Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- The Bar Council of India Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, issued an apology on Saturday, August 15, over the recent controversy with the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University in Hyderabad.

Earlier in the day, the Student Bar Council of NALSAR had sought an apology from the BCI Chairperson for his comment that "a handful of teachers and outsiders were instrumental in instigating innocent students".

The controversy erupted on August 13 after BCI issued an order to all State Bar Councils asking them not to enrol any 2026 passouts from NALSAR University after they protested against the invitation extended to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant for their convocation.

Around 70 National Aca...