Monthly inspection by judicial officer to check ragging in college - order by Kerala High Court

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has ordered monthly inspections by a judicial officer in the rank of assistant sessions judge in a college where ragging is alleged to have occurred. 

Justice Alexander Thomas issued the order while considering petitions filed by four senior students of TKM Engineering College at Kollam seeking to quash the case registered against them for ragging their juniors. 

The court has directed that the judicial officer should visit the college from July to December, when admissions happen, and file report to the high court. 

According to the case registered by Kilikolloor police, the alleged ragging took place on February 12th this year. The senior students had contended at the court that they were unnecessarily dragged into the case by police. Granting a conditional stay on further proceedings in the case, the court ordered that steps should be taken as per UGC and AICTE guidelines to prevent ragging at the college. The court also clarified that the stay can be vacated by prosecution through a special application if the petitioners are directly involved in the alleged crime.

Courtesy to TOI.