A division bench of Justices Anil K Narendran and Sophy Thomas asked the Travancore Devaswom Board to discuss with the health secretary and decide on the matter.
The Kerala High Court opined that the State government was obligated to ensure that the confidentiality of information given by such HIV-positive persons is maintained at every stage.
The High Court was considering a petition filed by a person who claimed that he was denied a job opportunity solely because he was suffering from Hepatitis B.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted four persons who had been convicted for an incident of dacoity with murder and unlawful assembly. (Javed Shaukat Ali Qureshi vs State of Gujarat)
The order was passed by Kerala High Court on a plea by the brother of 30-year-old Tamir Jifri, who was arrested on suspicions of drug possession and died on August 1 after allegedly being tortured by the Kerala police.