‘No place for dharnas in democracy’: Kerala HC invokes 2017 verdict, Ambedkar to deny relief to 16 students

Published 04 Nov 2026, 10:27 IST

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The 2017 judgment observed that activities such as dharnas, hunger strikes and Satyagraha had no place in a constitutional democracy, much less in academic institutions. The post ‘No place for dharnas in democracy’: Kerala HC invokes 2017 verdict, Ambedkar to deny relief to 16 students appeared…

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The 2017 judgment observed that activities such as dharnas, hunger strikes and Satyagraha had no place in a constitutional democracy, much less in academic institutions. The post ‘No place for dharnas in democracy’: Kerala HC invokes 2017 verdict, Ambedkar to deny relief to 16 students appeared…

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‘No place for dharnas in democracy’: Kerala HC invokes 2017 verdict, Ambedkar to deny relief to 16 students

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