The Punjab and Haryana High Court Friday asked parties pressing for immediate Senate elections in Panjab University to first ensure that “academic activity is normal” on campus.

The division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a petition seeking notification of the long-pending election schedule.

The petitioners, who are former Senate members, argued that the university has been without its two statutory governing bodies – the Senate and the Syndicate – since late 2024, leaving “all administrative powers” with the vice-chancellor. The court was informed that the university had repeatedly stated that it had forwarded the election schedule to the chancellor, who is the Vice-President of India, but “no approval has been granted”, even though the Punjab Uni

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