Archive · 14 Aug 2026
CJI Says BCI Has 'No Business' Barring NALSAR Graduates
The Chief Justice of India is the head judge of the country's highest court.
He spoke about a disagreement at a law school called NALSAR.
The Bar Council of India, the group that decides who can become a lawyer, said some graduates could not join the profession.
The Chief Justice said the Bar Council had 'no business' telling those graduates they could not become lawyers.
He said the argument is between him and the students.
The students wrote him a letter, and he wants to talk to them.
He called the Bar Council's decision 'absolutely unnecessary' and 'totally uncalled for.'
He said that if students have a good reason to protest, they should be allowed to protest peacefully.
He also said he was very active in student activities when he was a student himself.
In the NALSAR row, the Chief Justice of India said the Bar Council of India has 'no business' barring graduates.
The CJI called the BCI's move 'absolutely unnecessary' and 'totally uncalled for.'
The CJI said the matter is a dialogue between him and the students, who have written him a letter.
He said the BCI has nothing to do with the matter if students have a cause to protest.
The CJI said students peacefully raising their voice should be allowed, noting he was active in student activities as a student.
- Who
- The Chief Justice of India (CJI), students of NALSAR who wrote to him, and the Bar Council of India (BCI).
- What
- The CJI said the BCI had 'no business' barring graduates in the NALSAR row, calling the move unnecessary and backing the students' peaceful protest.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Where
- India (the Chief Justice of India, the Bar Council of India, and NALSAR are all Indian institutions).
- Why
- The CJI said students with a cause should be allowed to peacefully raise their voice, and that the matter is a dialogue between him and the students.
CJI and Students
Bar Council of India
Barring of graduates
CJI and Students
The CJI said the BCI had 'no business' barring graduates and called the move 'absolutely unnecessary' and 'totally uncalled for.'
Bar Council of India
The BCI went ahead and barred graduates, an action that triggered the row; its stated reasoning is not detailed in the articles.
Student protests
CJI and Students
Students who are peacefully raising their voice with a cause should be allowed, and the BCI has nothing to do with the matter.
Bar Council of India
The BCI's barring of graduates is what gave students a cause to protest.
- Incident
- NALSAR row over the Bar Council of India barring graduates
- CJI's stance
- BCI has 'no business' barring graduates
- CJI's description of BCI action
- 'Absolutely unnecessary' and 'totally uncalled for'
- Parties involved
- Chief Justice of India, NALSAR students, Bar Council of India
- Student communication
- Students wrote a letter to the CJI
- CJI on protests
- Peaceful protests should be allowed; BCI has nothing to do with it
- CJI's personal note
- He was actively involved in student activities as a student