‘You Waste Your Own Time’: Delhi HC Declines Urgent Listing Of PIL Seeking Hostels In All DU Colleges
New Delhi: In the aftermath of the PG building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan that claimed seven lives, another public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to Delhi University (DU) to ensure that every college affiliated with the university has hostel facilities for students. However, the High Court on Tuesday refused to hear the plea on an urgent…
The Delhi High Court declined to grant an urgent listing on Tuesday for a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking hostel facilities in all colleges affiliated with Delhi University (DU). Filing the petition was National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) national president Vinod Jakhar. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia heard the matter in a Division Bench.
The court questioned the need to issue such a direction through an interim mandamus, suggesting the petitioner should manage their own time better. The PIL will be addressed on Wednesday. During Monday's hearing of another PIL, the court emphasized the responsibility for the PG building collapse in Satya Niketan extended beyond the PG owner to include DU and civic authorities.
The court noted the "absolutely inadequate" availability of hostels for students, suggesting they were turning to potentially unsafe PGs and hostels. The court ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to inspect all buildings used as PGs and hostels, with a report on compliance with building bylaws to be submitted within a week.
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