The Punjab and Haryana High Court today disposed of a plea seeking immediate declaration of the Panjab University Senate election schedule, asking students to return to their classes and expressing hope that the polls will be held “as expeditiously as possible”.

A Division Bench, headed by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, also made it clear that Panjab University’s academic functioning “cannot be sacrificed at the altar of electoral aspirations”. The assertion came as

the Bench, during the course of hearing, reminded the students that their primary aim was uninterrupted education. “We would like to remind the students that their admission to the university by their parents is to ensure proper education. Therefore, to gain knowledge should be their prime concern,” the court observed.

The Bench

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