A school’s decision to expel student for public display of affection has been upheld by the Kerala High Court. Justice Shaji P Chaly quashed the order of Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights objecting to such expulsion. The High Court held that the Child Rights Commission’s powers were not coercive, but only recommendatory in nature. Factual Background The Commission was approached by a 12th standard male student during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings against him initiated by St Thomas Central School, Thiruvananthapuram. The student had been pulled up by his teachers after he hugged a female student in front […]
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