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The Court was hearing a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) registered after allegations of rape of one student and harassment of another queer student at GNLU arose last year.
The Court made the observations in connection with the suo motu matter related to the reports that women in Sandeshkhali village were subjected to sexual assault and that tribal lands were being forcibly taken away.