Ritik Thakur Vs State of Hp and Others

2025:HHC:18714

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.12148 of 2024 a/w CWP No.12298 of 2024 Decided on: 18.06.2025

CWP No.12148 of 2024
Veenas Ritansh Deshta Versus	… Petitioner
The State of Himachal Pradesh & others	… Respondents
CWP No.12298 of 2024
Ritik Thakur	… Petitioner
Versus
The State of Himachal Pradesh & others	… Respondents

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Coram

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge.

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Whether approved for reporting?¹

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______________________ For the petitioner(s)	_____ :	________________________ M/s Vishwa Bhushan and Anuja Mehta, Advocates, in both the petition.
For the respondent(s)	:	Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3-State, in both the petitions. Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.4 and 5, in both thepetitions.

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Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral)

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As common issues of law and facts are involved in both these writ petitions, they are being disposed of by a common judgment.

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The petitioners herein, who are the students of Center of Excellence, Government College, Sanjauli, Shimla-6, H.P. are aggrieved by the order of rustication, dated 21.09.2024, issued by the Principal of the said College, expelling the petitioners from the College due to their continuous misbehaviour and manhandling of 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

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2025:HHC:18714 the teachers as well as for creating indiscipline in the College and disrupting the studies as well as functioning of the Office of the Principal of the College.

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The petitioners are present in the Court in person. In terms of the directions passed by this Court, the petitioners are stated to have appeared before the Principal of the concerned College yesterday, i.e. on 17.06.2025 and they have also in writing tendered their unconditional apology.

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Though, this Court is of the considered view that the kind of behaviour attributed to the petitioners which has resulted in the issuance of order of rustication cannot be and should not be condoned because condonation thereof may embolden the students to again indulge in such like acts, but as the petitioners have stated in the Court also that they regret their actions and they undertake to be good students and good citizens of the country, this Court by exercising its extraordinary jurisdiction, hereby quashes the impugned order of rustication passed by the Principal of the concerned College (dated 21.09.2024), with this hope that the petitioners will not indulge in such like activities in future. However, it is clarified that in case in future the petitioners are found wanting as far as the conduct expected from them is concerned, then the State shall be at liberty to approach this Court, seeking recalling of the order that has been passed by the Court today.

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With these observations, the petitions stand disposed of. The copies of the apologies tendered by the petitioners in original as

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stand received by the Principal of the College are ordered to be taken on record and they shall form part of the record.

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At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondents be directed to forthwith declare the result of the petitioners and for this purpose the College has to open the portal concerned. Learned Additional Advocate General and learned counsel for the University submit that they shall forthwith take up the matter with the Authority concerned and ensure that the needful is done by the Authority in this regard. They further ensure that the needful will be done before noon tomorrow.

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Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any also stand disposed of accordingly.

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(Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge

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June 18, 2025 (Rishi)

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