- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- 3 August 2001
- Bench
- A. S. Anand, R. C. Lahoti, K. G. Balakrishnan
- Result
- Petition disposed of.
Headnote
Educational Institutions-Ragging-Guidelines laid down and directions issued by Supreme Court to curb menance of ragging-Wide publicity would be given to said guidelines.
Vishwa Jagriti Mission through President v. Central Government through Cabinet Secretary and Ors., [2001 J 3 SCR 540, referred to.
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Judgment
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition, which was filed in public interest highlighting the menace prevailing in the educational institutions of the country in the matter of ragging of fresh students has achieved its purpose through the order of the Court dated 4th May, 2001. He submits that nothing further is required to be done in so far as this petition is concerned except that the respondents be directed to give wide publicity to the suggested guide-lines of the Court as contained in that order.
The learned Additional Solicitor General, who appears for the respondents, submits that the needful shall be done. We record the statement and dispose of the writ petition as settled in terms of the order of the Court dated 4th May, 2001, which is made absolute.
Case details
Arising from
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION : Writ Petition (C) No. 656 of 1998.
(Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India).
Mukul Rohtagi, Additional Solicitor General, Ms. Lalita Kohli, Ms. Kavita Wadia for Maninder Singh, Ajay Sharma, B.V. Bairam Das, Ms.
Appearances
Sushma Suri, Sidharth Bhatnagar, Gaurab K. Banerjee and Prashant Kumar for the appearing parties.
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