Archive · 29 Aug 2026
JMI Suspends Four Students Over Protest; NSUI Seeks Revocation
Jamia Millia Islamia suspended four students after they protested at the central canteen.
The university says protests are supposed to happen in a special area near Gate Number 18.
It says this rule comes from an earlier court order.
University officials said the goal was not to punish the students.
Instead, they said the students should follow the protest-location rule.
The university also said the protest disrupted an important part of the academic block.
The National Students’ Union of India wants the suspensions cancelled.
The disagreement is about whether the students should be suspended for protesting in the wrong place.
Jamia Millia Islamia suspended four students for protesting at the central canteen.
The university said protests must be held at a designated location under an earlier court order.
Officials identified Gate Number 18 as the approved location for protests.
The university said the central canteen protest affected the academic block’s hub.
The National Students’ Union of India demanded that the suspensions be revoked.
- Who
- Jamia Millia Islamia suspended four students; the National Students’ Union of India demanded revocation of the suspensions.
- What
- Four students were suspended for protesting at the university’s central canteen, an undesignated protest location.
- Where
- The protest took place at Jamia Millia Islamia’s central canteen; the university says protests may be held at Gate Number 18.
- Why
- The university cited an earlier court order and said the central canteen protest affected the academic block.
NSUI and Suspension Opponents
Jamia Millia Islamia
Whether the suspensions should stand
NSUI and Suspension Opponents
The National Students’ Union of India demanded that the suspensions be revoked.
Jamia Millia Islamia
The university maintained the students should protest only at the designated location under the earlier court order.
Reason for the university action
NSUI and Suspension Opponents
The suspension is being challenged through NSUI’s demand for revocation.
Jamia Millia Islamia
The university said the aim was not to punish the students, but to enforce the designated protest-area rule and prevent disruption to the academic block.
- Institution
- Jamia Millia Islamia
- Action
- Four students were suspended
- Protest location
- Central canteen
- Designated location
- Gate Number 18
- University’s stated basis
- An earlier court order requiring protests at a designated area
- University’s concern
- The central canteen protest affected the hub of the academic block
- Opposition
- The National Students’ Union of India demanded revocation of the suspensions