New Delhi, May 1 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has rusticated PhD student Swati Singh, president of the Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and former councillor of the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU), in fresh disciplinary action that comes despite a Delhi High Court order earlier this year setting aside a similar punishment.
No immediate response was available from the university over the matter. The latest rustication order, dated April 28, states: "In view of the findings of the Proctorial Inquiry, Swati Singh is rusticated from the university and declared out of bounds with immediate effect."
The order further said that in compliance with the high court's February 7 directive, a fresh inquiry was initiated against Singh, a P...