{"id":10558,"date":"2026-08-10T01:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T01:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10558"},"modified":"2026-08-10T01:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T01:06:35","slug":"nalsar-students-oppose-cji-surya-kant-as-convocation-chief-guest-hyderabad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10558","title":{"rendered":"NALSAR students oppose CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest | Hyderabad News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133076977,imgsize-133022,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.jpg\" alt=\"NALSAR students oppose CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest\" title=\"students cited the CJI\u2019s reported remarks during Delhi protest hearing, including his response: \u201cWe are not interested in videos; we don\u2019t have time to watch.\u201d\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"students cited the CJI\u2019s reported remarks during Delhi protest hearing, including his response: \u201cWe are not interested in videos; we don\u2019t have time to watch.\u201d\">students cited the CJI\u2019s reported remarks during Delhi protest hearing, including his response: \u201cWe are not interested in videos; we don\u2019t have time to watch.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HYDERABAD: A section of students at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, has urged the university to reconsider inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as chief guest for its upcoming convocation, citing concerns over his reported remarks during the hearing on alleged police excesses against \u2018Chalo Sansad\u2019 protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>TOI has learnt that at least six separate representations have been submitted to the university administration by students from different cohorts, with each letter seeking reconsideration of the proposed invitation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>NALSAR has traditionally had the CJI deliver the convocation address. The convocation date for the batch of 2026-27 has not been finalised yet, students said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In the first representation submitted on July 23 to the vice-chancellor, registrar, professors and the administration, students cited the CJI\u2019s reported remarks during the hearing, including his response to an offer to show videos of the alleged police action: \u201cWe are not interested in videos; we don\u2019t have time to watch.\u201d <!-- -->It also quoted him as telling the counsel: \u201cDon\u2019t waste our time, and don\u2019t waste your time\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Referring to the remarks, the students stated: \u201cA convocation is meant to be a moment where the University\u2019s own values, including a commitment to constitutional rights, access to justice, and reasoned engagement with grievances, are visibly reflected in the choices it makes. We feel that receiving our degrees from a dignitary whose recent public conduct, as reported, appears dismissive of serious allegations of police brutality against protesting citizens sits uncomfortably with what we have been taught to value during our time at NALSAR.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Five subsequent representations from different batches expressed support for the concerns raised in the original letter and urged the university to consider the objections before finalising the chief guest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Speaking to TOI, students said that they have not received any response from the university so far. Even TOI\u2019s repeated attempts to reach the vice-chancellor, Srikrishna Deva Rao, failed. The institute\u2019s registrar, meanwhile, said he had no knowledge of the representations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Students claimed that the representations were backed by hundreds of students at the institute. \u201cEach representation has been signed by 70 to 80 students &#8212; putting the combined number at roughly 350 to 450,\u201d claimed a student. The figures could not be independently verified by TOI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cWe respect the CJI\u2019s position. But we have been taught the Constitution and constitutional values, and we don\u2019t want to support something that goes against those values,\u201d the student, who is also a part of the Student Bar Council, said. Another student, quoting from the initial letter, added: \u201cWe request the university to strongly reconsider this choice of chief guest for this convocation\u2026We are open to discussing this further with the administration in whatever manner is convenient, whether through a meeting with student representatives or through any other channel the university considers appropriate.<!-- -->\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/hyderabad\/nalsar-students-oppose-cji-surya-kant-as-convocation-chief-guest\/articleshow\/133074619.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>students cited the CJI\u2019s reported remarks during Delhi protest hearing, including his response: \u201cWe are not interested in videos; we don\u2019t have time to watch.\u201d HYDERABAD: A section of students at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, has urged the university to reconsider inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j-150x150.avif","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j-300x169.avif","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dialogue-dignity-inclusion-essential-for-effective-public-access-to-justice-says-cji-surya-kant-p8.j.avif"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"students cited the CJI\u2019s reported remarks during Delhi protest hearing, including his response: \u201cWe are not interested in videos; 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