Nikhil Thomas was accused by another SFI member of securing admission for a Masters course in MSM College, Kayamkulam, with a fabricated undergraduate degree certificate.
A division bench of the Kerala HC dismissed the PIL to relocate Arikomban back to the state, pointing out that the TN government has said it would take the elephant into the deep forest.
According to the fact-finding report, the teenager had been under stress and expressed her desire to discontinue her studies at the institution following the Eid vacation.