The Delhi High Court ruled universities cannot curb peaceful protests over ideological differences, as Justice Jasmeet Singh set aside Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi student expulsion, calling the punishment highly disproportionate and legally unsustainable.
The Madras High Court declined to quash a criminal case against a Chennai college teacher, emphasizing that campus protests by teaching staff are serious and cannot be overlooked with a mere apology letter. Justice G Jayachandran, in a June 13 order, rejected the teacher’s apology and upheld the ongoing criminal proceedings.
