Supreme Court: Bar Council cannot discipline law students
The Supreme Court has clarified that the Bar Council of India (BCI) lacks the authority to initiate disciplinary proceedings against students of law. This follows an incident where the BCI instructed state bar councils to block the 2026 graduating class of NALSAR from enrolling as advocates, a move prompted by the students' opposition to a planned visit by CJI Surya Kant. Although the BCI eventually retracted the directive, the Supreme Court labeled the original order as legally incorrect.
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