Road Blockage: Kerala High Court Issues Notice Of Appearance To CPI(M) And Congress Members, State Officials
Live LawThe Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice of appearance to various CPI leaders, Congress activists and State officials for allegedly committing contempt of its directions by blocking public roads to conduct events.A Division Bench comprising Justices Anil K. Narendran and Muralee Krishna S. found prima facie case against the Respondents and issued notice.The contempt. The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice of appearance to various CPI leaders, Congress activists and State officials for allegedly committing contempt of its directions by blocking public roads to conduct events. A Division Bench comprising Justices Anil K. Narendran and Muralee Krishna S. found prima facie case against the Respondents and issued notice. Notices have been issued to the following persons: M. V. Govindan Master, CPI State Secretary; Shaik Darvesh Saheb IPS, State Police Chief; G. Sparjan Kumar IPS, Inspector General of Police, Intelligence Wing; Girilal D, Station House Officer Vanchiyoor; Binoy Viswam, CPI National Council Secretary; Pannian Ravindran, Former CPI MLA; Jayachandran Kallingal; General Secretary Joint Council of State Service Organisations, Kerala; Putta Vimaladitya IPS, Kochi City Commissioner; Mohammed Shiyas, Congress DCC Ernakulam President; Sarada Muraleedharan IAS, Chief Secretary; M. Vijayakumar, Former CPI MLA; V. K. Prasanth, CPI MLA; V. Joy, CPI MLA; Kadakampally Surendran, CPI MLA; T. J. Vinod, INC MLA; Dominic Presentation, Former INC MLA; Anish Joy, police officer; and Kiran Narayanan IPS, Trivandrum District Police Chief During the hearing, Government counsel sought exemption of personal appearance of certain police officers.