Nalsar row: SC strikes down BCI orders, says it has 'no power to regulate students'

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Bar Council of India has "no statutory authority to regulate the conduct of law students". The court set aside two BCI notifications issued against students of Hyderabad's Nalsar University of Law.The orders were linked to the students' protest over Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's proposed participation in the university's convocation.The court's observation came after the BCI initially directed state Bar Councils not to enrol Nalsar's 2026 law graduates as advocates following a student campaign opposing CJI Surya Kant's proposed participation as chief guest at the university's convocation.Also read - BCI action, U-turn and SC rebuke: How NALSAR students' protest against CJI kicked up a rowThe BCI later withdrew the directive and allowed the graduates to be enrolled while an inquiry was pending.How the NALSAR row beganThe controversy began after several Nalsar students submitted representations asking the university to reconsider…