JUDGEMENT
TATIA, J. -
(1.) Heard learned counsel for the parties.
(2.) Facts reveal that during colleges and universities Students' Union
Elections lawlessness continued for several years and, therefore, not only
private parties preferred the writ petitions, but the High, Court in its jurisdiction
under Article 226. of the Constitution of India suo motu registered the Public
Interest Litigation Writ Petitions. As back as in the year 1994 the High Court (at
Jaipur Bench) issued some directions in the judgment dated 12th Sept., 2004
in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5016/1994; The Rajasthan Advertising Association
through its President vs. The Collector, Jaipur & Ors. on this issues. Then
bunch of writ petitions were preferred by petitioners and one of which was by
Sarita Choudhary at the Principal Seat of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur. One
another suo motu petition was registered by the Division Bench of Rajasthan
High Court, Jaipur Bench which in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5746/2003. Yet in
another suo motu petition, being D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5545/2004, by
order dated 10.8.2004 the Division Bench headed by the then Hon'ble Chief
Justice directed the University of Rajasthan, Superintendent of Police and the
Collector, Jaipur to show cause as why law and order was not enforced in the
precincts of the University of Rajasthan and why the students were allowed to
violate the directions given in writ petition No. 5016/1994, decided on
12.9.1996.
(3.) Then another writ petition was filed by Arvind Singh Rathore, which is
D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2800/2005 at Principal Seat of the High Court at
Jodhpur. The Sarita Choudhary's writ petition was already decided, therefore,
the State of Rajasthan preferred D.B. Civil Special Appeal No. 188/2002 and this
D.B. Special Appeal was tagged with D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2800/2005-
Arvind Sing Rathore vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. During the pendency of the
writ petition No. 5545/2004 and writ petition No. 288/2005- Arvind Singh
Rathore vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. and D.B. Civil Special Appeal No.
188/2002- State of Rajasthan vs. Sarita Choudhary, the Division Bench at Jaipur
decided the D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5746/2003 finally by the judgment
dated 5.5.2005 wherein some directions were issued to the State Government
including staying the Students' Union Elections. In the judgment dated 5.5.2005
several other directions were also issued after taking note of the indiscipline
and unruly atmosphere in the educational institutions including in the colleges
and also universities during elections and thereafter.;
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