Kerala HC ruling on political activities in campuses, Ambedkar and the right to protest | Explained
The Hindu · Rizmi Lia M. ·
Kerala HC upholds limits on campus politics, citing Ambedkar and 2017 precedents that protest rights must balance with educational discipline
The story so far: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has observed that political activities such as dharna, hunger strikes and satyagraha have “no place in a constitutional democracy, much less in academic institutions”, citing a 2017 precedent, as it quashed a single-Bench order that had permitted 16 Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists to appear for semester examinations at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady.
What was the case?
The students were under suspension pending an inquiry, for allegedly staging a mock cremation of Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Ciza Thomas. The FIR filed by the Kalady police stated that the accused allegedly manhandled and defamed the V-C and damaged her car. The university syndicate had constituted an inquiry committee to look into the alleged incident and take disciplinary action. The committee had found the students guilty and recommended action.
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