Case Comment: Hira Nath Mishra And Others Vs. The Principal, Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi And Another
- IJLLR Journal
- Apr 10
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Akshat Anshin Desai, BA LLB, Jindal Global Law School
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
(FROM PATNA HIGH COURT)
APPELLANTS: HIRA NATH MISHRA AND OTHERS
VS.
RESPONDENTS: THE PRINCIPAL, RAJENDRA MEDICAL COLLEGE, RANCHI AND ANOTHER(1973) SCC 805
Hon’ble Judges/Coram:D. G. Palekar and A. Alagiriswami, JJ.
The Court’s Judgement was given by D. G. Palekar, J.
Facts:
Upon a confidential complaint that the Principal of a Medical College received, it was alleged that the appellants in the present case, namely three male students along with others, entered the girls’ hostel, walking naked in the compound. To examine the validity of these allegations, an Enquiry Committee was established, comprising three staff members. The photographs of the appellants were mixed along with twenty photographs of other students, and the girls identified the appellants from these photographs.
Following this, the appellants were given a show-cause notice and were called upon by the Enquiry Committee. The male students uniformly denied all the allegations made by the female students, stating that at the time of the event, they were in the boys’ hostel. When asked whether they wished to support their stance by producing any evidence before the Enquiry Committee, the students denied and did not support their claim by producing any evidence. Thus, the enquiry committee concluded, holding the students responsible for the event and expelling them for two years.
