NLU topper refuses award from CJI in protest over sexual harassment case

Surbhi Karwa, who topped the LLM class at the National Law University, Delhi, on Saturday remained absent from the convocation ceremony, where she was to receive a gold medal from CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Karwa said she was protesting against the manner in which the Supreme Court handled the sexual harassment allegations made by a female employee against CJI Gogoi.