India, Nov. 28 -- Jamia Millia Islamia has barred a PhD scholar from entering the campus for the remainder of his doctoral programme. The action comes after a disciplinary probe found him guilty of repeatedly disturbing academic activities, including "unnecessarily organising" a march on the anniversary of the Batla House encounter.
The order, issued on November 20 by the university's Chief Proctor, states that scholar Saurabh Tripathi, who is also associated with the AISA student group, has been declared "out of bounds for all purposes". The ban comes after the university's discipline committee examined three separate incidents involving Tripathi this year. According to the order, he was earlier accused of causing a disturbance during sem...