On August 27, NLSIU cancelled its convocation for the graduating batch of 2026.
On August 3, the administration had emailed the graduating students stating that the annual convocation would be held on September 12.
However, things took a turn on August 15, when over 700 members of the NLSIU community signed a statement objecting to BCI chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra and CJI Surya Kant attending NLSIU’s convocation.
The statement by the NLSIU students came after the BCI’s August 13 decisions to halt and, within hours, restore enrolment of graduating batch of another law school, NALSAR Hyderabad, for objecting to CJI Surya Kant‘s proposed presence at their convocation.
After the NLSIU students extended their support for NALSAR students, CJI Surya Kant met with NLSIU students to understand their position and iorn out issues.
It was then understood that students had agreed to attend the convocation after they were assured that BCI chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra would not attend the function.
However, a notice dated August 27 announced that no convocation would be held due to “unavoidable circumstances” and that students would be conferred their degrees in absentia.
It later emerged that the convocation was cancelled after the students rejected a demand by the university authorities to issue a public statement inviting CJI Surya Kant to the ceremony.