What happened: Delhi High Court directs NCSC to act on JNUSU complaint
Delhi High Court directed the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) to act on a complaint filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Dhananjay against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The complaint concerns alleged casteist remarks made during a podcast interview earlier in the year.
The court asked NCSC to decide the complaint in a time-bound manner, preferably within the next eight weeks.
Background: Alleged casteist remarks involving university leadership
JNUSU filed the complaint seeking action on alleged casteist remarks attributed to the JNU Vice-Chancellor during a podcast interview earlier in the year. The complaint sought NCSC’s intervention as the statutory commission for Scheduled Castes-related safeguards.
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