Lucknow University has taken disciplinary action against two of its law students following the disruption of proceedings inside the Supreme Court earlier this month.
The university has placed both students under suspension for an indefinite period, removed them from the hostel and barred them from entering the campus, according to reports. They have also been directed to appear before the university Proctor in connection with the incident.
The action follows a July 10 incident in Courtroom No. 13 of the Supreme Court, where proceedings were allegedly disrupted during the hearing of a petition filed by law student Prabal Pratap Singh, who appeared in person before a Bench comprising Justices KV Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe.
Singh, a third-year law student, allegedly used abusive and objectionable language during the hearing, threw case papers inside the courtroom and created a commotion. He is also alleged to have resisted security personnel who intervened to restore order.
The incident reportedly began after Singh sought directions for registration of an FIR against a police officer in Lucknow. His manner of addressing the Bench prompted the Court to question his conduct, following which the proceedings allegedly descended into disorder.
Delhi Police subsequently arrested Singh and another Lucknow University student, Chander Bhan, in connection with the incident. An FIR was registered at Tilak Marg Police Station on the complaint of Supreme Court security personnel under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The police have alleged that Singh used criminal force against a security staff member while resisting efforts to escort him out of the courtroom. Investigators also reportedly recovered pamphlets containing objectionable material from the accused. Both students were medically examined at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), with police stating that neither required immediate psychiatric intervention.
The Supreme Court had been hearing Singh’s challenge to an Allahabad High Court order. Although the Bench declined to interfere with the High Court’s decision on merits, it had indicated that it did not propose to initiate separate action against the petitioner for his courtroom conduct.
The university’s disciplinary measures now add an institutional dimension to the controversy, with the students facing both the criminal investigation arising from the alleged courtroom disruption and proceedings under the university’s internal disciplinary framework.
The police investigation into the incident is continuing, while the students remain subject to the consequences of the university’s suspension and campus restrictions.
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