A petition against the move of St. Stephen’s College governing body to amend the college’s constitution to increase control of the Church of North India over the institution was filed in the Delhi high court.
21 teachers of the college, challenging the November 30 decision of the governing body (GB), have alleged that amending of St. Stephens’ constitution would result in “completely altering its basic structure and character without the consent of the Delhi University (DU).”
The petition has claimed that such a step would lead to “jeopardising the very status of the college as an affiliated and recognised institution”. It said, “Respondents 4 to 6 (principal, chairman and vice- chairman of St. Stephen’s) have mischievously sought to amend the constitution of the college thereby increasing the control of the Church of North India over the college and thereby giving controlling interest to Respondent 4 (Valson Thampu) after his retirement. The amendment process is tainted by a malicious objective,” the petition alleged.
