It appears that there are certain private colleges in India which have rather stringent residential rules in their college campuses/dormitories. Specifically, the students are not allowed to physically leave the campus at any time during the entire semester and not allowed to physically leave their dormitories at night.
The only exception is when they obtain a letter from their parents, and get their leave approved by the college. Note that these students are generally adults (i.e, 18+ in India).
It seems to me that forcing citizens to be in a physical location is tantamount to kidnapping them. Since the students are adults, I do not see why their parents should have any say in this matter.
- Is such an arrangement legal in India? I am also generally curious if this would be legal in other countries.
- I suppose there could be an agreement between the university authority and the students which was made prior to them joining their program stating that the continued enrolment and the receipt of the degree is contingent on such living conditions. In which case, my question is: Is such an agreement legal?
This is very different from appearing in an exam, where the condition is "you must not leave the location for a few hours". Here the condition is "you must not leave the location for a few months at a time".
Clarification on how they are actually detained: The college has gates which are typically closed and guarded by security guards. If you wish to walk out, they would stop you. Whether someone has gotten into a violent situation with a guard is not something I know. The dormitories are blocked using turnstile gates which can check electronic and/or biometric identification and deny passage.
