After Hyderabad, Top Bengaluru Law College Opposes Invitation To Chief Justice

Students and alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), one of India's leading law schools, have opposed the invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra to the university's upcoming convocation ceremony. The opposition comes days after a major controversy at another premier institution, the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law in Hyderabad, where the BCI briefly ordered that students from the 2026 graduating batch should not be enrolled as advocates after some of them objected to Chief Justice Kant being invited as chief guest at their convocation.The BCI later withdrew the order, and Mishra apologised to law students, saying their "dignity, independence of thought and legitimate concerns" must be respected.In a letter on Saturday, students and alumni of NLSIU said they stood in "unconditional solidarity" with their counterparts at NALSAR and criticised…