No action so far against students who failed to reply to show cause notices in LU violence case | Lucknow News
Lucknow: The Lucknow University (LU) has not taken any follow-up disciplinary action against students who failed to reply within the stipulated time to the show cause notices issued to them for indulging in violent activities.The notices were issued on Nov 14 to 14 students — Aman Dubey (PhD), Priyarajan Yadav (MSc), Shivaji Yadav (MA), Pawan Kumar Yadav (BCom), Kshitij Singh (BCom), Abhishek Kumar (BSc), Abhay Pratap Singh (BCom), Utkarsh Singh Sikarwar (MA), Shivam Kumar Singh alias Shivam Singh Samrat (BA), Ayush Singh (BSc), Rishendra Pratap Singh (MA), Manmohan Shukla (MA), Himalaya Bharat (BPEd) and Prasoon Kumar (BLiSc). These students were part of two groups — hostellers and day scholars — who clashed several times within university premises over supremacy on the campus. The notices were issued after FIRs were lodged by the rival groups against each other. The students were then given three days to submit reply. However, only two of them obliged. As per the UP State Universities Act, 1973, the proctorial board is mandated to conduct disciplinary inquiries in a fair and time-bound manner. If a defaulter fails to reply within the given period, the board is empowered to take action depending on the seriousness of the case, including suspension or rustication. Responding to the delay, chief proctor Rakesh Dwivedi said, “Students come from different backgrounds and have different temperaments. Any disciplinary action has long term implications on a student’s academic and personal life. Therefore, the proctorial board has to act with sensitivity, caution and fairness while dealing with such matters. We are ensuring that due process is followed.”LU spokesperson Mukul Srivastava said, “The inquiry into the matter is still ongoing. The university is examining all aspects of the case and will take an appropriate decision in accordance with university rules and statutory provisions once the process is complete.”
