HC says DU campuses still 'shabby', asks poll candidates to remove posters, paint defaced walls

Delhi High Court directs DUSU candidates to clean up defaced walls and remove posters, graffiti for shabby campuses.

The Delhi High Court has said campuses at the Delhi University were yet to recover from student unions' "election excesses" and looked "shabby" as posters and graffiti hadn't been removed as it directed the candidates to clean up the place and repaint the defaced walls.

A Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela impleaded 16 students, who had contested the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) 2024-25 elections held on September 27, as parties to the proceedings while directing them to appear before it on October 28 and explain their conduct.

The High Court said the cleaning work should be done by the student candidates in collaboration with the university or colleges.

On the prayer of the petitioner, the court impleaded as respondents — Bhaanu Pratap Singh, Ronak Khatri, Yash Panwar, Rishabh Chaudhary, Lokesh Chaudhary, Yash Nandal, Rahul Singh Dedha, Aman Kapasia, Deepika Jha, Aman Kapasia, Shivam Maurya, Himanshu Nagar, Aaryan Maan, Rishi Raj Singh, Rahul Jhansla and Priyanshu Chaudhary.

The petitioner had alleged that major defacement was carried out by these candidates.

The court, therefore, directed them to remove all the posters, graffiti and repaint the defaced walls in collaboration with the Delhi University and colleges.

It also asked the DU to inform the newly-impleaded respondents through WhatsApp and e-mail to appear in court on October 28.