Archive · 14 Jun 2025

Kerala HC: Centre Must Act on Loan Waivers for Landslide Victims

Kerala HC: Centre Must Act on Loan Waivers for Landslide Victims

The Kerala High Court is telling the Indian government that it can't use the removal of a law to avoid helping landslide victims.

Last year, big landslides hit Wayanad, and people need help.

The government said it couldn't give out loans because of a change in the law, but the court said the government still has other ways to help.

The court says the government's not powerless and has three weeks to decide on the loan waivers.

The court is pushing the government to use other laws to help the victims even though a specific section in a previous law has been removed.

Sources