{"id":30226,"date":"2026-08-14T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=30226"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:03:13","slug":"cji-surya-kant-nalsar-students-right-to-protest-bci-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/cji-surya-kant-nalsar-students-right-to-protest-bci-action\/","title":{"rendered":"CJI Surya Kant Disapproves BCI Action Against NALSAR Students, Upholds Right To Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>CJI Surya Kant Disapproves of BCI Action Against NALSAR Students, Says They Have Right to Protest<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Supreme Court Protects Students\u2019 Right To Peaceful Dissent Against BCI Action<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Supreme Court has delivered an important and timely message on the constitutional protection of students\u2019 right to protest, freedom of expression, and the right to dissent. In the controversy involving students of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressed strong disapproval of the intervention by the Bar Council of India (BCI) against students who had protested over the proposed participation of the CJI in the university\u2019s convocation.<\/p>

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