The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings in the sexual harassment case against actor Unni Mukundan after the complainant informed the court that the case had been settled.
Born in 1962, Justice Bhatti was enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in 1987 and started practice in the High Court of Judicature of AP at Hyderabad.
Kerala High Court has ordered an enquiry into the matter of allegedly performed prayers by a priest, Narayan Swami, from Tamil Nadu into Ponnambalamedu near Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district.
Kerala High Court on Monday issued notice to the Kerala Chief Minister on a petition seeking a directive to the State Government to provide compensation of Rs 1 crore to the bereaved family of the house surgeon Vandana Das, who died after being stabbed at a government hospital in the state.
"The police do not have enough strength to man all hospitals but there is a force called SISF - State Industrial Security Force. The same could be hired. SISF officers are young, trained and armed," ADGP MR Ajith Kumar told the Division Bench
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan was among the large number of people who had gathered at the late doctor's home in in Kottayam's Muttuchira to pay their final tributes.
The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath while taking up the matter suo moto criticised the state government and the police strongly. The court said, "If you can't protect the doctors, shut down the hospitals."
Kerala Director-General of Police (DGP) Anil Kant on Tuesday ordered the constitution of a special team to investigate the Tanur boat tragedy, which claimed at least 22 lives including women and children.
The court made the observation after initiating a suo motu case into the matter. The High Court also directed the Malappuram District Collector to file a report on May 12.
Asserting that secular Kerala society will accept the film for what it is, the High Court today asked petitioners how the movie, which it observed is fiction and not history, would creates sectarianism and conflict in the society?.