Delhi High Court allows JNUSU to attend important welfare meetings

New Delhi: The Delhi high court granted interim relief to the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union to attend important welfare meetings, staying a varsity's notification till July 17 on Wednesday. The court was hearing a plea filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union President N Sai Balaji and other office-bearers challenging the varsity's decision restraining them from participating in the statutory meetings.

"The matter be now listed on July 17. Till then, the minutes dated February 15, related to the issue of circular to all deans of schools/chairperson of centres/special centres restraining the students to attend meetings of various bodies at school/centre level shall be kept in abeyance as no prejudice shall be caused in attending such welfare meetings by students' union," Justice Yogesh Khanna said.