Bar Council Takes U-Turn, Withdraws Order Halting NALSAR 2026 Students’ Enrolment Over CJI Row

The
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
has
withd aw
its
ea lie
o de
di ecti g
State
Ba
Cou cils
to
halt
the
e olme t
of
Natio al
Academy
of
Legal
Studies
a d
Resea ch
(NALSAR),
Hyde abad& squo;s
2026
law
g aduates
followi g
a
co t ove sy
ove
a
stude t
campaig
opposi g
Chief
Justice
of
I dia
Justice
Su ya
Ka t& squo;s
pa ticipatio
i
the
u ive sity& squo;s
co vocatio .
The
i itial
o de
had
asked
NALSAR& squo;s
Vice-Cha cello
to
submit
a
epo t
o
the
campaig
a d
had
sought
details
of
stude ts
a d
othe s
i volved.& bsp;

BCI
Reve ses
O de

The
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
had
ea lie
take
a
st ict
view
of
the
epo ted
campaig ,
di ecti g
that
stude ts
f om
NALSAR& squo;s
2026
batch
should
ot
be
e olled
as
advocates
u til
fu the
o de s.
The
cou cil
had
also
sought
a
copy
of
the
memo a dum
submitted
by
stude ts,
the
list
of
sig ato ies
a d
details
of
those
who
allegedly
helped
o ga ise
a d
publicise
the
campaig .

The
move
came
afte
epo ts
that
seve al
NALSAR
stude ts
had
opposed
the
p oposed
pa ticipatio
of
the
Chief
Justice
of
I dia
at
the
u ive sity& squo;s
co vocatio .
The
stude ts
had
epo tedly
aised
co ce s
ove
ema ks
by
the
Chief
Justice
elati g
to
the
‘Cock oach
Ja ata
Pa ty& squo;
stude t
moveme t
a d
his
alleged
i actio
ove
police
actio .

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‘C iticism
Is
Allowed& squo;

The
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
said
law
stude ts
have
eve y
ight
to
e gage
i
c itical
thi ki g,
debate
a d
a alysis
of
judicial
decisio s,
a d
that
c iticism
ca ot
be
p ohibited.
Howeve ,
it
said
th eats,
p essu e,
pe so al
i sults
o
a
o ga ised
boycott
ta geti g
a
co stitutio al
office-holde
ca ot
be
justified.

The
cou cil
st essed
that
stude ts
who
i te d
to
become
advocates
a e
expected
to
espect
the
cou t y& squo;s
highest
judicial
office.

With
the
e olme t
o de
ow
withd aw ,
the
immediate
focus
shifts
to
whethe
the
Ba
Cou cil
will
co ti ue
exami i g
the
campaig
a d
whethe
a y
fu the
actio
will
be
take
agai st
i dividual
stude ts
o
othe s
fou d
to
have
played
a
ole.

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Felt
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Jaspal
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Niha g
Sikh
Held
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Sukhbi
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Attack?

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