High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Installing CCTV Cameras In Panjab University Exam Centres

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought a response from relevant authorities on a petition seeking the installation of CCTV cameras in examination centres at Panjab University.

Justice Kuldeep Tiwari while issuing notice to Panjab University listed the matter for November 04 and said "no request for adjournment would be entertained on behalf of either side."

Plea filed by Guru Nanak College sought issuance of a Mandamus upon the respondents to pass appropriate directions to all its affiliated Colleges to install CCTV cameras in their Examination Centres, and ensure compliance of such direction, or not to designate such affiliated Colleges as Examination Centres, which do not have CCTV cameras in the Examinations Centres.

Counsel for the petitioners, while relying upon Senate proceedings and the recommendations of the Committee, inter alia, contended that the directions  ought to have been implemented uniformly, whereas, the respondent-University is implementing it in a discriminatory manner.

Applying the direction is uniformly across all Panjab University affiliated Colleges would be in the larger interest of ensuring transparency and preventing cheating in the examinations, the plea added.

Mr. Sangram Singh Saron, Advocate, and Ms. Kimreet Khurana, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Inder Preet Singh, Advocate, for Panjab University.

Title: MANAGING COMMITTEE GURU NANAK COLLEGE AND ANOTHER v. PANJAB UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER

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