Edu-leaders

The Delhi High Court has directed the faculty members of a Delhi University college to call off their strike or face contempt of court proceedings. The teachers are demanding action against a student leader.

The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: "The faculty of Kalindi College is prohibited from going on strike and has been asked to comply with the provisions of the Delhi University Act, failing which they will be liable for the contempt of court proceedings."

The court issued notices to the principal of the college in central Delhi, the Delhi University and others, including the University Grants Commission. The case will be heard on March 23.

The court was hearing the petition of college student Ramit Garg that a majority of teachers resigned from various committees of the college on September 29 last year and went on a strike demanding action against Karishma Vaid, President of the students' union.

The petitioner moved the court alleging the teachers' agitation was affecting studies in the college.

The petition said: "Vaid and her mother had lodged a criminal complaint against Meena Anand, one of the teachers."

"Police gave a clean chit to Anand, but the teachers did not call off the strike," the petition said.

"Later, the teachers lodged a complaint against the student leader under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act," the petition said.

Source: igovernment