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BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra offers a conditional apology to law students if his words or letters caused hurt amid the NALSAR controversy, calling for dialogue and reconciliation.
Read Full ArticleNLSIU students, current students and alumni condemn the BCI's action against NALSAR students, alleging statutory overreach and an attack on free speech, and demand an apology.
Supreme Court criticises BCI's action against NALSAR students, stays coercive steps and affirms students' right to peacefully protest, even against the CJI.
Bar Council of India closes proceedings against NALSAR's 2026 graduating batch, with Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra stating that the students had no role in any disturbance or movement.
NALSAR says it will place before its Executive Council whether the BCI's proposed inquiry into the campaign over CJI Surya Kant's Convocation visit is constitutionally within the University's powers.
Bar Council of India withdraws its same-day freeze on enrolment of NALSAR's 2026 law graduates, allowing all students to enrol while awaiting an inquiry into the alleged campaign.
Bar Council of India directs State Bar Councils not to enrol NALSAR law graduates of 2026 as advocates pending an inquiry into an alleged campaign concerning CJI Surya Kant.
Bar Council of India puts on hold its proposed meeting on co-option of women members to State Bar Councils, citing the Supreme Court's directions and pending election-related issues.
Bar Council of India urged to amend Vakalatnama format to include client consent for processing personal data through cloud platforms, legal-tech tools and AI systems.
Allahabad High Court has held that law graduates from 2009-10 onwards provisionally enrolled as advocates cannot practise unless they clear the AIBE within two years of enrolment.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a law student's plea for re-evaluation after he scored zero marks, but directed that his redacted answer sheet be sent to the Bar Council of India and the Law Commis...
The Supreme Court replaced an advocate's one-year suspension with a warning, holding that lawyers must maintain decent conduct towards opposing counsel and parties within court premises.
The Bombay High Court issued notice on a PIL filed by 21 young advocates seeking effective implementation of stipend and financial assistance schemes under the Maharashtra Advocates Welfare Fund Act.
The Karnataka High Court granted a law college trust eight weeks to replace buntings featuring a person in an advocate's gown, observing that such advertisements may violate Bar Council of India Rules...
BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra alleges anti-national elements have infiltrated recent student protests to destabilize India, urging intellectuals, lawyers and educators to guide students towards peac...
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