Single-judge Justice Devan Ramachandran said that imposing curfew on women’s hostel will not serve any purpose and nothing can be gained from mistrusting the women students.
“Lock up the men, I an saying (this) because they create trouble. Put a curfew for men after 8.00 pm. Let Ladies walk out,” the judge remarked.
The judge further said that Kerala is yet to be free from archaic norms, underscoring that older generation should not be allowed to take such decisions.
“How long can we keep our students locked up? Think, Kerala has not grown up and our students are required to be kept locked up. So be it, if that’s what society wants. Let not these decisions be taken by people who belong to a different generation. As the saying, every generation is like a new country, we do not have any right to keep laws on the new generation,” the Court observed.
The bench made the observation while he was considering a plea moved by five female MBBS Students and office bearers of the College Union of the Medical College Kozhikode.
Source: Barandbench
