scholars of NLSIU, have seen the phrases “The place the Thoughts is With out Concern” earlier than coming into our lecture rooms daily. We imagine that the immortal phrases of Tagore mirror the ethos of all regulation universities and that college students, school, and the administration should act and be inspired to behave in keeping with their conscience and constitutional values, with out worry. The BCI’s course to NALSAR to analyze and “individually determine” college students and college members concerned in making the illustration is nothing lower than a witch-hunt,” the assertion added.
The calls for
The letter put ahead the next calls for:
● The Bar Council of India unconditionally apologises to the scholar and college neighborhood at NALSAR for trying to infringe their basic proper to free speech and expression
● The Bar Council of India to elucidate the protocol for using the BCI’s official letterhead by the Chairperson
● The letter expressed sturdy disapproval of Manan Kumar Mishra attending the convocation of NLSIU with out taking accountability for his conduct
● Solidarity with NALSAR of their request to rethink the selection of the Chief Justice of India because the Chief Visitor for his or her Convocation, and specific our sturdy disapproval of the CJI attending the convocation of NLSIU for a similar causes.
