INDULEKHA JOSEPH Vs. VICE CHANCELLOR CHAIRMAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) "Sword of Satyagraha", Mahatma Gandhi said, "is far superior to the steel sword. Truth and justice provide its point; divine help is the hilt that adorns it. One who has the use of this sword has no cause to fear defeat".

(2.) The 19 year old appellant who is a first year B.A (English) student in St.George's college, Erattupetta in Kottayam, deluded herself as a Satyagrahi and believed that "peaceful resistance" was the best means to fight for the cause of her family. She staged a Satyagraha in front of the office of the Principal with a placard in her hand while all her college mates were attending classes.

(3.) Appellant was dismissed from the college. She unsuccessfully challenged the above order of dismissal before the learned single Judge. Hence this appeal.