Shimla, 10 October 2026:
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla, holds its Third Convocation on 11 October 2026 at Gyan Path Sabhagar, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hills, Shimla. The ceremony brings together distinguished members of the judiciary, university leadership, faculty members, graduating students and their families to celebrate the academic achievements of the graduating cohorts.
Hon’ble Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, graces the occasion as the Chief Guest. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Hon’ble Visitor of HPNLU, presides over the ceremony and delivers the Convocation Address. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Former Chief Justice of India, attends as the Guest of Honour, while Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh and Hon’ble Chancellor of HPNLU, confers the degrees.
The University confers three honorary degrees upon Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Former Chief Justice of India; Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura; and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Former Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, in recognition of their distinguished contributions.
A total of 16 gold medals are being awarded to meritorious students for their academic excellence. The 16 gold medals recognise outstanding academic achievements across the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. For the 2020-2025 undergraduate batch, Ms. Shrutika Saha receives the K.K. Luthra Memorial Gold Medal in Criminal Law; Ms. Kanishka Goel receives the Sh. Tarsem Kumar Gold Medal, Sri Shyam Sunder Goel Memorial Gold Medal, Founder Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dharam Paul Sood Gold Medal; Ms. Soumya Sharma receives the Founder Chancellor’s Gold Medal and fellowship prize; and Ms. Shreya Singh receives the Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher Gold Medal. For the 2021-2026 undergraduate batch, Ms. Sakshi Arora receives the K.K. Luthra Memorial Gold Medal in Criminal Law; Ms. Aastha Mahesh Saboo receives the Sh. Tarsem Kumar Gold Medal, Sri Shyam Sunder Goel Memorial Gold Medal, Founder Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher Gold Medal; Mr. Vaibhav Bhardwaj receives the Founder Chancellor’s Gold Medal and fellowship prize; and Ms. Prakriti Latwal receives the Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dharam Paul Sood Gold Medal. In the postgraduate programme, Mr. Sudarshan Satyawan Landge and Ms. Chahat Gautam receive the Founder Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal as overall toppers of the LL.M. batches of 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, respectively.
The convocation also marks the conferment of degrees upon Ph.D. in Law scholars and graduates of the LL.M., B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programmes across the respective graduating batches.
The Third Convocation marks an important milestone in the academic journey of HPNLU and its graduating students, celebrating their achievements and the transition from academic learning to professional and public service.
