Delhi HC has asked Delhi University to reply to a petition against its rule mandating a Rs 1 lakh security bond for students contesting DUSU polls. Petitioners call it unconstitutional and discriminatory.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Delhi University (DU) to give its reply on a petition that has challenged the recent rule requiring students to submit a security bond of Rs 1 lakh before they can contest the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections.
Justice Mini Pushkarna gave time to the lawyer representing DU to take instructions and respond to the matter.
The university’s new notification makes it compulsory for all student candidates to sign and submit a bond as a preventive measure in case of
“potential defacement or violations by themselves or supporters.”
The petition against this rule has been filed by two students, Anjali and Abhishek Kumar, who said they are studying in DU and want to contest the upcoming DUSU polls.
They argued that the notification was “ultra vires” (beyond the powers) of the well-known Lyngdoh Committee recommendations that regulate student union elections across the country.
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According to the petitioners, this
“preventive financial imposition” creates “an arbitrary classification based on wealth, excluding ordinary students while favouring the affluent, in violation of Articles 14 (equality and non-arbitrariness), 19(1)(a) (free speech in democratic participation), and 21 (right to life with dignity and equal opportunity) of the Constitution.”
The court has now listed the matter for hearing on August 29.
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