Court reserves order on plea seeking fresh DUSU elections
Order on a plea accusing Ankiv Baisoya of submitting fake educational certificates to get admission in the university was reserved by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. The plea, filed by National Students' Union of India (NSUI) candidate Sunny Chillar, also sought re-election for the post of President of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU).
Chillar, in his plea, has sought action against Baisoya for using forged certificate for securing admission in the varsity.
Baisoya had defeated Sunny Chhillar of Shivaji College by a margin of 1,724 votes on September 12.
The Delhi University had expelled Baisoya on November 14, on grounds of submitting fake documents from Thiruvalluvar University at Vellore in Tamil Nadu to secure admission in the university.
Baisoya took to Facebook on November 15 and announced he was resigning from his post.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student group to which he belonged, too, suspended Baisoya on November 15, asking him to step down from the DUSU post.
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand told the court that if any major office-bearer's post falls vacant only two months after the elections, the Vice President may be promoted to the post of President, as per the recommendation of Lyngdoh Committee.
Chillar's counsel P Chidambaram told the court that the DU dragged the issue till November 12 to avail the second part of rule of Lyngdoh's recommendation.
He also requested the court to order fresh elections as the recommendation is silent on this issue.
Baisoya, along with two others of his group, had won the posts of DUSU President, Vice President and Joint Secretary.
