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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV
Lokesh Chugh – Appellant
Versus
University of Delhi Through Mr. Yogesh Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J.
The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the impugned Memorandum dated 10.03.2023 passed by the respondent-University, whereby, the petitioner has been debarred from taking any University/College/Departmental examination for a period of one year.
2. Learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the impugned order is in violation of the principles of natural justice, inasmuch as the impugned order does not record any reason, much less sufficient reasons for debarring the petitioner for a period of one year. He states that the petitioner has taken a categorical stand that on 27.01.2023, there was a protest organised by few students at the Faculty of Arts, (Main Campus), University of Delhi and during this protest, allegedly, a banned BBC documentary was screened for public viewing. However, at the relevant time, neither was the petitioner present at the protest site, nor did he facilitated/participated in the screening in any manner.
3. The submissions put forth by learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner is that in the absence of the petitioner being part of screening
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