Over 400 NALSAR alumni criticised the Bar Council of India for its now-withdrawn order barring 2026 graduates from advocate enrolment and seeking names of students and faculty who opposed inviting CJI Surya Kant to the convocation. They called the move coercive and a threat to free speech. The CJI also sharply criticised the BCI over the order.
Hyderabad: Over 400 alumni of the NALSAR University of Law here on Friday criticised the Bar Council of India over its now-withdrawn order to conduct an inquiry and submit a report naming faculty and students who expressed their views on inviting the Chief Justice of India to this year’s convocation.
In an open letter to BCI chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, they referred to the bar council's first letter on August 13 that barred NALSAR students graduating in 2026 from enrolling as advocates, and condemned the so called "attempt to persecute students and faculty" members of NALSAR.
Though the bar on enrolment and the demand for an inquiry and report were withdrawn in another letter, "the letters reflect a lack of empathy for students and their mental health, disregard for the fundamental right to free speech, and a tendency to deal with matters of young students and educated faculty in an arbitrary and high-handed manner," they alleged.
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