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AAA The row over the notice served by the University of Calicut on K.S. Madhavan, Associate Professor, Department of History, has not ended as yet. The authorities have not officially responded to his explanation sent by mail.
The university, however, claimed through a recent press release that the notice should not be misconstrued as an act of vengeance. It was just an attempt to protect its reputation, the authorities said.
Mr. Madhavan, a well-known public intellectual having in-depth understanding on Dalit issues, had co-authored an article in the Malayalam newspaper
Madhyamam with another academic P.K. Pokker on April 21, criticising the alleged violation of reservation policies in Kerala’s universities. The article had claimed that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes had sought a detailed report from the university on the “sabotage of reservation rules”.
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HC reserves verdict on plea to ban teachers’ political activity
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KEA allows political rights to aided school teachers
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KEA allows political rights to aided school teachers
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of public interest writ petitions seeking a ban on aided school teachers participating in political activities.
The Bench led by Chief Justice S. Manikumar reserved its verdict after the conclusion of the arguments on the petitions filed by Jibu P. Thomas and others.
The petitioners contended that though government school teachers were barred from participating in political activities, including contesting elections, there was no such prohibition on aided school teachers. As per the Kerala Government Servants Conduct Rules, government school teachers were prohibited from taking part in political activities.