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'Brilliant, Bold, Brave': Top Court Judge Praises NALSAR Students Weeks After Convocation Row

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Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Aarish Chhabra
'Brilliant, Bold, Brave': Top Court Judge Praises NALSAR Students Weeks After Convocation Row
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Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan praised NALSAR University students for their character during a moot court event. The commendation follows recent tensions between the university's graduating batch and the Bar Council of India regarding a protest against the Chief Justice of India.

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The remarks highlight the ongoing friction between academic freedom, student activism, and regulatory bodies within India's legal education system.

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Students of the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, got fulsome praise from Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court on Sunday, as he called them "brilliant, bold and brave"."Before I wind up, one last word about the brilliant students of NALSAR. You have shown to the country and to the world what a university student, that too a student of law, should be. You are brilliant; you are bold; and you are brave," Justice Bhuyan said.He was delivering the valedictory address at the 19th NALSAR-Justice BR Sawhney Memorial Moot Court Competition.The praise comes just weeks after the graduating batch of NALSAR faced a threat from the Bar Council of India (BCI) over a protest against Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's proposed participation in its convocation.Justice Bhuyan did not refer to the controversy in his address.READ | "Very Distressing To See...": Top Court Judge Slams Police Crackdown At Jantar MantarHe…

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