Newman college professor acquitted in question paper case

The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thodupuzha, acquitted Prof T.J.Joseph, former head of the Malayalam Department of Newman College, Thodupuzha, in connection with a controversial question paper he had prepared for an internal exam of Degree students. The question paper was prepared for the internal exam of the second year B.Com Malayalam students on March 25, 2010. The court accepted Mr Joseph’s plea that he was innocent and the question paper was prepared without any mala fide intention to hurt the religious sentiments of anyone. He said the question paper was prepared based on a book written by P.T.Kunju Muhammed.