Hyderabad, Aug. 13 -- The Bar Council of India on Thursday, August 13, issued an order to all State Bar Councils asking them not to enrol any 2026-passed-out students from the NALSAR University before quickly withdrawing it on the same day.

The order was issued after university students had protested the attendance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant at their convocation.

Around 70 National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University students of the outgoing batch of 2026 had submitted a representation to the university's Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, professors and the administration, urging them to reconsider inviting the CJI.

They had submitted the representation after the CJI had remarked that the court "did not ...