Kerala HC orders Sanskrit university to produce email linked to postponement of campus elections

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The Kerala High Court recently ordered the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS), Kalady, to produce an email that allegedly led to the postponement of campus union elections.

Justice PV Kunhikrishnan was hearing a petition filed by Union General Secretary candidate PK Midhun Krishna, who alleged that the Vice Chancellor (VC) postponed the election only on the basis of complaints by students allegedly associated with the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Kerala Students’ Union (KSU). The petitioner claimed that the petitioners filed their motions to challenge the election, but they were rejected due to defects in their applications.

The petition said the VC had cited the report of the Impartial Observer (IO) of Campus Elections, which had recommended a postponement in its order. However, the petitioner claimed that the IO did not recommend postponement of the surveys and allegedly communicated the same to the Returning Officer.

Mr. Krishna, a postgraduate student at the university, informed the court that he and some other students had approached the VC seeking a review of the stay order. The petitioner, aggrieved by the VC’s inaction on their requests, appealed to the High Court.

The petitioner demanded the annulment of the resolution on postponement and the holding of elections according to the original plan.

Published – 09 Nov 2026 21:16 IST