Crime Branch inquiry ordered against Kerala minister over remark on Constitution
1 month ago

Crime Branch inquiry ordered against Kerala minister over remark on Constitution

India Today  

The Kerala High Court, on Thursday, ordered a Crime Branch inquiry into allegations that Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian disparaged the Indian Constitution during a 2022 speech in Pathanamthitta district. The High Court quashed the earlier police report and directed a fresh investigation, citing prima facie evidence of Cherian’s offensive remarks. In light of Kerala High Court’s decision, Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan demanded Cherian’s resignation, arguing that the minister had “lost the moral and legal right to continue in office”. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K Sudhakaran said if Cherian continued as a minister, it would turn the High Court order for a Crime Branch inquiry “a sham.” The BJP, led by former Union Minister V Muraleedharan, also demanded that Cherian resign, alleging that the High Court’s decision validated public suspicions of political interference in the initial investigation.

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Kerala HC Orders Crime Branch Probe into Minister's Remarks
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Kerala HC Orders Crime Branch Probe into Minister's Remarks

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala High Court has directed a Crime Branch investigation into fisheries and culture minister Saji Cherian's alleged derogatory remarks against the Constitution. Later, the police conducted an investigation and submitted a report to the Thiruvalla Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, exonerating Cherian, leading to his reinstatement in the ministry in January 2023. After the High Court directive, the …

Kerala High Court Orders Crime Branch Probe Into State Minister Saji Cherian's Alleged Remarks Disrespecting Constitution
1 month ago

Kerala High Court Orders Crime Branch Probe Into State Minister Saji Cherian's Alleged Remarks Disrespecting Constitution

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has ordered investigation by crime branch into the alleged insulting remarks made against the Constitution by State's Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Saji Cherian. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas ordered thus in a petition moved by a lawyer against the police closing investigation against the Minister.Reportedly, Saji Cherian in a speech in July 2022. Justice …

Balagopal contradicts the Kerala government’s position on the Hema Committee report, says State empowered to register case based on depositions
4 months ago

Balagopal contradicts the Kerala government’s position on the Hema Committee report, says State empowered to register case based on depositions

The Hindu  

Thiruvananthapuram On Thursday, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal appeared to contradict the government’s refrain that the absence of a specific complaint from those who deposed before the Justice K Hema Committee had precluded the State from initiating prosecution based on the panel’s incriminating findings, including instances of pervasive sexual exploitation of women and minors in the film industry. His observation seemed …

Law Minister Questions Collegium System Again, Backs Ex-Judge Who Said SC 'Hijacked' Constitution
1 year, 11 months ago

Law Minister Questions Collegium System Again, Backs Ex-Judge Who Said SC 'Hijacked' Constitution

Live Law  

Amid the ongoing friction between the judiciary and the executive over the process for judges appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju endorsed the view of a former High Court judge who commented that the Supreme Court 'hijacked' the Constitution by formulating the collegium system to select judges.Rijiju shared in Twitter a video clip of the interview of former Delhi High …

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks To Disqualify Saji Cherian From MLA Post Over His Remarks On The Constitution
2 years, 4 months ago

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks To Disqualify Saji Cherian From MLA Post Over His Remarks On The Constitution

Live Law  

A petition has been moved in the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to declare that CPI legislator and former minister Saji Cherian is not entitled to hold the office of MLA after his remarks allegedly insulting the Constitution sparked a controversy across the State.When the matter was taken up on Tuesday, a Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar …

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