1. Short Title and Extent  

2. Definition  

3. Prohibition of Ragging  

4. Penalty for Ragging  

5. Dismissal of Student  

6. Suspension of Student  

1. Short Title and Extent

(i) The Act may be called the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998.  

(ii) It extends to the whole of the state of Kerala.

2. Definition

 

"Ragging" means display of disorderly conduct, doing any act which causes or is likely to cause physical or psychological harm or raise apprehension or fear or shame or embarrassment to a student in any educational institution and includes:  

a) teasing, abusing of, playing practical jokes on or causing hurt to such student,  

b) asking the student to do any act or perform something which the student will not in the ordinary course willingly do.

3. Prohibition of Ragging

Ragging within or without any educati

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