<p>Mumbai: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bombay-high-court">Bombay High Court</a> has refused any relief to a Dalit PhD student suspended by the Tata Institute of Social Science for alleged anti-national activities, noting that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/tata-institute-of-social-sciences">TISS</a> felt his participation in a protest brought disrepute to the institution.</p>.<p>A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and M M Sathaye on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by the student, Ramadas K S, against the institute's April 2024 decision of suspending him for two years.</p>.<p>"The order suspending the petitioner (Ramadas) does not suffer from any illegality or perversity. We find that this is not a fit case to interfere. There is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed," the HC said.</p>.<p>Ramadas was accused of participating in a protest march in New Delhi against the central government's "anti-student policies" and for urging people to watch "Ram Ke Naam" documentary during the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony.</p>.Cop suspended for negligence in investigating stone attack on RSS training camp for children.<p>In its order, the court said it was "clear as sunshine that the march (in which Ramadas participated) was politically motivated".</p>.<p>No fault can be found with the institute's order that Ramadas created an impression in general public that the politically-motivated protest and views were the views of the institution - TISS, the HC said.</p>.<p>The court noted Ramadas had participated in the protest under the banner of TISS' student organisation.</p>.<p>"This has brought disrepute to the institute in its view," the high court said.</p>.<p>Ramadas can have any political view of his choice, but so does the institute. The petitioner has full freedom of expressing his political view; but to do so under the banner of the respondent institute is what is objected to by the institute, the HC said.</p>.<p>Ramadas, in his plea, said pursuant to the suspension order, his scholarship had been stopped due to which he was facing difficulties.</p>.<p>The student claimed he was "unlawfully, arbitrarily and unfairly suspended by the institute".</p>.<p>TISS had opposed the plea, stating Ramadas had an alternate remedy and could appeal against the suspension order before a committee set up within the institute.</p>.<p>Ramadas, however, said he may not get an independent hearing from the institute. </p>
<p>Mumbai: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bombay-high-court">Bombay High Court</a> has refused any relief to a Dalit PhD student suspended by the Tata Institute of Social Science for alleged anti-national activities, noting that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/tata-institute-of-social-sciences">TISS</a> felt his participation in a protest brought disrepute to the institution.</p>.<p>A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and M M Sathaye on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by the student, Ramadas K S, against the institute's April 2024 decision of suspending him for two years.</p>.<p>"The order suspending the petitioner (Ramadas) does not suffer from any illegality or perversity. We find that this is not a fit case to interfere. There is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed," the HC said.</p>.<p>Ramadas was accused of participating in a protest march in New Delhi against the central government's "anti-student policies" and for urging people to watch "Ram Ke Naam" documentary during the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony.</p>.Cop suspended for negligence in investigating stone attack on RSS training camp for children.<p>In its order, the court said it was "clear as sunshine that the march (in which Ramadas participated) was politically motivated".</p>.<p>No fault can be found with the institute's order that Ramadas created an impression in general public that the politically-motivated protest and views were the views of the institution - TISS, the HC said.</p>.<p>The court noted Ramadas had participated in the protest under the banner of TISS' student organisation.</p>.<p>"This has brought disrepute to the institute in its view," the high court said.</p>.<p>Ramadas can have any political view of his choice, but so does the institute. The petitioner has full freedom of expressing his political view; but to do so under the banner of the respondent institute is what is objected to by the institute, the HC said.</p>.<p>Ramadas, in his plea, said pursuant to the suspension order, his scholarship had been stopped due to which he was facing difficulties.</p>.<p>The student claimed he was "unlawfully, arbitrarily and unfairly suspended by the institute".</p>.<p>TISS had opposed the plea, stating Ramadas had an alternate remedy and could appeal against the suspension order before a committee set up within the institute.</p>.<p>Ramadas, however, said he may not get an independent hearing from the institute. </p>