Overview

• The Delhi High Court said it is deeply concerned by increasingly frequent student suicides and pressed for immediate operational fixes, calling a proper anti-ragging helpline an urgent necessity.
• Disposing of two petitions by the Aman Satya Kachroo Trust, the court declined to interfere with the UGC’s contract awarding the National Ragging Prevention Programme to C4Y, which remains in force until December 31, 2025.
• The order noted that the Supreme Court‑constituted National Task Force should examine the roles of the UGC and C4Y and address concerns about a dysfunctional anti‑ragging programme.
• The court recorded that the UGC approved a payment of Rs 12.73 lakh to the Trust for prior services, and that Prof. Rajendra Kachroo offered to monitor the anti‑ragging database without compensation.
• The bench took judicial notice of recent reports of student suicides, including cases at IIT Kharagpur, as the petitioner presented data indicating more than 13,000 student suicides annually with a rising trend.