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2025 DAILYLAW 172463 (ALL)

HARSH AWANA v. CHAIRMAN U.G.C. BAHADURSHAH ZAFAR ROAD AND 5 OTHERS

WRIC/36011/2025 · 2025-10-28

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36011 of 2025 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Sri Gopal Srivastava, learned counsel for petitioner, Sri I.P. Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for State-Respondent, Sri Pratik Chandra, Advocate for Respondent-UGC and Sri Anubhav Singh, Advocate for Respondents-University. 2. Petitioner, a Student, is before this Court. On basis of material produced by learned counsel for Respondent-University, the conduct of petitioner appears to be not bona fide and even his attendance is less than 50% in earlier academic years. 3. The petitioner is now in 5th Semester of Bachelor in Medical Lab Technology and due to his misconduct, he has been rusticated from NOIDA International University. The nature of misconduct is serious, i.e., misbehaving with girl students of other University and bunk classes alongwith other fellow students. There are some video recordings also. 4. Still considering that father of petitioner is a poor farmer and with great difficulty petitioner is allowed to study with Respondent-University, therefore, while exercising powers under Article 226 of the Constitution, impugned order of rustication dated 30.03.2025 is set aside and the writ petition is disposed of with following observations/ directions: Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Gopal Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anubhav Singh, C.S.C., Pratik Chandra Harsh Awana .....Petitioner(s) Chairman U.G.C. Bahadurshah Zafar Road And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) (I) Petitioner will file a notarized affidavit before Respondent-University that he will attend 95% of remaining classes and in case of absence he has to submit an application for leave. He will not leave the premises of University during class hours. In case of any further or fresh complaint the Respondent-University is at liberty to rusticate petitioner even without issuing notice. (II) Petitioner will carry a play card with message that he will never misbehave with any girl. Petitioner will stand at the Gate of University carrying the aforesaid play card for 30 minutes, i.e., from 08.45 AM to 09.15 AM for 30 days commencing from 03.11.2025. The Respondent- University will take a photograph of aforesaid act. In case of default, Respondent-University is at liberty to rusticate petitioner. (III) Petitioner will also file a written apology for his act before Respondent-University within 72 hours from today. (IV) The Police Authorities are directed to deploy anti-romeo mobile squad atleast at the time of opening and closing of Gate of Galgotia University and Respondent-University. (V) Sri I.P. Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel is directed to communicate this order to concerned Police Authorities. October 29, 2025 AK WRIC No. 36011 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad