New Delhi, June 5 -- The Delhi high court set aside Delhi University's (DU's) decision to put on hold the recruitment of laboratory attendants and library assistants, and directed it to complete the process, terming it a "classic case of scant disregard for fairness in action" and "motivated reasoning". In July 2023, DU issued appointment letters to multiple individuals, and 15 library attendants and nine laboratory attendants joined by August 24. Before several others could join, DU in two notifications dated August 25 and 29 put on hold the joining process and also barred those who had joined. Aggrieved appointees moved the high court, contending that the notification failed to provide the reason for the action. DU justified its move in c...