
Don’t assess parents’ income for education loans: HC
The Hindu
‘It should be based on projected future earnings of students’
The Kerala High Court has held that the repayment possibilities of education loans should not be assessed based on the financial position of the parents, but should be based on the projected future earnings of the students on employment after education. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar made the observation while disposing of a writ petition filed by Devik Soniraj, a second-year BAMS student, challenging the decision of Bank of India, a public sector bank, to reject her request for an educational loan.
The heat of the recently concluded local body elections spilled over into the first meeting of the newly elected council of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, as the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) questioned the propriety of the 20 councillors to whom the Kerala High Court had issued a notice regarding their oaths, participating in the council.

Taking a dig at Udupi District Congress unit for demanding action against Udupi Deputy Commissioner T K Swaroopa for flagging off the Paryaya procession by waving a saffron flag, Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty on Wednesday asked how many preparatory meetings had district in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar conducted ahead of the celebrations.











