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New Delhi: Discouraging the growing trend of suicides by students under pressure, Delhi High Court has called upon Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to put in conscious efforts for counselling students and making young minds understand that scoring good marks is not the most important thing in life and they can give their best without succumbing to the stress of performing better.
The court raised the concern while dealing with a petition concerning the alleged suicide last year by two IIT-Delhi students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) community.
The parents of the students had sought the court’s directions for the registration of an FIR and an impartial probe into the “caste-based atrocities” being committed in the institution.
Police said an enquiry was conducted into the two incidents of July and Sept last year, and while there was no evidence of caste-based discrimination, it was found that the deceased were failing in multiple subjects and were under pressure to perform better academically.
“This court can understand the sentiments of the parents of the deceased and deeply discourages the growing trend of pressurising young minds to perform the best in every aspect of life, leading them to take unfortunate steps,” said Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar in an order
The court added that the values of prioritising health, both physical and mental, can be best instilled in young minds when they are in their student years.
Considering that the allegations levelled by the petitioners could not be corroborated, the judge refused to direct any probe in relation to the alleged caste atrocities. PTI
The court raised the concern while dealing with a petition concerning the alleged suicide last year by two IIT-Delhi students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) community.
The parents of the students had sought the court’s directions for the registration of an FIR and an impartial probe into the “caste-based atrocities” being committed in the institution.
Police said an enquiry was conducted into the two incidents of July and Sept last year, and while there was no evidence of caste-based discrimination, it was found that the deceased were failing in multiple subjects and were under pressure to perform better academically.
“This court can understand the sentiments of the parents of the deceased and deeply discourages the growing trend of pressurising young minds to perform the best in every aspect of life, leading them to take unfortunate steps,” said Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar in an order
The court added that the values of prioritising health, both physical and mental, can be best instilled in young minds when they are in their student years.
Considering that the allegations levelled by the petitioners could not be corroborated, the judge refused to direct any probe in relation to the alleged caste atrocities. PTI
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