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Ameen Akbarali. U, S/o Ishaque. U – Appellant
Versus
Kerala Veterinary And Animal Sciences University Pookode – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
In all these writ petitions, the challenge is made against an order issued by the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (hereinafter referred to as the ‘University’), by which, 19 students of the University were proceeded against as part of disciplinary proceedings and imposed with the penalty of expulsion from the college and debarring them from securing admission in any other college for a period of three years. (For the sake of convenience, the documents and respondents are hereinafter referred to as per the sequence shown in WP(C) No.22835 of 2024, unless otherwise specifically mentioned)
2. The facts that led to the filing of these writ petitions are as follows: All the petitioners are students of Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc & A.H) under the University. The petitioners include students studying from 2nd year to the final year of the course. The subject matter of this writ petition is an unfortunate incident that occurred in the college hostel on 18.02.2024, in which one student of the second year, by the name Sidharathan, was found dead by hanging in the bathroom of the hostel. In connection with the incident, Crime No.77/202
Disciplinary proceedings must adhere to principles of natural justice, requiring specific allegations to be communicated to the accused for a fair hearing.
The court established that educational authorities must enforce anti-ragging regulations proactively to prevent student harm, holding administrators accountable for lapses in ensuring campus safety.
The judgment emphasizes the importance of adhering to principles of natural justice and the presumption of innocence, as well as the right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that in domestic enquiries, the petitioner is not entitled to assistance of counsel as a matter of right, and the punishment of detention ordered b....
What is to be looked into under the power of judicial review is whether there was any procedural violation involved in the entire gamut of events.
The court established that in departmental inquiries, adherence to principles of natural justice is paramount, and failure to provide a fair opportunity to defend oneself can render the inquiry and s....
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