Draft anti-ragging legislation to be finalised in 45 days, govt. tells Kerala HC

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The State authorities has informed the Kerala High Court that the draught of the authorities meant to extremity ragging successful acquisition institutions and hostels volition beryllium finalised successful 45 days.

A draught Bill successful this respect has been forwarded by the Law section to the General Administration department. In addition, the record acrophobic has been sent to the Chief Minister. The State Cabinet would instrumentality a telephone connected the draught authorities and it volition beryllium placed earlier the Legislative Assembly. The substance has been posted for proceeding connected January 6.

The High Court had connected October 30 directed the State authorities to implicit wrong 4 weeks each steps for tabling the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, 2025, earlier the Assembly.

Student’s death

This was aft a nationalist involvement litigation (PIL) was filed by the Kerala Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), seeking stronger laws to combat ragging successful the aftermath of a spree of ragging-related incidents successful the State, including 1 successful which a pupil died.

The draught of the Bill had projected anti-ragging committees, squads and mentoring cells successful each acquisition institutions, and besides anti-ragging cells successful each constabulary stations.

Published - December 17, 2025 07:31 p.m. IST

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