NALSAR row: Supreme Court backs students’ right to protest, questions BCI circular
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view of a Bar Council of India (BCI) circular directing state bar councils not to enrol 2026 graduates of NALSAR University of Law as advocates, saying students have a right to protest.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the BCI had no role in the matter, which involved a dialogue between the CJI and the students. “They have a right to protest. Who can stop them,” the CJI said. The name of justices such as Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana who are comprised in the bench.
