Umar, Anirban move HC for same relief given to Kanhaiya, others

NEW DELHI: Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who were rusticated from JNU, have moved the Delhi high court seeking the same relief that was extended to JNUSU

NEW DELHI: Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who were rusticated from JNU, have moved the Delhi high court seeking the same relief that was extended to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others against whom disciplinary action was taken by the varsity for a controversial event there on February 9.

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Justice Manmohan on May 13 had put on hold the decision of the Jawaharlal Nehru University(J NU) till the appeals of Kanhaiya and the other students, against the disciplinary action, were decided by the appellate authority of the varsity.

The court had issued the direction after Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) undertook to immediately withdraw its hunger strike and not to indulge in any further agitation.

Anirban and Umar, who along with Kanhaiya have been accused of sedition for what happened during the February 9 event, had moved the court on May 9 against their rustication from the varsity, a decision which was taken on the basis of recommendations of a high level enquiry committee (HLEC).

While Umar was rusticated for one semester and slapped with a fine of R20,000, Anirban was rusticated till July 15 and after July 23 he was barred from the university campus for five years. Anirban was only given a week between July 16-22 to complete his thesis.