On August 27, NLSIU cancelled its convocation for the graduating batch of 2026.
On August 3, the administration had emailed the graduating college students stating that the annual convocation can be held on September 12.
Nevertheless, issues took a activate August 15, when over 700 members of the NLSIU group signed a statement objecting to BCI chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra and CJI Surya Kant attending NLSIU’s convocation.
The assertion by the NLSIU college students got here after the BCI’s August 13 choices to halt and, inside hours, restore enrolment of graduating batch of one other legislation college, NALSAR Hyderabad, for objecting to CJI Surya Kant‘s proposed presence at their convocation.
After the NLSIU college students prolonged their assist for NALSAR college students, CJI Surya Kant met with NLSIU college students to know their place and iorn out points.
It was then understood that college students had agreed to attend the convocation after they have been assured that BCI chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra wouldn’t attend the perform.
Nevertheless, a notice dated August 27 introduced that no convocation can be held on account of “unavoidable circumstances” and that college students can be conferred their levels in absentia.
It later emerged that the convocation was cancelled after the students rejected a demand by the college authorities to subject a public assertion inviting CJI Surya Kant to the ceremony.
