IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.7606 of 2011 Date of decision : 2.5.2011 Satinder Pal Singh Sandhu ....Petitioner Versus Lovely Professional University and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr.J.S.Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. This writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed with a prayer to quash the order dated 21.4.2011 (Annexure P-2) passed by the respondent-University vide which the petitioner has been rusticated for the 6th Semester. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is innocent and had merely separated two students who were involved in a brawl. He contends that he be permitted to take the examination. After going through the record I found that the petitioner was proceeded against under clause 4.2.1 (a), (d) (g) and (ff) of the Ordinance of the University which prescribes various misconducts C.W.P.No.7606 of 2011 -2- and the relevant ones are extracted here below :- “(a) Physical assault or threat to use physical force against any member of the teaching and non-teaching staff and against any student of the University. (d) Misbehaviours or cruelty towards any other student, teacher or any other employee of the University. (g) Indulging in or encouraging violence or any conduct with involved moral turpitude. (ff) Any other act which in the judgment of the competent authority calculated to lead to misconduct or indiscipline or malpractice or likewise in the University.” The incident took place on the campus in which Manpartap Singh, Kanwarpal Singh and the petitioner were involved in acts of indiscipline to beat up complainant Jashanpreet Singh resulting in head injuries to him. The matter was inquired into by the University and it was established that the petitioner along with Manpartap Singh, Kanwarpal Singh and Rajan Sharma indulged in a fight with the complainant on the University campus on 7.4.2011 and thus violated the relevant provisions of the Ordinance by indulging in physical assault and misbehaviour. The petitioner pleads that compassionate view be taken of the entire situation. On due consideration of the matter, I am of the opinion that the writ petition deserves to be dismissed. The Courts should not interfere in the decisions of the university authorities in the matters such like as these where authorities want to enforce discipline on the C.W.P.No.7606 of 2011 -3- campus. The incidents of violence should not be condoned as these encourage and unleash a streak of indiscipline on the campus. In the name of compassion and equity when the Courts interfere, it results in encouraging that streak which by the orders of the university authorities are attempted to be eliminated from the campus. The orders of the Court cannot be seen to be obtrusive to the laudable efforts of the authorities to enforce discipline. No ground to interfere. Dismissed. 2.5.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss