New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has asked Delhi University authorities to convene a stakeholders' meeting and file a report within a week on the availability of infrastructure like water coolers/pure drinking water and WiFi for students in the law faculty.
The vacation bench of Justice Amit Sharma also issued notice to the Bar Council of India secretary and the dean of students' welfare of the university on a plea by three law students raising concerns over the lack of basic amenities and infrastructure on the campus.
The counsel appearing for Delhi University assured the court that necessary provisions regarding water coolers/drinking water are available in the campus.
Justice Sharma said the Bar Council of India and the Dean of Students Welfare are necessary parties to the petition and also appointed advocate Rajesh Mishra as amicus curiae.
"In view of the issues raised in the present petition, it is necessary that a meeting be convened between all the stakeholders, i.e. the Dean of Students Welfare of Delhi University, the Dean (Faculty of Law), petitioner No. 2 and the learned amicus.Curie appointed by this court to assess the facilities provided to the students in respect of other basic facilities including provision of water coolers/pure drinking water as well as availability of WiFi services, the court said in its order. 12th June.
"A meeting be convened at the mutual convenience of the parties within a week from today... and a report in this regard be placed on record before the next date of hearing," the order read.
Apart from water and WiFi, petitioners Raunak Khatri, Ankur Singh Mavi and Umesh Kumar also raised concerns over the lack of air conditioning in classrooms and said the conditions are "unbearable" when the temperature in Delhi reaches 48 degrees Celsius during the summer months. "It happens.
"This situation is contrasted by the presence of many air conditioners in administrative offices and staff rooms, indicating a significant inequality in the allocation of resources. Furthermore, a third of those built with makeshift materials such as tin roofs and asbestos-lined walls The building makes the situation worse."The problem of heat, creating an uninhabitable learning environment, has caused the students, including petitioner No. 1, to suffer heat stroke, unconsciousness, etc. on several occasions," the petition said.
It further said that there is no provision of clean drinking water on the campus, forcing students to buy packaged water and the maintenance of washroom facilities is also inadequate.
"Overall, the campus lacks necessary facilities and appropriately maintained classrooms and common areas. These deficiencies collectively create an environment that is not conducive to learning and pose significant security risks. Infrastructure The lack of is a violation of the fundamental rights of the petitioners under Article.Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to life and, by extension, the right to education,” the petition said.
The next hearing of the case will be on July 4.
The vacation bench of Justice Amit Sharma also issued notice to the Bar Council of India secretary and the dean of students' welfare of the university on a plea by three law students raising concerns over the lack of basic amenities and infrastructure on the campus.
The counsel appearing for Delhi University assured the court that necessary provisions regarding water coolers/drinking water are available in the campus.
Justice Sharma said the Bar Council of India and the Dean of Students Welfare are necessary parties to the petition and also appointed advocate Rajesh Mishra as amicus curiae.
"In view of the issues raised in the present petition, it is necessary that a meeting be convened between all the stakeholders, i.e. the Dean of Students Welfare of Delhi University, the Dean (Faculty of Law), petitioner No. 2 and the learned amicus.Curie appointed by this court to assess the facilities provided to the students in respect of other basic facilities including provision of water coolers/pure drinking water as well as availability of WiFi services, the court said in its order. 12th June.
"A meeting be convened at the mutual convenience of the parties within a week from today... and a report in this regard be placed on record before the next date of hearing," the order read.
Apart from water and WiFi, petitioners Raunak Khatri, Ankur Singh Mavi and Umesh Kumar also raised concerns over the lack of air conditioning in classrooms and said the conditions are "unbearable" when the temperature in Delhi reaches 48 degrees Celsius during the summer months. "It happens.
"This situation is contrasted by the presence of many air conditioners in administrative offices and staff rooms, indicating a significant inequality in the allocation of resources. Furthermore, a third of those built with makeshift materials such as tin roofs and asbestos-lined walls The building makes the situation worse."The problem of heat, creating an uninhabitable learning environment, has caused the students, including petitioner No. 1, to suffer heat stroke, unconsciousness, etc. on several occasions," the petition said.
It further said that there is no provision of clean drinking water on the campus, forcing students to buy packaged water and the maintenance of washroom facilities is also inadequate.
"Overall, the campus lacks necessary facilities and appropriately maintained classrooms and common areas. These deficiencies collectively create an environment that is not conducive to learning and pose significant security risks. Infrastructure The lack of is a violation of the fundamental rights of the petitioners under Article.Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to life and, by extension, the right to education,” the petition said.
The next hearing of the case will be on July 4.