The High Court of Uttaranchal heard a petition challenging the bar on research students contesting elections. The bench held the condition salutary and consulted with professors, seeing no reason to interfere. The petition was rejected.
The petition is rejected and the condition barring research students from contesting elections is upheld.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL.
Writ Petition No. 961 (M/B) 2003
Bhuvan Joshi, S/o Sri Devkinandan Joshi, Research Scholar (Chemistry), M.B. Govt. Post-Graduate College, Affiliated with Kumaun University, Haldwani, Distt. Nainital. …………………. Petitioner Versus Vice Chancellor, Kumaun University, Nainital & Others ………………… Respondents Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. N.B. Tiwari, learned Chief Standing Counsel.
Coram: Hon. S.H. Kapadia, C.J. Hon. Irshad Hussain, J. Date: 16.10.2003 PC:
The condition barring Research Students from contesting elections is salutary. The condition has been introduced after consulting the professors. We do not see any reason to interfere.
Petition is rejected.
(Irshad Hussain, J.) (S.H. Kapadia, C.J.)
AK:
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the condition barring research students from contesting elections is valid and warrants judicial interference.
Whether the Petitioner's challenge to the election bar should be dismissed upholding university regulations.
Bhuvan Joshi
Vice Chancellor, Kumaun University
S.H. Kapadia
Irshad Hussain
As recorded by the court registry
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