New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Senior Supreme Court Advocate and BJP leader Senior Supreme Court Advocate on Friday said that many practitioners were "taken aback" by a decision attempting to block the registration of students who merely expressed a viewpoint or protested.

Speaking to ANI, he highlighted that the institution involved in the controversy is a premier law college. Kohli further stressed that freedom of speech, expression, and peaceful protest are fundamental guarantees under the Constitution of India.

"As a practising senior advocate, we were all, many of us were absolutely taken aback by the kind of direction that came from the Bar Council of India, which had decided to stop the registration of such students who expressed a point ...