Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) and the management led by Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental obviously do not enjoy a cordial relationship, as is borne out by the recent confrontations between the two sides. So one should expect salvos fired from both sides.
But using students as a shield or a weapon in this battle is crossing the limits of propriety – analogous to a violation of Geneva Convention.

In opposing the manner in which the management has sought to replace the annual system of conducting courses with the semester system, DUTA has allegedly persuaded teachers to go slow on submitting the marks of internal assessments to the university. The date for submitting the marks is already long past, causing fears that results of the final exams will also be delayed by about a month and students leaving the university will miss the deadlines for applying to other institutions.

That’s a very unfortunate scenario.

With the university management having petitioned the Delhi high court against DUTA’s influence in the matter, both sides might harden their stance in the days to come. So this battle may cross many more limits of propriety and get progressively dirty.
If that happens, students will suffer and Delhi University will take several dents on its reputation.
Everyone will be a loser in that scenario.

Academics must show better sense. They must sort things out with the management without allowing their conduct to affect the interests of the students. And submit the marks without further delays.