India, March 5 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed the suspension of seven students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University until April 2, while noting that the manner in which the university responded to peaceful demonstrations was "worrisome".

A bench of justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the university's Vice-Chancellor (VC) to form a committee comprising officials and student representatives to address the situation.

"Without going into the submissions of the parties, the perusal of the record itself leaves the court worried about the way in which the protest being undertaken by the students is handled by the university. The court is not going into the reason for the protest at the moment, but the documents as shown by the ...