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"Our only crime was a drama": 16 Kerala students accuse state and Governor of witch-hunt, move Supreme Court as exams begin without them

"Our only crime was a drama": 16 Kerala students accuse state and Governor of witch-hunt, move Supreme Court as exams begin without them

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A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday set aside a previous single‑judge order that had required Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, to accept examination fees and allow suspended SFI students to sit for upcoming exams. The bench’s decision bars the suspended students from appearing in the semester examinations scheduled to begin on November 4. Following the high court ruling, sixteen of the suspended SFI students have approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ban.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    Sixteen suspended SFI students of Sree Sankaracharya University challenge the Kerala High Court order barring them from semester exams starting November 4

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • center · 1 outlet

    KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed a Single Judge’s order directing Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, to accept the examination fees and permit suspended SFI students to appear for the ensuing examinations, which are scheduled to commence on…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 1 outlet

    Students were suspended following a protest involving alleged assault on the Vice-Chancellor; university cited attendance issues in court.

    — NDTV

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Sixteen students of Kalady's Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, suspended after an SFI protest in which a street play was branded a "mock cremation" of the Vice-Chancellor, have moved the Supreme Court against a Kerala High Court ruling that barred them from the semester exams, as the SFI…

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"Our only crime was a drama": 16 Kerala students accuse state and Governor of witch-hunt, move Supreme Court as exams begin without them

Sixteen students of Kalady's Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, suspended after an SFI protest in which a street play was branded a "mock cremation" of the Vice-Chancellor, have moved the Supreme Court against a Kerala High Court ruling that barred them from the semester exams, as the SFI…

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SC refuses urgent hearing for suspended Sanskrit University students; says court has power to order special examinations

The CJI observed that if the students succeed in their case, the Supreme Court has the power to direct the university to conduct special examinations for them. The post SC refuses urgent hearing for suspended Sanskrit University students; says court has power to order special examinations appeared…

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Kerala HC bars suspended SFI students from writing Kalady university exams

KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed a Single Judge’s order directing Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, to accept the examination fees and permit suspended SFI students to appear for the ensuing examinations, which are scheduled to commence on…

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