DUSU Elections : HC dismisses plea of disqualified DUSU candidates

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September 2, 2009

A plea filed by five disqualified Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) poll candidates from National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.

Stating that the chief election officer had taken the decision in accordance with the rules, justice Sanjeev Khanna rejected the plea filed by Deepak Negi and Umesh Tomar of NSUI and Rohit Chahal, Lalit Kumar and Ashok Khare of ABVP. Negi and Chahal were candidates for president’s post. While Tomar was aiming for vice-president, Kumar was a candidate for post of secretary and Khare for joint secretary.

Justice Khanna dismissed the petitions of the five candidates saying the decision to disqualify them from contesting the poll was taken by following an appropriate procedure. “I do not think principles of natural justice have been violated,” Justice Khanna said. “The university, before taking any action, had issued showcause notices.”

As per the allegations, their candidature was cancelled after the five were found spending more money than the fixed amount of Rs 5,000 each, using cars and organising rallies for their election campaigns which was against the former chief election commissioner J M Lyngdoh’s recommendations.

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