India, May 15 -- New Delhi

The Delhi high court allowed nine UG and PG students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to appear for their examinations, granting them interim relief against a university order rusticating them for two semesters over their alleged involvement in student clashes, sexual harassment and violence during a freshers' party in October 2024.

Granting temporary reprieve to the students, a bench of justice Vikas Mahajan, in an order on Tuesday, directed that the interim order will be in effect till the next hearing on May 28. The exams are being held from May 14 to May 24.

Students- approached the high court against a May 5 order passed by JNU, which barred them from the campus and slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 on the...