Call off strike or face contempt of court, lecturers told
March 16th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed 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: “Striking members (lecturers and professors) of Kalindi College are prohibited from going on strike and are 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 would be heard March 23.
The court was hearing a petition of college student Ramit Garg that a majority of teachers resigned from various committees of the college Sep 29 last year and went on 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 earleir lodged a criminal complaint against Meena Anand, one of the teachers.”
“Police in a report gave a clean chit to Anand, even then the teachers did not call off the strike,” the petition said.
“Later, the teacher lodged a complaint against the student leader under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,” the petition said.
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