NALSAR invites CJI as chief guest at convocation despite students’ objection: Report
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The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in Hyderabad has invited Chief Justice Surya Kant to be the chief guest at the upcoming convocation, the university’s vice-chancellor told The Indian Express.
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The invitation was extended despite students urging the university to reconsider the decision, citing Kant’s response to a petition alleging that police had used excessive force against protesters in Delhi on July 20.
On July 22, a bench headed by the chief justice refused to urgently hear the petition. “Don’t waste our time and don’t waste your time,” Kant had reportedly told the petitioners.
When the lawyer for the petitioners said that he could present video evidence of the police excesses, the chief justice had said the bench was “not interested” in watching them.
Referring to the remarks, the students had told the university authorities that it did not sit right to receive their degrees from a dignitary whose recent public conduct appeared dismissive of serious allegations of police brutality against protesting citizens.
On Wednesday, the university’s vice-chancellor was quoted as saying by The Indian Express that they were awaiting a response from Kant to their invite.
While the date of the convocation is yet to be decided, it is usually held in August or September, added the vice-chancellor.
The incumbent chief justice has been delivering the convocation...