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Now, an SMS lands boy in trouble
After the shocking MMS case, use of mobiles by students is in news again!
Use of cellphones by students is creating news in more than one way in the capital.
Apeejay Institute of Management and Technology (AIMT), Dwarka has disqualified a student from appearing in examinations for two years for allegedly using unfair means through a cellphone.
Abhimanyu Chaudhary, a second year student of B Com professional course at AIMT, has approached the Delhi High Court against the institute's decision on the ground that the action was taken without giving him any opportunity to show cause or being heard.
Justice Gita Mittal has issued notices to AIMT and Amritsar-based university Guru Nanak Dev University to which it is affiliated. Both have been asked to file their replies to the petition by January 25, the next date of hearing.
In his petition filed through counsel RK Saini, Chaudhary said while taking the 7th paper in April last year he was carrying a mobile phone and an SMS was received during the examination, which was not in any way connected with the subject.
The Invigilator confiscated his mobile phone and answer sheet and forced him to sign a confessional statement on the promise that no further action would be taken against him, the counsel submitted.
