The Delhi High Court on Wednesday suggested the need to ban entry of outsiders inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus for things to improve.
"We have to close the campus to students of other universities. If the JNU campus is closed for outsiders, things will improve," said Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
The Court, questioning the varsity and Students' Union of JNU, said, "Every day we are reading in the newspaper about protests in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. Is this the way an educational institution functions?"
"For the last many years, JNU has been known for its own culture inside the campus. It has never allowed others to interfere in its functioning. Today, however, outsiders are more active on the campus," the court noted.
Earlier, the varsity administration knocked the High Court's door to seek direction to restrain its students from staging any demonstration within 100 metres of the administrative block.
Later, the court reversed its order and stated that students could hold demonstrations as long as they were peaceful and noise levels were kept to a minimum. It also prohibited students from blocking access to the administrative facility.
The plea by JNU administration was filed before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, who had recently asked the students to ensure they maintain decent decibel levels during the protests so that there was no disturbance in the functioning of the University.