Delhi University (DU) is not a haven for “riff—raff” and cannot be the “last refuge for scoundrels”, but a place for free thinkers who want to learn, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
While referring to last year’s incidents when the Law Faculty’s Dean and professors were allegedly assaulted by some students, a Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri said the manner in which people were conducting themselves in the varsity, “all political activities there should cease” .
“This is the angst we feel. There is a palpable need to secure the campus,” the court said, adding that DU “cannot be the last refuge for scoundrels” .
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“Unruly behaviour with the Dean and teaching faculty is completely unacceptable. We won’t condone it,” the court further said.
Cops rapped
The Bench also slammed the Delhi Police for not lodging an FIR till June 23 and waiting for a fact-finding report of the DU Law Faculty regarding the incidents of “unruly behaviour” against teaching staff, including Dean Ved Kumari.
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“What were you [police] waiting for? Were you waiting for people to come to court for the fact-finding reports? Why did you not carry out an independent probe? Is the police outsourcing everything? What have you done in the last eight months apart from transferring the case to another agency?” the court said.
The Bench said it wanted the police to carry out an independent probe and file a detailed report within two weeks, and failure to do so would invite the “displeasure” of the court.