BCI Withdraws Enrollment Freeze on NALSAR Students Following CJI Convocation Row
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- The Hindu
- Hindustan Times
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The Bar Council of India (BCI) issued and then quickly withdrew an order freezing the enrollment of the entire 2026 graduating batch of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. The initial directive, issued on August 13, 2026, by BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, instructed state bar councils to halt the enrollment of these graduates pending an inquiry into a campaign opposing the invitation of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant as the convocation's chief guest. The BCI reversed the decision within hours following social media backlash and threats of protest from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
How each side framed it
- Left
- Framed the BCI's actions as an arbitrary attempt to curb university autonomy and chill protected free speech.
- Centre-left
- Focused on the university's internal deliberation regarding the constitutionality of the BCI's inquiry request.
- Centre-right
- Framed the event as a sequence of a student objection followed by a BCI order and a subsequent U-turn.
Sources
- Centre-right Hindustan Times: BCI halts enrolment of NALSAR 2026 graduates amid row over CJI Surya Kant in convocation, withdraws move later
- Centre-right Hindustan Times: 'Our interests are the same': BCI chairman Manan Mishra's first reaction to CJP amid NALSAR-CJI row
- Centre-right Hindustan Times: Objection to chief guest, big Bar Council order, then a U-turn: NALSAR University-CJI Kant invite row explained
- Left Scroll.in: Bar Council halts NALSAR student enrolment over campaign against CJI, withdraws order hours later
- Left Scroll.in: What the Bar Council’s bid to curb NALSAR students says about university autonomy
- Centre-left The Hindu: NALSAR’s Executive Council to decide whether BCI-sought inquiry is constitutional
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