Bengaluru: NLSIU V-C seeks meeting with five-member student delegation amid convocation row
NLSIU Bengaluru Vice-Chancellor Sudhir Krishnaswamy has invited a student delegation to discuss concerns regarding the upcoming convocation. Students and alumni have expressed opposition to the presence of the Chief Justice of India and the Bar Council of India Chief.
Why it matters
This reflects growing student activism within elite legal institutions regarding the intersection of judicial figures and academic ceremonies.
After receiving an email from students and alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, opposing the presence of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Bar Council of India Chief Manan Kumar Mishra, at the university’s convocation, Vice-Chancellor Sudhir Krishnaswamy has asked the students to form a delegation to meet him.
Speaking to The Hindu , graduating students from NLSIU said, “The V-C has asked us to send a delegation of five students from all graduating batches to meet him and discuss of how to proceed with the convocation. Apart from this, we are having internal discussions on what should be our next step.”
Prof. Krishnan was not available for comment.
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