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NLSIU cancels convocation amid row over CJI, BCI chief invites
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has cancelled its 34th Annual Convocation scheduled for September 12 citing "unavoidable circumstances" after student opposition to the proposed presence of Chief Justice…
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has cancelled its 34th Annual Convocation scheduled for September 12 citing "unavoidable circumstances" after student opposition to the proposed presence of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. The university informed graduating students through an official notice on August 27, saying it could not hold the ceremony despite its "collective best efforts."
Degrees will still be conferred in absentia after approvals from the Governing Bodies. Students can receive certificates by courier or collect them from campus. The cancellation follows protests at NALSAR University of Law last month, where the BCI briefly directed state councils not to enrol 2026 graduates after students objected to the CJI's proposed participation. NLSIU will share a form with graduating students on August 27 to select their preferred delivery option.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The NLSIU convocation row mirrors a clash between student activism and institutional hierarchy that has played out at several law schools. In July, NALSAR Hyderabad saw the Bar Council of India briefly blacklist its graduates after students objected to the CJI's presence. Under the Advocates Act 1961, the BCI controls enrolment of law graduates, giving it leverage over universities. NLSIU students argued that honouring the CJI and BCI chief together risked normalising the BCI's earlier punitive action. The decision to cancel rests with the university's Governing Bodies, which must still formally approve the in-absentia degree conferral. Graduates now await the certificate collection process. The BCI's next move at its September meeting will signal whether the confrontation escalates or subsides.
Source: indiatoday.in
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