Delhi HC stays disciplinary action against Kanhaiya, Umar Khalid, Anirban

May 13, 2016 16:55

Just in: Delhi HC stays all disciplinary action against JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and others.

This comes after two JNU students challenged their rustication from the university. Following this, eight more, including JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, approached the Delhi High Court challenging the varsity's disciplinary action against them.

Apart from Kanhaiya, the others who have challenged the order of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) against them are Ashwati A Nair, Aishwariya Adhikari, Komal Mohite, Chintu Kumari, Anwesha Chakraborty and two others.

Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya moved the court earlier this week against their rustication. Umar has also been slapped with a fine of Rs 20,000, while Anirban has been barred from JNU campus for five years from July 23.

Kanhaiya who, along with Anirban and Umar, was accused of sedition for the controversial event of February 9, was slapped with a fine of Rs 10,000 by the varsity. Varying actions, ranging from rustication, debarment from the varsity and fines, were taken against them and several other students based on a high-level enquiry committee's (HLEC) report regarding the controversial incident that had occurred on February 9 at JNU.

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