Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- The Bombay Bar Association has condemned Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra for his letters to the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University in Hyderabad.

The BCI Chairman had issued an order on August 13, directing 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.

The order was quickly withdrawn on the same day following backlash. The Chairman also tendered an apology on August 15.

While appreciating Mishra for apologising, the Bombay Bar Association issued a statement on Tuesday, August 18, saying the apology was "clea...