Office-bearers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) have told the Delhi High Court that they have not violated its order on holding protests in the varsity as they did not block access to the Administrative Block.
They also submitted before the court that its direction to not hold protests within 100 metres of the Administrative Block should not be viewed technically as the spirit of the direction was to prevent obstruction of any access to the building.
The submissions were made before Justice V. K. Rao, who is hearing a plea by JNU seeking contempt action against JNUSU office-bearers for holding protests within 100 metres of the Administrative Block. The varsity in its petition has contended that the office-bearers violated the court’s August 9, 2017, direction.
Arguments in the matter remained inconclusive and are expected to continue on Thursday.
