Today (12 Feb 2024), the Supreme Court requested replies from the Centre and other parties regarding a petition challenging a recommendation by the Lyngdoh Committee. This recommendation specifies that a student can only run for the position of a student union office bearer once. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Uttarakhand resident Naveen Prakash Nautiyal and others against recommendation 6.5.6 of the Lyngdoh Committee.
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The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and the University Grants Commission (UGC) in response to a petition challenging a recommendation made by the Lyngdoh Committee. This recommendation states that a student cannot run for the position of a student union office bearer more than once.
Following a Supreme Court order, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development had constituted the panel under J M Lyngdoh, a former Chief Election Commissioner, to give recommendations on issues related to student bodies and student union elections conducted in universities, colleges and other higher education institutions across India. The committee had submitted its report on May 26, 2006.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan issued notice to the Union of India, the University Grants Commission and others on the plea.
The recommendation states,
“The candidate shall have one opportunity to contest for the post of office bearer, and two opportunities to contest for the post of an executive member.”
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, submitted no reason was advanced or discussion held about the particular recommendation.
This kind of provision is totally “arbitrary and discriminatory”, Bhushan asserted.
The intention behind the constitution of the panel was to remove criminality and money power from student politics.
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