‘Majority of students innocent’: BCI reverses ban on NALSAR 2026 batch over CJI invite row

The
o igi al
o de
was
issued
afte
a
campaig
by
the
stude ts
agai st
the
pa ticipatio
of
CJI
Su ya
Ka t
i
the
co vocatio
ce emo y.

NEW
DELHI:
The
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
(BCI)
o
Thu sday
modified
its
co t ove sial
ci cula
that
had
effectively
ba ed
g aduates
of
Hyde abad’s
NALSAR
U ive sity
of
Law’s
2026
batch
f om
e olli g
as
advocates.I
a
f esh
commu icatio ,
eleased
hou s
afte
the
o igi al
decisio ,
the
BCI
cla ified
that
2026
g aduates
of
the
u ive sity
would
be
“e titled
to
seek
e olme t
with
a y
state
ba
cou cil
of
thei
choice”.”Afte
tho ough
discussio ,
the
membe s
a e
of
the
u a imous
view
that
as
pe
the
latest
epo t,
vast
majo ity
of
the
stude ts
of
NALSAR
(2026
pass
out
stude ts)
a e
i oce t
a d
they
we e
ot
i cli ed
to
take
pa t
i
the
move
of
dis espect,”
the
BCI
said,
acco di g
to
a
lette
sha ed
by
Ba
a d
Be ch.The
latest
developme t
came
hou s
afte
the
legal
egulato
t igge ed
widesp ead
c iticism
by
di ecti g
all
state
ba
cou cils
ot
to
e ol
a y
stude t
g aduati g
f om
NALSAR
i
2026
u til
fu the
o de s.The
ea lie
ci cula
was
issued
afte
a
sectio
of
g aduati g
stude ts
at
the
p emie
law
u ive sity
objected
to
a
epo ted
p oposal
to
i vite
Chief
Justice
of
I dia
Su ya
Ka t
as
the
chief
guest
at
the
i stitutio ‘s
co vocatio .

“No
stude t
who
has
obtai ed
a
law
deg ee
f om
NALSAR
U ive sity
of
Law
i
the
yea
2026
shall
be
e olled
as
a
advocate
u til
fu the
di ectio s
a e
issued
by
the
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia,”
the
o de
had
said.The
egulato
had
also
sought
a
detailed
epo t
f om
the
u ive sity
withi
th ee
days,
aski g
it
to
ide tify
stude ts
who
had
allegedly
i itiated,
o ga ised
o
mobilised
the
campaig
agai st
the
p oposed
pa ticipatio
of
the
Chief
Justice.I
a
st o gly-wo ded
stateme t,
BCI
chai pe so
Ma a
Kuma
Mish a
had
said
stude ts
who
did
ot
show
espect
fo
the
cou t y’s
highest
judicial
office
could
ot
be
expected
to
become
espo sible
membe s
of
the
legal
p ofessio .”A
stude t
of
law,
havi g
o
ega d
o
espect
fo
the
highest
judicial
office
of
the
cou t y,
is
ot
expected
to
be
a
espo sible
o
se sible
advocate,
teache
o
a
judge,”
the
stateme t
said.

“Such
pe so s
shall
always
be
a
liability
o
the
p ofessio .
Such
co duct
eflects
adve sely
upo
the
pe so ‘s
suitability
fo
e t y
i to
o
associatio
with
the
legal
p ofessio
a d
is
i co siste t
with
the
dig ity,
discipli e
a d
ethical
sta da ds
of
the
legal
p ofessio ,”
it
added.