New Delhi: In a bid to avoid defacement of the campus, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi University to strictly ensure that no posters or pamphlets are put up on the walls of its premises.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Delhi government to provide requisite help to the university in ensuring compliance with the order. “The counsels appearing for Delhi University as well as Election Officer of the Delhi University submit that the posters have now been removed and they will ensure that in future no posters are permitted to be pasted on any part of the university or the area around the university to avoid defacement of the premises as well as to prevent environmental degradation,” the bench has said.
“The counsel (for Delhi University) also submits that they would take appropriate action against the candidates whose posters are pasted, if at all, on the premises in violation to the orders of the Tribunal. The above statement should be maintained not only during election but even on all other times,” it said.
The direction came on Saturday while disposing of the plea filed by Delhi University law student Nithin Chandran, through advocate Aditya Parolia, against indiscriminate wastage of paper during student body elections.
During the proceedings, an affidavit filed by the Chief Election Officer of the Delhi University was placed on record which said the university has imposed fine of Rs 5,000 on violators. The counsel appearing for the university assured the bench that the varsity would strictly comply with the order.
