![[Lakshadweep] Will destroy traditional life, culture: Plea in Kerala High Court against Draft LDAR, "backdoor" beef ban, Panchayat regulations](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2021-05%2Fb65f5e82-59c9-4b0f-a185-545c457af2b1%2FKerala_HC.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
The Kerala High Court on Friday declined to stay the proposed Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation, 2021 (LDAR), among other administrative measures recently introduced including a beef ban, introduction of a Goondas Act, restrictions on the number of children a Panchayat member may have and the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions on the island.