Letters Patent Appeal No.822 of 2011 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Letters Patent Appeal No.822 of 2011 Date of decision: 11.5.2011 Surinder Pal Singh Sandhu ...Appellant Versus Lovely Professional University and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Jitender Singh Dadwal, Advocate for the appellant. ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ACJ. 1. This appeal has been preferred against the order of learned Single Judge dated 2.5.2011 dismissing the writ petition against the disciplinary action taken against the writ petitioner by the University. 2. The appellant was found to be involved in acts of indiscipline of assaulting Jashanprit Singh resulting in head injury to him. After enquiry, charges were held to be proved which led to the passing of impugned order dated 21.4.2011. Punishment of rustication was imposed against the appellant for the remaining part of current session i.e. January, 2011 to May, 2011. Learned Single Judge dealt with the contention raised on behalf of the appellant and held that no interference was called for in the impugned action Letters Patent Appeal No.822 of 2011 -2- **** merely by showing compassion. The finding recorded is as under:- “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 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 Letters Patent Appeal No.822 of 2011 -3- **** laudable efforts of the authorities to enforce discipline.” 3. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant. 4. In view of finding recorded of involvement of appellant in seriously assaulting a student, we do not find any error in the view taken by the learned Single Judge. The appeal is dismissed. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Acting Chief Justice May 11, 2011 (Ajay Kumar Mittal) Pka Judge