In its landmark November 3 judgment in the Sushant Rohilla suicide case, the Delhi High Court has reimagined how India understands education, discipline and empathy.

The case began in 2016 with a suo motu petition initiated by the Supreme Court following the suicide of law student Sushant Rohilla. His death was reportedly linked to being barred from sitting for his semester examinations due to a shortage of attendance.

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma held that attendance cannot be a mandatory prerequisite for sitting in examinations. The ruling reshapes the traditional relationship between learning, freedom and responsibility.

The case began as a letter to the Chief Justice of India after the tragic suicide of a young law student. Over ti

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