Published on : 18 Oct 2025, 12:24 pm 3 min read

In yet another instance of a court of law going beyond its remit to don the role of a court of equity and fairness, the Kerala High Court recently paved way for a young drug addict in remission to get admission to a college course of his choice.

A Division Bench of Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V Menon went a step further and also raised ₹91,000 for the tuition fees from the costs imposed on a litigant in another case.

The Court took a strong stance in favour of rehabilitation focused jurisprudence in drug abuse cases and emphasised that the focus must be on reintegrating drug addicts into society rather than penalising them for the addiction.

" They (drug addicts) should feel that the system is there with them,

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