WWW.LIVELAW.IN W.P(C).No.19716/2019-L 8 stated that on receiving complaints from parents regarding the excessive usage of mobile phones in the hostel for women, a meeting was convened on 19.06.2019 in which as per Ext.R4(c) minutes it was unanimously decided to restrict the use of mobile phones from 6 p.m to 10 p.m from 20.06.2019 onwards in order to see that students are utilising their study time for study purposes only; the decision was communicated to all the inmates of the hostel on 20.06.2019 by the respective Deputy Wardens/respondents 5 and 6. It is stated that the petitioner had not made any request explaining any inconvenience on account of the restriction and that there was no request from the petitioner or any other inmate to convene any meeting. It is stated that though Ext.R4(a) rules prohibited usage of mobile phones in college and hostel, it was relaxed in the hostel and there was only restrictions in the timings for its usage. It is stated that there is no restriction for any student to use laptops in the hostels. It is stated that the petitioner was the only student/inmate, who refused to abide by the instructions to surrender the mobile phone. It is stated that other inmates complained to respondents 5 and 6 as to the disobedience of the petitioner. It is stated that her request to relax the rule was declined, when in Ext.R4(d) letter she stated that she is not ready to follow the decision to surrender her mobile phone between 6 p.m and 10 p.m; it was only thereafter that the 5th respondent contacted her father on 04.07.2019; but her father spoke to the 5th respondent very arrogantly in total disregard that the 5 th respondent is a teacher as well as Deputy Warden of the hostel. It is stated that her father informed the 5th respondent that he does not have any problem if his daughter used

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