SC junks RGNLUs plea in opposition to HC order of refunding 50% hostel hire from college students for Covid interval 

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court lately dismissed a plea most well-liked by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala in opposition to Punjab & Haryana HCs order directing the college to cost solely 50% of the hostel hire from college students for the COVID interval and refunding the remaining quantity. 

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath whereas dismissing NLUs plea famous that there was completely no justification for the college to cost total hostel hire from college students whereas it had charged solely 25% from contractors of the mess, canteens, retailers, and so on. 

Convincing the bench to put aside HCs order, counsel for NLU advised the bench that the college did contemplate college students rights and in addition granted them reductions in charges. 

“However, we are in extreme arrears from the government. State is not providing us with any funds,” the counsel additionally added. 

Unconvinced by the submissions, the bench whereas dismissing the attraction requested counsel to pursue litigation in opposition to the federal government in case of non provision of funds. 

Court’s order got here in a plea difficult HCs November 21, 2022 ruling whereby bench of Justices Augustine George Masih and Vikram Aggarwal of their order mentioned, “Those were tough times for everyone. The students were out of the hostel rooms not out of choice but out of compulsion. Their belongings were left in the rooms. There was panic and fear all around. Those who did not have secure jobs were suddenly faced with loss of income. While people were trying to make their two ends meet, the burden of fee etc. was putting them under additional pressure. The institutions also suffered because they had to maintain huge buildings, staff etc. If one weighs all these facts, there does not appear to be any justification for charging the entire hostel rent from the students especially when only 25% of the rent had been charged from the contractors of mess, shops, canteens etc,” 

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court lately dismissed a plea most well-liked by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala in opposition to Punjab & Haryana HCs order directing the college to cost solely 50% of the hostel hire from college students for the COVID interval and refunding the remaining quantity. 

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath whereas dismissing NLUs plea famous that there was completely no justification for the college to cost total hostel hire from college students whereas it had charged solely 25% from contractors of the mess, canteens, retailers, and so on. 

Convincing the bench to put aside HCs order, counsel for NLU advised the bench that the college did contemplate college students rights and in addition granted them reductions in charges. 

“However, we are in extreme arrears from the government. State is not providing us with any funds,” the counsel additionally added. 

Unconvinced by the submissions, the bench whereas dismissing the attraction requested counsel to pursue litigation in opposition to the federal government in case of non provision of funds. 

Court’s order got here in a plea difficult HCs November 21, 2022 ruling whereby bench of Justices Augustine George Masih and Vikram Aggarwal of their order mentioned, “Those were tough times for everyone. The students were out of the hostel rooms not out of choice but out of compulsion. Their belongings were left in the rooms. There was panic and fear all around. Those who did not have secure jobs were suddenly faced with loss of income. While people were trying to make their two ends meet, the burden of fee etc. was putting them under additional pressure. The institutions also suffered because they had to maintain huge buildings, staff etc. If one weighs all these facts, there does not appear to be any justification for charging the entire hostel rent from the students especially when only 25% of the rent had been charged from the contractors of mess, shops, canteens etc,”