FYUP row: HC disposes of pleas after DU decision

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of as “infructuous” a PIL before it for restoration of the threeyear degree courses in Delhi University as the varsity recently scrapped the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP).

Delhi University (DU) had on June 27 scrapped the FYUP and reverted to the previous threeyear structure as directed by University Grants Commission.

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice RS Endlaw said, “in view of the subsequent event nothing survives to be decided in the petition. Therefore, the matter is disposed of as infructuous.”

The PIL by advocate RK Kapoor had claimed “FYUP violates the National Education Policy 1986, which advocates the 10+2+3 system, and therefore it is necessary that DU must revert to the earlier system.”

Kapoor had sought directions to DU to implement the threeyear undergraduate programme as recommended by UGC.

Meanwhile, another plea before another bench of the HC filed by a group of students enrolled under FYUP last year, seeking to continue with the programme, was withdrawn on Tuesday. The plea by eight students of Maharaja Agrasen College had contended that UGC’s decision to scrap FYUP is a “grossly arbitrary and whimsical action”.

Source: Hindustantimes.com