New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has condemned the Bar Council of India's (BCI) now-withdrawn direction barring State Bar Councils from enrolling NALSAR University of Law's 2026 graduates as advocates over CJI Surya Kant's invite controversy and has termed it arbitrary, illegal and disproportionate.

The BCI had taken the stringent step after reports of a campaign at NALSAR opposing the proposed participation of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as chief guest at the university's convocation. The Council had sought a factual report from the Vice-Chancellor on those who initiated, organised or mobilised the campaign and, pending the inquiry, directed that no 2026 graduate ...