New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Delhi High Court observed that a student not meeting the criteria of 75% minimum attendance cannot be permitted to contest the Delhi University College Students' Union (DUSU) elections.

According to a Live Law report on Wednesday, Justice Mini Pushkarna said that if a candidate's attendance is below the minimum 75% attendance criteria, the concerned college would be within its authority to reject the nomination of such a candidate.

The Delhi High Court was reportedly hearing a petition challenging the rejection of a nomination for a college-level union election.

The court held that the minimum attendance rule was not merely procedural but integral to ensuring discipline and academic seriousness among candidat...