India, Sept. 21 -- Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra sparked controversy with his action and subsequent U-turn on an order barring students from the 2026 batch of Hyderabad's National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) from enrolling as advocates.

The BCI directed every state Bar Council not to enrol any student graduating from Hyderabad's NALSAR University of Law in 2026 as an advocate until further orders, after students of the institution protested an invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to attend the University's convocation.

Is this volte-face on this controversial issue a consequence of the 'persuasive' approach by the Cockroach Janta Party?

Recent policy reversals and institutional cli...