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(2.) The issue which arises for consideration in this and the companion writ petitions is the approach to be adopted by universities while dealing with misconduct by students.
(3.) The petitioner is a student of B.A. (Hons.) Geography, in the respondent-Banaras Hindu University [hereinafter referred to as the BHU]. The petitioner has assailed the order dtd. 21/10/2022 passed by the Registrar, Banaras Hindu University suspending him for six months from all the privileges of the University, and further directing that "he will not be eligible to appear in his semester examinations in which he is studying".