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Topic 061 · Law, Judiciary & Landmark Judgments

Bar Council of India and the NALSAR enrolment order

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: On 13 August 2026 circular BCI:D:5449/2026 told State Bar Councils not to enrol NALSAR's 2026 graduates.
  2. Background: Students asked the Vice-Chancellor to reconsider inviting CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest.
  3. Current Head: Manan Kumar Mishra, BCI Chairman, issued both circulars and closed the proceedings on 14 August 2026.
  4. Key Term: Enrolment is entry of a graduate's name on a State Bar Council's roll, which makes him an advocate.
  5. Reversal: Within hours a second circular let all NALSAR 2026 students enrol, calling the vast majority innocent.
  6. Stakeholders: On 14 August 2026 a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant with Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the BCI.
  7. India Link: Section 6(1)(a) gives admission of advocates to State Bar Councils, not the BCI.
  8. Headquarters: NALSAR University of Law is in Hyderabad; the Bar Council of India sits in New Delhi.
  9. Founded: The Advocates Act, 1961 constituted the BCI and State Bar Councils; NALSAR was established in 1998 by a State Act.
  10. Landmark: V. Sudeer v Bar Council of India (1999) struck down the BCI Training Rules, 1995.
  11. Statute: Section 4(1) includes the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General ex officio; section 7(1)(g) gives general control over State Councils.
  12. Doctrine: An ex officio member sits on a body because of an office held, not by election or nomination.
Question 1 of 10

Circular BCI:D:5449/2026 of 13 August 2026 told State Bar Councils not to enrol graduates of which university?

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Answer: (C) NALSAR

Core Trigger: On 13 August 2026 circular BCI:D:5449/2026 told State Bar Councils not to enrol NALSAR's 2026 graduates.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Students asked the Vice-Chancellor to reconsider inviting whom as convocation chief guest?

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Answer: (D) CJI Surya Kant

Background: Students asked the Vice-Chancellor to reconsider inviting CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is the Chairman of the Bar Council of India?

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Answer: (D) Manan Kumar Mishra

Current Head: Manan Kumar Mishra, BCI Chairman, issued both circulars and closed the proceedings on 14 August 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Enrolment is entry of a graduate's name on a State Bar Council's roll. 2. Enrolment makes a graduate a judge.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Key Term: Enrolment is entry of a graduate's name on a State Bar Council's roll, which makes him an advocate.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 4

Question 5 of 10

What did the second circular, issued within hours, allow?

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Answer: (B) All NALSAR 2026 students to enrol

Reversal: Within hours a second circular let all NALSAR 2026 students enrol, calling the vast majority innocent.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Which judge sat with CJI Surya Kant on the Bench that issued notice to the BCI on 14 August 2026?

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Answer: (A) Justice Joymalya Bagchi

Stakeholders: On 14 August 2026 a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant with Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the BCI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is the Bar Council of India located?

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Answer: (C) New Delhi

Headquarters: NALSAR University of Law is in Hyderabad; the Bar Council of India sits in New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The Advocates Act constituting the BCI and State Bar Councils was passed in which year?

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Answer: (D) 1961

Founded: The Advocates Act, 1961 constituted the BCI and State Bar Councils; NALSAR was established in 1998 by a State Act.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 9

Question 9 of 10

V. Sudeer v Bar Council of India (1999) struck down which BCI rules?

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Answer: (D) BCI Training Rules, 1995

Landmark: V. Sudeer v Bar Council of India (1999) struck down the BCI Training Rules, 1995.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Section 4(1) of the Advocates Act excludes the Attorney-General from the BCI. 2. Section 7(1)(g) gives the BCI general control over State Councils.

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Statute: Section 4(1) includes the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General ex officio; section 7(1)(g) gives general control over State Councils.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 061, point 11

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