The Delhi High Court issued a severe warning on Thursday to student political organizations and prospective candidates contesting the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union elections, threatening to stall the electoral process if widespread defacement of public properties across the national capital does not cease immediately. A division bench took stern judicial notice of public walls, metro pillars, and university gates plastered with printed banners and graffiti.
The court directed the Delhi Police and university proctorial boards to register criminal defacement cases against identified candidates whose promotional hoardings violate guidelines established by the Lyngdoh Committee. The judges noted that election campaigning in academic institutions must reflect intellectual rigor and civic responsibility rather than visual vandalism and illicit expenditure exceeding permissible ceiling limits.
University administrative authorities were instructed to initiate immediate cleanup operations at the financial expense of offending student factions. The bench ordered senior police officials to submit an exhaustive compliance status report identifying individuals arrested or issued challans ahead of the polling date.
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Sources:
https://indianexpress.com/archive/2026/09/17/