Archive · 19 Aug 2026
CJP Backs Protest Over BCI Chairman’s August 13 Communication
The CJP supported a protest involving lawyers and students.
The protest was against Manan Kumar Mishra, who chairs the BCI.
A BBA committee met on August 17 and 18 to discuss what happened earlier.
The earlier events took place from August 13 to August 15.
The committee criticized a message sent by Mishra on August 13.
It said the message misused the authority of his office.
The committee also said students were not allowed to explain their side first.
The report does not provide Mishra’s response to the criticism.
The CJP backed a protest against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra.
The BBA Standing Committee met on August 17 and 18.
The committee reviewed events that occurred between August 13 and 15.
It described Mishra’s August 13 communication as an abuse of the BCI chairman’s office.
The committee said students were not given an opportunity to be heard before the action was taken.
- Who
- The CJP, the BBA Standing Committee, BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, and the affected students.
- What
- The CJP backed a protest, while the BBA committee criticized Mishra’s August 13 communication and the process followed before the action.
- When
- The committee met on August 17 and 18 to review events from August 13 to 15.
- Why
- The committee said Mishra’s communication abused the office of the BCI chairman and that students were not given an opportunity to be heard beforehand.
- Protest target
- BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
- Committee
- BBA Standing Committee
- Committee meeting
- August 17 and 18
- Events reviewed
- August 13 to 15
- Communication date
- August 13
- Committee’s assessment
- The communication was an abuse of the BCI chairman’s office
- Due-process concern
- Students were not given an opportunity to be heard before the action