The Allahabad High Court today took suo motu cognizance of the violence in Lucknow University and issued summons to its vice chancellor and registrar.
The Lucknow bench of the high court also directed the senior SP, Lucknow, to be present before it and explain the incident.
The order was issued by a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Rajesh Singh Chauhan after media reports on a group of students assaulting the vice chancellor and other top officers of Lucknow University yesterday
When asked when the university planned to reopen, the VC said, "It has been closed till further orders."
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