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JNTUH students allege continued exclusion despite HC relief
The Story in Brief
Ten students of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) have alleged that the university is denying them access to classes and hostel accommodation despite the Telangana High Court suspending the disciplinary circular against them on 27 October. In a letter to higher education principal secretary Yogita Rana and TSCHE chairman Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, the students said they had been staying in private hostels for 55 days and missing classes. The students approached the High Court after the university suspended them following a campus altercation on 3 to 4 September, which they said began when they objected to a fellow student allegedly harassing a woman student.
The High Court’s interim order on 27 October put the university’s 13 October disciplinary circular on hold until 15 December insofar as it concerns the 10 petitioners, and directed the university to permit them to take ongoing and remaining semester examinations and arrange a separate examination for two students who missed the International Business paper on 26 October. However, Deccan Chronicle reports that the students allege photographs of them have been displayed at university entrances despite the order, and that they were threatened for approaching the court. Times of India reports that registrar Dr A Jaya Laxmi denied the allegations, saying the university is following the court order.
A JNTU official told Deccan Chronicle that the court’s interim relief concerned examinations and did not specifically direct restoration of hostel accommodation or classroom access. The students have emailed higher education officials seeking intervention. The matter is pending in court until 15 December.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Deccan Chronicle reports the students’ detailed allegations of continued denial of hostel and class access, display of photographs, and threats, while Times of India focuses on the university’s denial. Both outlets carry the same core facts: the High Court order suspended the disciplinary circular only for examinations, not for hostel or classroom access. Deccan Chronicle provides the students’ fuller account and the university official’s response, Times of India includes the registrar’s direct denial. The balanced reading is that the court’s relief was partial, and the dispute over its scope remains unresolved until the next hearing on 15 December.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
