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Allahabad High Court Orders Probe Into NLU Caste Allegations
Two students said they were treated unfairly because of caste at a law university in Prayagraj.
They also said one student’s exam papers may have been marked unfairly.
The Allahabad High Court ordered an independent group to check the answer papers again.
The court also asked two judicial officers to investigate the discrimination allegations.
People accused of wrongdoing must be allowed to explain themselves.
The students’ identities must be protected during the inquiry.
The university must ensure that neither student is punished because of the case.
The court said it has not decided whether the allegations are true.
The Allahabad High Court ordered an independent inquiry into alleged caste-based humiliation and discrimination at Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj.
A separate committee will re-evaluate a student’s answer sheets anonymously and without seeing the original marks.
Two Prayagraj judicial officers will investigate allegations involving Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students and the handling of their complaints.
Dr Deepak Sharma will not evaluate the student’s scripts or handle disciplinary or hostel matters involving either petitioner until further orders.
The court emphasized that it has made no finding on the allegations and ordered reports to be submitted confidentially before the next hearing.
- Who
- A PhD research scholar and a fifth-semester B.A. LL.B. student filed the petition; the allegations concern Dr Deepak Sharma and other university personnel.
- What
- The Allahabad High Court ordered an independent answer-sheet re-evaluation and an inquiry into alleged caste-based humiliation, discrimination, retaliation, and complaint-handling failures.
- Where
- Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The next hearing is scheduled for September 24 at noon; the order’s date is not stated in the article.
- Why
- The petitioners alleged that caste influenced academic evaluation and that university authorities failed to properly address their complaints.
Key facts
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Bench
- Single-judge Bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar
- University
- Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj
- Independent review
- Answer sheets will be re-evaluated with candidate and original evaluator identities masked.
- Inquiry officers
- Archana Singh-I and Arun Kumar Yadava
- Interim restriction
- Dr Deepak Sharma cannot evaluate the student’s scripts or oversee disciplinary and hostel matters involving either petitioner.
- Next hearing
- September 24 at 12 noon
Quotes
Justice Vinod Diwakar
Single-judge Allahabad High Court judge hearing the petition
“The allegations are serious, and for that very reason they require to be examined by an impartial agency after affording a full opportunity of hearing to the person against whom they are made”
thehansindia.com
“The Committee shall complete the exercise and submit its report to the Vice-Chancellor within one week”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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