Kochi: As regards the Care and Protection of Children Act 2015, the Kerala High Court has observed that teachers cannot be slapped with the penal provisions of the Juvenile Justice, for adopting simple corrective measures like beating a student to keep the discipline of the school.
The court made the observation recently while quashing a case registered against Jomi, Principal, St. Joseph School, Thottuva, in Ernakulam district under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act for beating a student Fix the grammar with a headline
