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Delhi High Court Quashes Ambedkar University Expulsion, Affirms Right to Peaceful Protest

The ruling underscores constitutional protections for peaceful speech on campus.

Overview

  • The court, in a March 13 order, set aside Dr B.R. Ambedkar University’s June and August 2025 expulsion decisions.
  • The student will rejoin in July in the third semester, with the missed year counted as the penalty.
  • Justice Jasmeet Singh said universities cannot curb peaceful protest because student views clash with management ideology and cannot punish alleged breaches of court directions.
  • The court noted no claim that the sit-in disrupted classes and held that non-violent dissent is not misconduct.
  • The dispute followed student reports of ragging, bullying and gender-insensitive remarks that the petitioner said led to self-harm.