Hyderabad-based NALSAR students urge university not to invite CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest. Here's why
A section of students at Hyderabad-based NALSAR University of Law reportedly opposed any proposal to invite Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as the chief
A section of students at Hyderabad-based NALSAR University of Law reportedly opposed any proposal to invite Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as the chief guest for the varsity's convocation. Some students in the 2026 batch at the university wrote to the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, and professors of the institution, expressing their concerns about the proposal to invite Surya Kant as the chief guest for the upcoming convocation, news agency PTI reported. Why did students object? In an email communication sent on July 23, they said their concern arises from the refusal of the Supreme Court Bench led by the to allow urgent listing of a plea concerning the alleged brutal police action against protesters during the peaceful 'Chalo Sansad' demonstration at Jantar Mantar on July 20, the report added.
The students cited 's reported comments that the bench was not interested in watching videos when the lead counsel offered to show video evidence of the alleged police excesses during the protest on July 20. "As students of law, our concern is narrower and more specific to us as a graduating batch. A convocation is meant to be a moment where the University's own values, including a commitment to constitutional rights, access to justice, and reasoned engagement with grievances, are visibly reflected in the choices it makes." "We feel that receiving our degrees from a dignitary whose recent public conduct, as reported, appears dismissive of serious allegations of police brutality against protesting citizens, sits uncomfortably with what we have been taught to value during our time at NALSAR", they said in the email.
There was no immediate response from the university officials when their comments were sought on the matter. The peaceful march to the Parliament was called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), and the protesters raised issues, including the conduct of the NEET examination and reforms in the Test Agency, the students said, as per PTI. "We are raising
this matter now, before any formal decision is made, so that our views can be taken into account well in time," they were quoted as saying. The students requested the university to "strongly reconsider" the choice of chief guest for the convocation, and to consult the graduating batch before any final decision is communicated or an invitation is extended.
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