Times of India
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AsiaPac · 1 hrs ago

Never accepted Nalsar invitation, so no question of going: CJI

CJI Kant told TOI he 'never consented to Nalsar's invitation'.NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has not accepted the invitation to be chief guest at the convocation of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) University of Law amid a row sparked by a section of students opposing his presence at the event which snowballed after Bar Council of India jumped in and ordered blackballing of the graduates before retracting with regret.Hours after addressing VCs of national law universities at Jodhpur, CJI Kant told TOI he "never consented to Nalsar's invitation" to be chief guest at the convocation."The question of me attending the convocation does not arise," CJI said. Four days ago, Nalsar confirmed it had, in keeping with tradition, invited CJI Kant to be chief
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