Cashew import scam: High Court allows pleas against reconsideration of prosecution sanction
Division Bench finds merit in former KSCDC officials’ contention that they were not given an opportunity to be heard before sanction was ordered to be reconsidered
The Kerala High Court has dismissed charges against former Congress MLA A.T. George, following a complaint from former Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA K.K. Lathika. The complaint alleged that George had physically assaulted Lathika during an Assembly ruckus in 2015. In September 2024, a Single Bench of Justice C.S. Dias ruled that the crime registered in connection with the brawl against other former Congress MLAs M.A.
Vaheed, Dominic Presentation, and K. Sivadasan Nair would be set aside. The allegations against Presentation and Nair were raised by former Kovalam MLA Jameela Prakasam from the Janata Dal (Secular). The court found no evidence to support the claims of obstruction and outrage of modesty. Additionally, the court dismissed a plea by LDF leaders seeking a joint trial for the cases registered against them alongside George's case.
The Assembly ruckus took place during a protest by LDF MLAs calling for the resignation of Finance Minister K.M. Mani and opposing the presentation of the 2015-16 State Budget. The incident occurred amidst tensions in Kerala's political landscape.
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