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A student protest-and a reckoning for India's Bar Council

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Pritam Baruah was in Hong Kong on a sabbatical after two decades in legal education, but way past midnight on 14 August, he was still at his desk. The 2005 Nalsar graduate was bu... Read More


A student protest-and a reckoning for Bar Council of India

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Pritam Baruah was in Hong Kong on a sabbatical after two decades in legal education, but way past midnight on 14 August, he was still at his desk. The 2005 Nalsar graduate was bu... Read More


Supreme Court pulls up BCI over action against Nalsar students, questions regulator's powers

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A late-evening effort by the Bar Council of India to scuttle the enrolment of new graduates from top law school Nalsar-and its swift reversal following a public outcry-has sparke... Read More


The protest was about the Chief Justice of India. The fallout is about the Bar CounciI of India

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A late-evening effort by the Bar Council of India to scuttle the enrolment of new graduates from top law school Nalsar-and its swift reversal following a public outcry-has sparke... Read More


Supreme Court C pulls up BCI over action against NALSAR students, questions regulator's powers

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday took strong exception to the Bar Council of India's (BCI's) directive seeking to halt the enrolment of NA... Read More


A ban on an entire batch and a U-turn later, Bar Council seeks Nalsar report on anti-CJI campaign

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) has asked the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) University of Law to identify those behind a student campaign opposing Chief ... Read More


'No further action': A ban and a U-turn later, Bar Council closes proceedings against NALSAR Hyderabad's 2026 batch

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, in the early hours of Friday announced that the body is closing its proceedings against students of the 2026 batch of... Read More


Delhi HC calls for sanity in personality-rights cases, says free speech under threat

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday called for sanity in the growing wave of personality-rights cases, questioning how far celebrities can go in seeking removal of content about them... Read More


Before the summons: Why India Inc is hiring white-collar lawyers

New Delhi, July 21 -- Companies are seeking legal advice before regulators come knocking. And India's top law firms are building up white-collar crime and investigations practices to meet that need. ... Read More


Online gaming firms move SC for review of 28% GST verdict

New Delhi, July 14 -- Online gaming companies have moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its 27 May judgment upholding the constitutional validity of the 28% goods and services tax (GST) levy on o... Read More