Manan Kumar Mishra

22 Aug

Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra Faces Growing Resignation Demands Over Prolonged Tenure

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaBCI Chairman, Judicial Accountability, Legal Education, Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra is facing escalating pressure to step down from his post after occupying the apex regulatory office for more than a decade. The controversy has reached the Supreme Court through a petition filed by advocate Yogamaya MG, challenging Mishra’s extended leadership and seeking an independent judicial inquiry into the administrative and financial affairs of the statutory regulatory body governing legal practice and legal education in India. The legal challenge argues that the leadership of a national institution representing the country's legal fraternity should not remain concentrated within a single…

16 Aug

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra Apologises to Law Students Following NALSAR Enrolment Row

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAdvocate Enrolment, Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, NALSAR University, Surya Kant

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has issued a formal apology to law students across the country following severe backlash over a directive that briefly barred the 2026 graduating class of the NALSAR University of Law from enrolling as advocates. In a public statement issued on Independence Day, the regulatory chief expressed regret over the distress caused by the council’s recent communications and affirmed that the legitimate concerns of the student fraternity must be acknowledged with sensitivity. The dispute originated after a section of students at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad formally objected…