Sanskit varsity suspension row: SFI says relay fast to go on till authorities revoke disciplinary action ‘unconditionally’
Their hopes of getting relief from the Supreme Court on their plea challenging the Kerala High Court Division Bench order barring them from writing the semester examinations suffered a setback on the day, with the apex court declining to interfere with the directive
The suspension of 16 Students Federation of India (SFI) activists from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit has entered its fourth day, with the group maintaining an indefinite relay fast in protest. The activists, suspended on August 13 during a reconstituted Syndicate meeting, refuse to submit an unconditional apology for any disciplinary violations.
Despite the Supreme Court declining to intervene in the Division Bench's order barring the students from taking their semester exams, the SFI activists remain hopeful. They have requested that the Supreme Court direct the Single Bench to decide on their petition, which challenges their suspension and permits them to sit for the upcoming exams.
The activists claim they will continue their fast until the university authorities revoke their suspension "unconditionally." The university, however, maintains that it followed university regulations, which mandate minimum attendance requirements and stipulate conditions for attendance relaxation and condonation. The suspended students insist they will not comply with any such requirements.
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