
JNU admin moves Delhi HC seeking contempt against protesting students, Delhi Police for violating court order
Op IndiaThe Jawaharlal Nehru University administration on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking contempt action against its “students” and the Delhi Police for violating a court order against holding a protest within 100 metres of the varsity’s administrative block. The central government filed the petition on behalf of JNU, seeking direction to issue contempt notice against the students and Delhi Police and also demanded punishment in accordance with the Contempt of Courts Act for alleged wilful disobedience of the court order. Read: Ravish Kumar incites violence, wants students from Hindi heartland with ‘third class’ ideology to be more like JNU goons Senior standing counsel Monika Arora, representing the varsity also sought direction to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to provide assistance to the JNU in controlling the ongoing and any future contemptuous acts of the students and their leaders and removing them from within 100 metres of the administrative block. Read: There is no ‘fee hike’ in JNU: While free education may be a right, free accommodation is certainly not The case has been filed under IPC sections 147 – punishment for rioting, Section 148 – rioting, armed with deadly weapon, Section 149 – every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object, Section 151 – knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse, Section 34 – acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
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