The controversy stems from a letter written by NALSAR college students to the College protesting the invitation of CJI Kant as chief visitor for his or her convocation, over his alleged inaction on police brutalities in the course of the current protests at Jantar Mantar.
The scholars mentioned that it didn’t sit proper to obtain their levels from a dignitary whose current public conduct appeared dismissive of great allegations of police brutality towards protesting residents. The letter referred to a mentioning made earlier than the CJI by a lawyer for pressing listening to of the difficulty on July 22, when the CJI informed the counsel,
“Don’t waste our time, and do not waste your time.”
The illustration states that when counsel provided to indicate video proof of the alleged police motion, the CJI mentioned,
“We’re not all for movies; we do not have time to look at.”
The illustration was reportedly signed by round 70 college students of the outgoing 2026 batch. Two days later, about 380 extra college students from the 2027 to 2031 batches prolonged their help.