Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- NALSAR law students in Hyderabad demanded that they do not want Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant as the chief guest for their convocation ceremony.

In a representation submitted to the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, professors and the administration, around 70 students of the outgoing batch of 2026 urged them to reconsider inviting the CJI for the ceremony.

In NALSAR's tradition, the Chief Justice of India delivers the convocation address.

The representation, submitted on July 23, cited CJI Surya Kant's reluctance to take a suo motu case when protesting students at Delhi's Jantar Mantar were lathicharged, assaulted with electric batons, harassed and, in some cases, showered with pellet bullets by the Rapid Acti...