CWP NO.10888 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 23.7.2009 Princepal ...Petitioners VERSUS Lovely Professional University and others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Arvind Kashyap, Advocate for the petitioner Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) The petitioner has assailed the enquiry report dated 19.4.2009 (Annexure P-1), the expulsion order dated 21.4.2009 (Annexure P-2) and the order dated 18.6.2009 (Annexure P-5) passed by the Appellate Authority. The petitioner was student of the respondents-University. It is admitted case of the petitioner that some fight took place between some students numbering about 20 on 19.3.2009 and one Vishal Thakur was seriously injured. There is specific allegation that Vishal Thakur was seriously injured by the petitioner and one Nishant Kapila. The matter was reported to the Chief Administrative Officer and thereafter to the Vice- Chancellor who constituted the Board of Discipline. The Board of CWP NO.10888 of 2009 2 Discipline conducted enquiry and submitted its detailed report dated 19.4.2009 (Annexure P-1). During the course of enquiry, the injured Vishal made a statement that he was injured by the petitioner. Even the petitioner confessed that he was having problem with Vishal Thakur. Similar contentions were made by Nishant Kapila. On the basis of the enquiry report, the competent authority passed the expulsion order of as many as 8 students, including the petitioner on 21.4.2009. Aggrieved of the expulsion, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the Appellate Authority of the University. The Appellate Authority, on consideration of the enquiry report, returned a specific finding about the involvement of the petitioner and rejected the appeal vide the impugned order dated 22.6.2009 (Annexure P- 5). The petitioner has filed this petition challenging the aforesaid orders as noticed here-in-above. Learned counsel for the petitioner has tried to emphasize that since the scuffle was amongst 20 students, the responsibility of the petitioner could not have been ascertained. It is contended that the authorities have acted in biassed manner. There is no specific allegation of bias against any particular individual nor any person against whom bias could be alleged, has been impleaded as party by name. Otherwise also, there is no material on record to indicate that the authorities have acted in biassed manner against the petitioner. Action has been taken not only against the petitioner but also against other students. It is the moral and legal obligation of the students to maintain discipline in the institution/campus of the University. The findings recorded by the Appellate Authority are sufficient to indicate that the petitioner was responsible for causing injury to Vishal Thakur which fact has also been admitted by the petitioner during the course of the CWP NO.10888 of 2009 3 enquiry. There is no scope for interference in the impugned orders. I find no merit in this petition which is accordingly dismissed. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 23.7.2009 MFK NOTE:Whether to be referred to Reporter or not:YES