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NALSAR students challenge CJI Surya Kant invitation
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NALSAR’s standoff over Surya Kant could spread to other campuses if students see convocation invitations as political endorsements.

This is a rare student-led challenge to the judiciary’s public role, and it shows how protest politics are spilling into elite campuses.

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This is a rare student-led challenge to the judiciary’s public role, and it shows how protest politics are spilling into elite campuses.

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NALSAR University of Law students in Hyderabad have urged the administration not to invite Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as convocation guest. Around 450 students objected to his remarks in a plea over alleged police excesses during NEET protests and warned the ceremony could be jeopardized. The university has not announced the convocation date or guest.

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NALSAR students challenge CJI Surya Kant invitation

About 450 law students want the university to drop the convocation guest over remarks tied to police excesses during NEET protests.

Indian Express·1h ago
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