Jamia students' union polls; HC seeks varsity's response
PTI | 07:02 PM,Feb 21,2012New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today sought response from Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI) on a plea seeking a direction to the university administration to conduct polls to the students' union which remains dissolved since 2006. A division bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakdher directed the university to file a detailed affidavit within four weeks to the plea of Hamidur Rehman, a final year BA student, for a direction to hold the elections. Directing Atyab Siddiqui, the counsel for Jamia, to file the response, the bench fixed March 18 for further hearing of the petition. The petition alleged JMI was not conducting the students' union election since 2006 on the ground that the atmosphere is not conducive despite several representations made in this regard before the administration. Alleging that Jamia administration had dissolved the elected body in March 2006 without giving any reason, the petitioner said, "Jamia was not conducting and allowing the students' union election since 2006 onwards till date despite several representations and request made by students to various authorities including the vice chancellor." The request for conducting the election was made time and again but no action has been taken, said the PIL, filed through lawyer Sitab Ali Chaudhary. "There is nobody in the campus to address the students' grievances and problems and that is why they are being harassed frequently," the lawyer submitted. It also claimed the HRD Ministry and the UGC have also asked the university to hold polls. Jamia has been charging Rs 50 annually from each student as union fee since 2006 but the authorities have "no intention to hold the election," the petition said. (More)
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