In the past 3-4 years, if NLS has been in the news, it has been for the wrong reasons. Beyond this recent convocation standoff, it has faced several major structural and student-led controversies over the past few years:

Campus Infrastructure and Basic Amenities Protests: Students staged aggressive on-campus protests over long-standing issues like severe water shortages, power fluctuations, and failing hostel infrastructure.

Administrative and Policy Backlash: Tensions erupted between the student body and the administration regarding rigid, unforgiving attendance rules resulting in year-backs, steep cuts to activity funding, and a mass resignation of student representatives.

Expansion and Batch-Size Debates: The rollout of the alternative 3-year LLB program and regular BA program alongside the flagship 5-year B.A. LL.B. course, coupled with significantly scaled-up overall incoming batch sizes, fueled continuous debates over internal equity, campus crowding, and mounting placement pressures.

Its downhill journey has well and truly caught pace.

If NLS students think this is a 'win' for them, they must be living under a rock or on another planet. I know some students already resent this fiasco for spoiling this memorable event in their lives. No one (let alone a law school) can insult the CJI (not the person, but the office). Moreover, NLS cannot insult the entity (BCI) that helped set up the university in the first place. Once these two are insulted, no one would agree to come to the convocation - think of it, not even the CM of Karnataka agreed. No one wants to get on the bad books of the CJI. Already, NLS is facing serious downfall in its placements with the humongous batch sizes. Such wokeism has badly misfired for NLS, and created bitterness about NLUs in general.

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/494321-the-debacle-of-nls-increased-batch-sizes

The convocation fiasco adds to the list of reasons why NLS should never be nationalized.

I agree with the post above. The contrast is so visible. On the same day, NFSU School of Law declares the IDDRC operational (led by Justice Dave), inaugurated by the CJI earlier in February 2026. This is a great milestone for the NFSU School of Law in creating this national asset for India, while NLS is busy with such petty and narrow-minded affairs.

A good analogy would be what Mamata did to the Tatas by opposing their coming to WB (for frivolous reasons) and the consequences it has faced since then on the state's investment climate.

Ha, ha........convocation 2026 cancelled.

This is called "Aa bail mujhe maar". NLS students can invite CJP Leaders for the convocation. Abhijeet Dipke will give out the degrees.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-law-school-calls-off-2026-convocation-chief-justice-row-10851868/

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/national-law-school-cancels-convocation-event-amid-opposition-to-presence-of-chief-justice-bar-council-chief-2980993-2026-08-27

While NFSU School of Law declares the IDDRC operational, Justice Dave to lead

https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2026/08/24/nfsu-iddrc-first-board-of-governors-meeting-justice-ar-dave-president/

https://www.livelaw.in/lawschool/news/nfsus-international-digital-dispute-resolution-centre-holds-first-board-meeting-declared-operational-547300

The difference couldn't be more stark.

Great suggestion and why not! Truly eminent people and NLSIU alumni can be invited as chief guest: Menaka Guruswamy, Dayan Krishnan etc. And people from abroad, if they can make it.

Abhijit Dipke and Saurav Das should also be invited. Many NLSIU students/alumni are willing to join thre CJP and the CJP can also give them important posts. Win-win situation for both. If Lok Sabha elections are held today, CJP can get anywhere between 20 to 50 seats. They will need the best brains and strategists for this to materialise and this is where IIT, IIM and NLSIU students can help.

https://x.com/SauravDassss/status/2092863460166205665