Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Jadavpur University Unrest Reaches High Court Amid Campus Clash
Jadavpur University had a serious disagreement between different student groups.
The groups included ABVP members and Left-leaning students.
The disagreement began around a student union meeting on Wednesday.
It continued late into the night and became a clash on Thursday.
Videos of a fire on campus were shown to the high court.
A lawyer asked the court to act quickly to bring back order.
The acting chief justice said the lawyer should file a separate case instead.
Both groups blamed the other for bringing people from outside the university.
A lawyer asked the high court to intervene urgently to restore order at Jadavpur University.
The request followed a clash between ABVP members and Left-leaning student groups on Thursday.
Video clips showing a campus fire and circulating on social media were presented in court.
The acting chief justice declined an urgent hearing and refused to link the issue to an existing university case.
Both student sides accused the other of bringing outsiders onto the campus.
- Who
- A lawyer, the high court bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, ABVP members, and Left-leaning student groups.
- What
- A lawyer sought immediate court intervention after unrest and a clash at Jadavpur University.
- When
- The confrontation began after a meeting on Wednesday, continued overnight, and escalated on Thursday.
- Where
- Jadavpur University and the high court.
- Why
- The lawyer said intervention was needed to restore order after the campus confrontation and a reported fire.
ABVP members’ position
Left-leaning groups’ position
Responsibility for outsiders
ABVP members’ position
ABVP members accused Left-leaning student groups of bringing outsiders onto the campus.
Left-leaning groups’ position
Left-leaning student groups accused ABVP members of bringing outsiders onto the campus.
Campus confrontation
ABVP members’ position
ABVP members were involved in the clash and disputed responsibility for the unrest, according to the report’s account of mutual accusations.
Left-leaning groups’ position
Left-leaning student groups were involved in the clash and likewise disputed responsibility for the unrest.
- University
- Jadavpur University
- Court action sought
- Immediate intervention to restore order on campus
- Court response
- The acting chief justice declined an urgent hearing and advised filing a separate case
- Student groups involved
- ABVP members and Left-leaning student groups
- Dispute’s origin
- A meeting of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students’ Union
- Evidence shown
- Video clips of a campus fire circulated on social media
- Mutual allegation
- Both sides accused each other of bringing outsiders onto campus