Supreme Court asks lawyers to move Delhi HC for probe into attack on peaceful protest in BCI premises
The Supreme Court of India has directed young lawyers to approach the Delhi High Court regarding their petition for an investigation into an alleged assault at the Bar Council of India premises. The petitioners claim they were attacked during a peaceful protest against the BCI chairperson.
Why it matters
The case touches on the right to protest and the internal governance of legal regulatory bodies in India.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 3, 2026) allowed young lawyers to move the Delhi High Court with their petition for an independent investigation into allegations of targeted violence committed against them by an unidentified mob while they were peacefully protesting at the Bar Council of India (BCI) premises on August 21.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing petitioners Kunal Yadav and others, to approach the High Court with their plea that they were physically assaulted, dragged, abused and forcibly thrown out of the BCI premises during a peaceful sit-in for the resignation of chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra and comprehensive reforms in the regulatory body.
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