India, Sept. 17 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday criticised the Delhi University (DU), Delhi Police and organisations backing candidates for the DU Student Union (DUSU) September 18 elections for only taking action against those violating guidelines while canvassing, upon being prompted by the court's orders.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela expressed displeasure over the lax approach after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)'s lawyer, Sanjay Poddar, and Delhi Police submitted status reports over the steps taken to ensure compliance with regulatory measures.

"You should've done it in the beginning and not after. Your primary goal (must have been) in the beginning itself must to en...