Overview
- The National Law School of India University has set its 34th convocation for October 17, 2026, reversing the earlier cancellation of the September 12 ceremony.
- University governing bodies — the Executive Council and General Council — approved the new date and decided degrees will be formally conferred either in person or in absentia with students asked to state their preference.
- The September cancellation followed organised objections from more than 700 current and former students and alumni to the proposed participation of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Bar Council of India chair Manan Kumar Mishra.
- A key dispute arose after students objected to the chief justice’s July 22 courtroom remarks about alleged police excesses and then resisted a university demand that they issue a public invitation for his attendance.
- The decision came after mediation involving the alumni association and governing bodies, and it leaves unresolved whether the chancellor, CJI Surya Kant, or the BCI chair will actually attend the October ceremony.