Summary:
‘‘But, that does not mean that the authority can assume the role to impose moral paternalism upon students notwithstanding their disagreement to such values of the authority. The court passed the verdict while allowing a petition filed by Malavika Babu, BBA student at CHMM College for Advanced Studies, Varkala, and her senior Vyshak challenging the decision of the college management to expel them from the college. The court directed the Kerala University to readmit Malavika within two weeks and directed the college to return the records of Vyshak. The college authorities, however, decided to expel them for the reason that their acts amounted to gross indiscipline. The court pointed out that the love affair and elopement termed as immoral amounting to a breach of discipline was based on the moral values of the persons in management..