SC Upholds TISS Scholar’s Suspension but Reduces Term to Time Already Served By Law Trend May 2, 2025 https://lawtrend.in/sc-upholds-tiss-scholars-suspension-but-reduces-term-to-time-already-served/
A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan observed that although the disciplinary action taken by TISS was legally valid and supported by documentary evidence,
A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan observed that although the disciplinary action taken by TISS was legally valid and supported by documentary evidence, the interest of justice would be served by allowing the scholar to resume his academic pursuits.
Ramadas, who was pursuing a PhD in Development Studies, was suspended by an empowered committee of TISS on April 17, 2024, for a period of two years and barred from entering any of the institute’s campuses. The disciplinary action stemmed from his alleged involvement in a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the screening of a documentary film on the Ayodhya dispute, which the institute claimed violated its honour code and rules.
Senior advocate S Muralidhar, appearing for Ramadas, challenged the disciplinary action, but the Bombay High Court dismissed his plea on March 12, 2024. The High
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Comments: The bench was Justice Dipankar Dutta (ex CJ Bombay high court) and Justice Manmohan (ex CJ Delhi high court).
They ordered that the suspension will not continue any longer and that Ramadas be allowed to continue to with his phd. They neither passed order upholding it nor setting it aside. They said they are not getting into it but are taking a broader approach since he has already suffered loss of one academic year and should not be deprived of his education any further.
Basically, the powers that be do not want judgement on Students right to protest. I am thinking of Rohit Vemula and his velivada protest. He also was a "scholar". We recently celebrated the life of Sanjay Sanghvi, who started his political life fifty years ago with the Xavierian Union agitation and Indira Jaisingh fought tooth and nail to establish the right to protest, against the College Management, refusing admission the next year . Unfortunately, she was robbed of a proper judgement, on the issue of right to protest, as the powers that be forced a midnight "settlement: agreement".