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Delhi HC Treats DU Protest Ban Challenge as PIL, Issues Notice to DU, Police and Centre

The case will be heard by the Chief Justice’s bench on March 10.

Overview

  • Law student Uday Bhadoriya has petitioned against the Proctor’s February 17 order imposing a one‑month prohibition on protests and public meetings across Delhi University campuses.
  • The court impleaded Delhi Police as a respondent and directed the matter to be treated as a public interest litigation.
  • Notices were issued to Delhi University, Delhi Police and the Union Ministry of Education, according to court proceedings reported Wednesday.
  • The plea contends the blanket curb infringes rights under Articles 14 and 19 and urges narrower options such as regulated permissions and designated spaces.
  • Colleges including Kirori Mal and Dyal Singh reinforced the restrictions, some events were postponed, and Kirori Mal advised students against sharing provocative content online after recent campus clashes and the February 12 incident involving historian Irfan Habib.