Delhi High Court declines urgent hearing on plea for Delhi University hostels
The Delhi High Court has declined an urgent hearing for a public interest litigation demanding mandatory hostel facilities for all Delhi University colleges. The plea was filed following a fatal building collapse in the Satya Niketan area, which raised concerns about student safety and housing.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing crisis regarding student housing safety and the regulatory responsibilities of educational institutions and municipal authorities in India.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to take up for urgent hearing urgently a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking hostel facilities for students in all Delhi University colleges, observing that such a direction could not be issued at the interim stage.
A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia questioned the need for urgent listing of the plea and asked the lawyer to file it for auto-listing on Wednesday.
The plea was mentioned for urgent listing following the building collapse at Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus, which claimed seven lives.
The plea sought a direction to every Delhi University college to provide hostel facilities to students. The lawyer told the court that the PIL was distinct from another petition heard on Monday, which sought, among other reliefs, compensation for the families of those killed and injured in the collapse.
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