Quoting Guest:

Yesterday: The authorities came to know about the incident from the students, "some of whose statements seemed inconsistent and contradictory", the VC said.

Today: After gathering information from the students, the University has at this moment, no reason to suspect any foul play.

The VC's first statement clearly implied that the students were involved in foul play, and this must have prompted the Telegraph to place this as front page news. Now NUJS says that there is no foul play by the students. Hence, the VC must resign for making an insensitive, objectionable statement which slandered the whole student community and disrespected the deceased student. This guy lacks basic etiquette and tact, and is more suited for a village school than a reputed law school.

The students must take up this issue with him. They have been slandered in a vile way in the front page of a national newspaper.

Are you a first year NUJS novice who is commenting on Legally India trying to defend your college students? "Slandered the whole student community"? Have you just learnt torts and you try to flash your knowledge here?

Point 1 :- A lawyer would generally use the word "Defame" whereas a first year law school kid would show off with words like "slander" or "libel". This part is a bit irrelevant for now.

Point 2 :- Slandered the "whole student community"? May I know how has he slandered the "whole student community"? He has at the most slandered the students who have given inconsistent and contradictory statements!! Not all the students!! I hope NUJS has taught you law well. For it to qualify as an offence of slander, he would have to "name" the particular students to a "third party" and make a statement that is "untrue". I do not see your VC name any student in particular and if the students have given inconsistent and contradictory statements then that is a fact. The VC has simply stated the same. Where does the question of untrue statement arise?

I would suggest that you stop wasting your time on LegallyIndia and open your books and read the essentials of a particular law before you make bold statements on a public forum.

PS:- You Sir, have definitely defamed the VC by your comment you have posted.

Point 1:- You have named the VC
Point 2:- You have made an untrue statement which will lower the reputation of the VC i.e. "This guy lacks basic etiquette and tact, and is more suited for a village school than a reputed law school. "
Point 3:- The comment has been published on a website by virtue of which the statement will be communicated to a 3rd person.

PPS:- You are just lucky that you do not need to disclose your name to comment on LI. It is easy to hide behind a veil and make bold comments on some person known to all.

I do not know your VC personally or how bad he might be as YOU point out, but your comment has surely disclosed that your knowledge and understanding of the law is zilch.

Quoting NUJS senior:

If he/she is really a NUJS first year student as you allege, please cut him some slack. He has lost a friend, and that surely must take emotional toll. I would really appreciate if you can try to understand what he/she must be feeling right now. Lessons in tort law is the last thing needed at the moment, forget your hateful and rude tone.

And just by the way, the usage of world slander does not necessarily imply a legal allegation. It can also be used a word of common parlance. Please stop being obsessed with law so much. Its rather ironic that it is times like these that truly make us question the relevance of what we do in our daily lives.

Dear NUJS senior,

A person who (might have) lost his "friend" would not be "slandering" around on LegallyIndia. He may have put forward his views in simple language rather than showing off without even understanding the ingredients of the law. My rude and hateful tone, apart from the show off from the kid, is towards the fact that it indeed is possible that there was foul play. Is this kid trying to protect the reputation of the university by ranting something on LI or trying to cover up some foul play with such rant? I am concerned with such an incident in such an institution. Let law take its course and let investigations go on. Going by the statements quoted by the kid (the statements in bold), the VC may have heard contradictory stories earlier as it was a situation of panic and after the students cooled down the true story may have emerged. Or was it? To save some senior/s and their career was a story made up? I have also studied from a top NLU (which may include NUJS)and I too have seen ragging if not experienced it. We all know how it works out there. Don't we?

PS - I am more concerned for Vikas than you and your Mr. Slandering Guest and hence, point out the hypocrisy in his post in addition to his terrible legal knowledge.

- Signing off.
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[Phantom]

Because his comment would somehow have an adverse effect on the course of law? Really now? His comment on a Legally India article will somehow adversely affect the investigation? That's the basis of your legal lecture?

No one likes a smart ass.

Quoting NUJS:

No one likes a smart ass.

I am sure NUJS does not. None of you'll current bunch are intellectually capable of comprehending one!

how do u know? why was a murder case filed in that case?

That is what is being alleged. Of course, the truth shall come out soon enough.

You have no idea about the circumstances, and merely interested in sensationalizing the tragic incident.

Quoting Guest:

"... they're over 18 and are legally permitted to drink. ..."

What's the legal drinking age in India, again? :o :s

Damn...I've been misled into believing it was 25 years. All those years I could have been drinking (legally)...wasted! All that thrill of (apparent) underage drinking...gone! :'(

Holier than thou during holi. Holy.

Dear Stakeholder,
I do not know of where your concern stems from, but it certainly is misplaced.
In my opinion, this was an accident and that can happen anywhere. In a city like Calcutta, you can get bhang at multiple locations on Holi. Besides, there are even more dangerous drugs that are made accessible by virtue of being in a big city. And a recent study published by a reputed Ivy League journal stated that alcohol is 144 times more dangerous than cannabis. Unless you are suggesting that the students be locked up completely and not allowed into the city (or even across the road for that matter), your plan is foolish.
Please don't be so myopic in your approach.
The environment you are suggesting to create at NUJS will turn it into a detention centre. Creativity, which is the hallmark of NUJS, will be stunted. Not to mention, cases of depression will rise.
Having said that, it would be ideal if the college found more innovative ways to engage the students. Policing is definitely not the answer.
May his soul rest in peace.

An open culture of sex and drugs is not creativity, lad.

If you are just trolling here....and it looks like that....you are really sick

Quoting NUJS Student:

The incident is still under investigation, but the vice chancellor and the administration behaved very badly throughout. First he refused to let his car be used for even taking the student to the hospital. It was sheer luck that a student has his personal car down there! Then another female teacher (I am not naming her, but people would know who she is) close to the VC made all other faculty members leave the hospital saying it can 'bring liability' to the university and students should handle it! Later the same teacher tried to influence the VC to not pay even a part of the huge hospital fees! This is simply inhuman! She was also overheard berating students for arranging accommodation for the student's family, since they were not being cooperative! It is only because of the final year senior students and some of the younger faculty members that further atrocities were avoided. I wish we had someone else at the helm of affairs who is not trying to sell out the students to save his own ass!

This is shocking if true! If it is true that he hindered the student from being sent to hospital he should resign and be sued for damages. But I am curious to know why Kian is merely publishing the official university version when MSM (even a national channel like Times Now) is publicising the version of the parents and the ragging angle. Kian has always been very soft on the NUJS VC. He has no problem criticising some VC not allowing a comedy show but is silent on such serious things.

Idiotic comment. People can post objectionable remarks on any topic. That cannot justify censorship. You are perhaps a sympathiser of the college in question. In fact LI has actually reproduced the university version and not reproduced the father's allegation that his son was murdered through ragging.

I would slightly modify Scooter's comment - such news MUST be reported on LI but the comments must be completely not allowed' or the level of moderation must be higher.
We have learnt/ unlearnt Tort law and legal age for drinking, here.

Stop pretending to be a parent.

Quoting GUEST:

NUJS is a den of corruption. BCI report has exposed it.
When actions are required to be taken against the corrupt VC and ex-VC then the present VC of NUJS tries to hide the BCI report.
Did the present VC place the BCI report to EC as recommended by BCI? Did the Chancellor constitute the University Review Commission as recommended by BCI?
Why IshwaR Bhatt is remaing silent? Why EC is remaing silent ? Why General Council of NUJS the higest body in NUJS is silent? What are you all doing in NUJS as EC and GC member ? Previous EC sought for University Review Commission but the same was not done. Why the University Review Commission was not constituted when EC asked for it ? Who are all the corrupt and culprits in NUJS?
Well done Prof. Ishwar Bhatt - You were fast enough to make an enquiry and punish Ex-Registrar of NUJS . Why did you try to suppress the report of BCI ? Why did you give a false information to Judicial Secretary of WB Govt and to UGC about the happenings in NUJS?
We see that the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India directs CBI to make enquiry for scams in India.Will the Hon'ble Chancellor of NUJS who is also the Hon'ble CJI will direct CBI to make an enquiry and submit the report to Hon'ble Supreme Court of India ?
Let the CBI make an enquiry in NUJS and take legal actions against the corrupt people of NUJS and save the Legal Education in India.
Request to Legal India - Please open a forum on NUJS to save the legal education in NUJS.
Let our children who are the students of NUJS be saved , let proper Legal education be restored in NUJS.

Yes right. LegallyIndia has no other work than to waste its time on a wasted university rolling eyes

Quoting Dissenter:

Why is LI's coverage so one-sided? Not one word about the accusations by parents. See what his parents have said in today's Indian Express:

Choudhury’s father Yogendra Singh, a BSF personnel posted in Guwahati, said, “My son used to complain that he was being ragged by seniors. He used to tell us over phone that they made him chant slogans and fetch them food in the middle of the night. They also pressured him to drink alcohol and smoke. He was extremely depressed.”
indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/nujs-death-kin-say-ragged-thrown-off-hostel-building/

This is a VERY, VERY serious allegation. Why is LI silent? It has covered various petty disputes in other law schools in a one-sided manner and attacked the administration, but has strangely been soft on the NUJS admin despite numerous failings. This is indeed unfortunate and irresponsible journalism.

I kind of agree with you. Well Kian has provided the link in one of his comments. I just scrolled up to see LI's news. It does only cover the statement released by the university. I agree it is difficult for Kian to provide the parents views considering he has not spoken to them but Kian could quote other sources and mention about the parents allegations, or may be reach out to them for a comment. If we can reach out to law firms and lawyers for comments on deals and resignations, LI could go one step ahead, speak to a kin of the deceased and provide their views.