‘Reconsider choice’: 450 students of NALSAR urge university not to invite CJI to convocation
Students at NALSAR University of Law are protesting the potential invitation of the Chief Justice of India to their convocation ceremony. The opposition stems from the CJI's recent dismissal of a petition regarding alleged police brutality during student protests in Delhi.
Why it matters
This reflects growing student activism and the tension between academic institutions and the judiciary regarding accountability and civil rights.
A section of students at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, have opposed having Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant as the chief guest at their upcoming convocation. About 450 students of the university from different batches, including the outgoing LLB and LLM batch, have written to the Vice Chancellor, the Registrar and Professors of the university requesting them not to invite the CJI, citing his recent comments with regard to a petition against alleged police excesses during the NEET protests last month. The university has a total of 1400 students. The university is yet to announce the date of convocation or confirm who would be the chief guest. Traditionally, though, the incumbent CJI has been delivering the convocation address at NALSAR for years.
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