{
  "id": 1427238,
  "title": "‘Never Accepted Invite’: CJI Surya Kant Breaks Silence On NALSAR Convocation Row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/never-accepted-invite-cji-surya-kant-breaks-silence-on-nalsar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/never-accepted-invite-cji-surya-kant-breaks-silence-on-nalsar-convocation-row"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi: After Bar Council of India (BCI) retracted the order of blackballing of the graduates from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Nalsar) University of Law, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has reacted to the controversy. CJI Surya Kant said that he has not accepted the invitation to be chief guest at the ceremony. A section of students were opposing Chief Justice…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Offensive, Humiliating': NLSIU Students, Alumni Oppose CJI Surya Kant, BCI Chief Attending Convocation Over NALSAR Row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/offensive-humiliating-nlsiu-students-alumni-oppose-cji-surya-kant-bci",
        "published": "2026-08-16T14:50:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}