SINdl.E BF^C" 'Sfa 'is..^. iy tL_. i;'^ th.S ^ c •"i o M IHB HIGH GOUEr OF JTOICAIUHB AT_BILA3PQR (CBBXCTISGABH1 11 P3TITION No SS-2QQS. PBriTIOiIBBS; 1. Prashant llyarl, aged about 24 years, son of Snri Bnapeadra Siwari, resident of BraiimanPara,Gandhi caowk, Bajnandgaon (C.G) 2. ManoJ Eumar Hadaukar, aged about 21 years, son of Shri Shyamlal Madhukar, resident of Qr.No.S/353 Kailash Tihar, H.T.P.3. Darri, Korba (C.3) AO . ^0^ <^§^' ...^?" •".^ ^0 v ^^ <^'" •^, .3- Abhisflek Prasad Deo,aged about 20 ,{/••' ^ years,son of Shri Ajit Prasad Deo, resident of (i) Caaadra Bhawan, Castor Town, P.0. Baidyanath Deo G'aar (Jnarlmand) (ii) House No.30, House of Snri Suresb Sharma, Pa-tel.Nagar Sitaram Para, Patna (Binar) ' 4. Manis'fl Saha, aged about 18 years, son of Siiri K.B.Saau, resident of Qr.No.1B/03, Kirandul, District Dantexirada (G.G) .&.' ^^^,LV ^oV ^\ 5. Devendra Kuaar Tamrakar; aged about 21 years, son of Shri Vijay Kumar Tamrakar, resident of Hatri Bazar, P.0. Bhamdaa, District Durg (G.G) 6. Prasanna Parimal, aged about 19 years, son of Sari S.R.Budek, residea-b of B.T.I. Coloay, Mahalpara, P.0. Saraipali, 'Dlstrict Manasaannd (G.&). - 7. Ashish Tiwari, aged about 23 years, son of Shrl Krishna Kumar Tiwari, resident of Satipara, Hear Karbala^ P.0. Ambikapur,District Sarguja(GG). ...2 tl^ = 2 = © BE3POSDENIS:- 1. Pt.Havishankar S'aukla Dniversity, Baipur(C.G) through i-fcs Registrar. WRIT_ PEriE£QCT_PHaSR. 2. Proe'bor-cum-Chairman ,Anti-ragging Committee, Pt.Bavishankar Shulila University, Eaipur (G.G) JEBIGLE 226/227_OF Tm^CpISTIIOTION OF INBI.a. Vf :1 i<;:f ^•^-^ Vi.2y_ffl)- »Zcs6 HIGHCOURTOFJUDICATURE GHHATTIS<3ARH:BILASPUR SINGLE BENCH : HdN'SI-6 SHRI S.R. NAYM, C.J. WRIT PETITION N0. 5247 OF 2005 PETITIONERS (- 6. 7. RESPQNDENTS 2. Prashant Tiwart, aged about 24 years, son of Shri Bhupendra Tiwari, resident of Brahman Para, Gandhi Chowk, Rajnanclgaon^e.G.) Manoj Kymar Madhukar, aged about 21 years, sori of Shri Shyamiai Madbukar, resident of Qr. No; E053 Kailash Vihar, H.T.P.5.Dam,Koitia(C.G.) Abhishek Prasad Deo, aged about 20 years, son of SHrl Ajit Prasad Deo, resident of @ Chandra Bhawui, <Sastor Town, P.0. Baicfyanath Deo Ghar (Jharfchand) (ii) House No.30, Hbuse of Shri Suresh Sharma, Pafet Nagar, Sitaram Para, Patna(Bihar)- !yianisNSahu,agedabout18ysars,son of Shri K.R. Sahu, rasident of Qr. No, 1B/03, Klrahdul, Dlstrict Dantewada ;(p-G^;.'. • -'^ :':; .: ^ Deyehdra Kumar Tamrakar, ^ed about 21 years, son of Shri Vijay Kumar Tamrakar, resident of Hatri Bazar, P.Q. E3hamdha,EHstricft?ure(C.G^ Prasanna Parimaif ageci about 19 years, scinof Shri S.R. Budek, resident of B.T.i. Colony; MatialpaFa, P.0. Saraipali, DistriGtMaha5amynct(C.<3.) , As!'iishTiwarifag<Btfabout23yaars,son of Shri Krishria Kumar Tiwari, resident of SaSpara, Near Karbala, P.O.AmBtkapur, DistrictSargujatC^.) Vefsus Pt. i Ravishankar ShuKla Univesity, Raipur(C.G)fcroyghitsRagistrar. ProctOr-cum.Ghairman, ; Mnti-raggtng <%mmitteet Pt. Ravisfiankar Shukta :'iJ:niversJty,?Raipur;^C;G.):'|:'!:' : :: • ;'1::;;':'::1 i.ys/^-^^f.iSs SSK'Ri'iKiX..' *liBJiii»S ...iajws If -2.- Present : Smt. AnjuAhuja, learned counsel forthepetitioners. Shri PramodVerma, learned Sr.Advocate,with Shri Sumit Verma, learned counsel forthe respondents, ORALORDER (Passed on 25th January, 2006) The patitioners, seven in number, are the students of Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, the first respondent herein, studying in different classes in the currentacademic year 2005-2006 stayfng in Gandhi Hostel managed by the first respondent - University. The petitioners were served with notice dated 25/09/2005 by the Reglstrar of the University alleging that the petitioners indulged in ragging at mid- night on 20/09/2005 and they were caught red-handed when they were in the act of raggingandinformingthemthattheUniversity had proposed to rusticate them in tsrms of Section 2 (a) pf the Chhattisgarh Shaikshanik Sansthaon Me Pratama (Ragging) Ka Pratishedh Adhyadesh, 2001 (for short'the Adhyadesh"). The nofiGes issued to atl the petitioners are in identica! terms. The petitioners submjtted their repiies to the showcause notice denying the allegations. TheUniversity not being satfsfied withth® replies of the petitioners by its order dated 01/10/2005 rusticated all the students and they were directed to be evicted from the hostel. In the circumstance, this writ petition is fileid by the agflrieved students- petitioners. (2) Annexure-P/1 ciated 25/09/2005 is the shcw cause notice iasued to the firsl petitioner. As I pointed out supra, the notices issued fo the other pstitioners ars in identical terms, whieh reads as follows: ^^^^^^^i^^^^^^^^^'^^. aie qespeXypv stffp g uoipe®p (e) asneio japun psuyaplee uua} ^eq} jo BUIUBBIU eij) ui4}iA „8ulB6BJ„ eirngsuoo p|noo qoitjM sjsuoi}j}8d aifl ^o SWB Stfl ^OSi!B}3P 9M1 41 MOl(S PinOM l./d-ps^nxeuuv P lesnjsd inisjeo v ^H>1*>% sooz-eo'sz :|*i^y 1 iiitbi* i>f> ii?(y uyih i&^iie (Bfrabiie !u^ ^hlis ^ ifili. |rf<y j^h InffiMyfi IfchKlMS yhlte ^i±i^PttJ^ f 1A (-^ fl*(* ii)15y|h IteU ln?>d»(p!iMi Ulsyi^ ^ lajbT(?hB> faji? 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The object of issuing a notica te an affocted person before an adverse action js taken againstsuch perspn istoenabie such person te) put forUi his defence, if any, eflectively. Term "ragging" is aprecept.notafact.That Is whytMe lawmaker have deflned ragging m clause(a)ofSection2of1tieAdhyaciesh whicli readsasfotlows: "(a) 'ragging' y means causing, inducing eompelljnggBr forcing a ^tudent, whether by way »fa practical .joke orptherwise, to do any act which detracts from humari dighity or violates his person or exposes him to ridicule or preyents him from doing any lawful act, by intimidating, wrongfully restraining, wrongfully confining, or injuring him or by using eriminal foroe on him, or by holding out to him any threat ofwrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, injury or the use of criminalforce." . If a studsnt indylges in acts, such as, inducing, competling or forcing stLident , whether by way of praetidal joka or otherwise, to do any act which detracts from human dionity or violates his person or exposes hjm to ridicule or prevents him frem doing any lawful act, by intimidating, wrongfully restraining, wrongfully confining, or injuring him or by using criminal force on him, or by holding out ta him ahy threat of wrongful restraint, wrongful cpnfinement, ihjury or the use of criminal force.such actsofsuch studehtswouldconstitute''ragging".Thereft>re,itwoyldhave beeh iair and Just for the Oniversi^'^to appraise the pQtitioners-stuclents .1' with the objectiohabte acts alleged to have been committed by them which, if true, cbHtdconstttute "ragfljng" within the meaninj (a)oftheAdhyadesh,settjngoutneeessarydeteijlsirtthen6ticesissuedto them. Therefore, it cannot B& s®|dthat tha tJnivereify befyre rusttcaUng ofSection 2 9 €7. - 'S - the students had complied with the mandate of the principles of naturat justice andfair pfay in action. Therefore, the impugned action cannot be sustajned. (3) in the result,! allowthe writ petition andquash the impugned action of the University rusticating the petftioners-students, hawever, reserving liberty to the University to take appropriate action against the alteged Qbjectionat3!t®?acts©fthe petttioners in accordance w taw and in the !igtit ofthis order. No costs. Sd/- Chiefjustice !i]I fi^aanffirii^-':^