Abusing & assaulting teachers angers court

DUSU Prez Gets Bail, Told To Condemn Rioting

Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) president Nupur Sharma was on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail by a trial court in a case of rioting and criminal assault on the condition that she condemns the incident of violence on the campus.

Expressing concern over the trend of hurling abuses at teachers and assaulting the University staff by student leaders, additional sessions judge (ASJ) Surinder S Rathi said, ‘‘Hurling abuses and assaulting their teachers in the name of raising demands for students is a sign of deterioration of values and disregard of democratic process.’’

‘‘Student leaders in general and office-bearers in DUSU in particular are expected to behave in a responsible and a prudent manner, more particularly while interacting with their teachers,’’ the court said.

It asked the DUSU president to give it in writing to dean students’ welfare that the students’ body does not approve of such criminal assaults and destruction of University property. ‘‘The growing tendency among the students community in taking pride in behaving in a slanderous and derogatory manner with teachers in highly deplorable and cannot be tolerated,’’ the court said.

It allowed the bail plea of Sharma, who, along with the 15 other students, secretary and joint secretary of DUSU, was accused of assaulting the university staff and teachers on June 4 during their agitation to press some demands.

Directing the DUSU president to furnish a personal and a surety bond of Rs 15,000 each for the bail, the court also asked the station house officer to file a compliance report of its order within 5 days.

The court was critical of the students leaders resorting to violent activities to press their demands. ‘‘Student leaders like the applicant who are chosen by thousand of students through a democratic process are supposed to behave and act in a responsible and democratic manner,’’ it said.

ASJ Rathi favoured bringing in corrective measures whenever such kind of incidents come into light. ‘‘Such tendency needs to be corrected and mended whenever and wherever it comes to the fore, lest it spreads among other student populace and spoils the academic environment. Destruction of property in general and that belonging to Delhi University in particular cannot be tolerated in any manner,’’ the court said.

Source:- The Times of India 11 June 2009 P.6 Delhi
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