Shimla, Aug. 9 -- Denying any relief, Himachal Pradesh high court has dismissed the revision petition filed by the faculty members of VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, holding that the faculty members were aware of the risks, yet they did not stop the students from entering the riverbed.

The faculty members - A. Aditya, C. Kiran, and Sumabala, had moved high court challenging February 8, 2024 order of trial court, dismissing their plea seeking discharge from the allegations of negligence in connection with the 2014 Beas River tragedy that claimed the lives of 25 students and a tour manager near Thalout in Mandi district.

The bench of Justice Virender Singh observed, "The alleged rash and negligent act of the ac...