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Updated – August 14, 2026 10:06 pm IST – New Delhi
The Supreme Court also sought an explanation in the form of an affidavit from the BCI about the issuance of these circulars. File
| Photo Credit: S. Subramanium
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday (August 14, 2026) questioned the motives behind an aborted move by the Bar Council of India to stop the professional enrolment of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research’s (NALSAR) batch of 2026, terming it an unwarranted interference in the ongoing “dialogue” between him and the students who do not want him as the chief guest for their convocation ceremony.
“Who is the Bar Council of India (BCI) to come between the students and me? The Bar Council of India has no business here… It is a dialogue between the students and me. Why is the BCI unnecessarily interfering?” asked Chief Justice Kant, heading a three-judge Bench, during a hearing against the BCI’s actions.
The court barred the BCI from taking any coercive actions against NALSAR students and staff and gave the Council two weeks to explain its directives.