The Delhi High Court has asked Delhi University to disqualify those candidates whose posters, hoardings, pamphlets and spray paint are defacing government property.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed deep displeasure over those who damaged public property during the DUSU elections. The court pulled up the Delhi University and other authorities for not taking action against them. The court directed the Delhi University to issue disqualification notices to the candidates involved in damaging public property. Not only this, such candidates should also be made to compensate for the loss.
The bench of the High Court’s nominated Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that you should issue them a notice of disqualification today itself and demand compensation for the damage caused to government property. Not only this, the court also said that Delhi Metro and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) should inform DU about the names of those who are damaging public property through posters, banners and pamphlets and other means.
Along with this, the court directed the Chief Election Officer of DU to be present in the court on Wednesday. The bench will continue the hearing on Wednesday as well. The petition has demanded action against the candidates and student political organizations of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections. Petitioner and lawyer Prashant Manchanda has requested action against the candidates and student political organizations involved in damaging, spoiling, dirtying or destroying the beauty of public property in his petition.
During the hearing, Manchanda argued that DUSU elections will be held on September 27. Some candidates have damaged public property. He also said that the DUSU candidates contesting the elections are continuously damaging government properties. If this is not stopped as soon as possible, it will cause irreparable damage to the entire national capital and damage has been caused everywhere including buses, Delhi Metro station walls, public walls, bus stands, police stations, roads and private property.