The Kerala High Court, on Friday, dismissed a plea by Leader in the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan for a CBI probe into alleged corruption in the implementation of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K FON) project.
A Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice S. Manu said it did not understand how a public interest litigation came to be filed even before the government or authorities acted on the allegations. There was absolutely no reason to entertain the petition, the court said.
The Special Bench was constituted following an order of Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque on August 29, 2024. The order constituting the Special Bench was issued on Thursday by the Registrar.
Dismissing the petition filed by Sajimon Parayil, a single bench of Justice VG Arun directed the state government to release the report within a week.
The court registered a suo motu case to explore preventive and management measures for natural disasters in the state and appointed Senior Advocate Ranjith Thampan as Amicus Curiae to assist it in the case.
In the wake of the devastating landslides in Wayanad, the Kerala High Court, on Thursday, directed the state government to stop the excavation of soil from the steep hills until further orders
However, if the accused and the victim have married and are living together peacefully, this may be a humanitarian reason to allow the case to be dismissed, said the court.
The Committee report was scheduled to be disseminated today (Wednesday) evening to those who had petitioned the SIC for its disclosure.
The Kerala High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnathan against the Vigilance Court's order rejecting his plea, seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged financial transactions between a private mining company and Exalogic Solutions,
A single bench of Justice Mary Joseph upheld the election of Soman, while dismissing the election petition filed by Congress candidate Syriac Thomas.
