Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court is set to pronounce its verdict on Tuesday on a petition filed by a film producer challenging the State Information Commission’s order to release contents of the Hema Committee report containing issues facing women in the Malayalam film industry. Arun reserved the order for August 13, 2024 after conclusion of the hearing on a petition filed by film producer Sajimon Parayil challenging the SIC order directing the Kerala government to make public the Justice K. Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in the film industry with limited redactions. The Kerala Women’s Commission and the Women in Cinema Collective, which were impleaded in the case, opposed the plea of the producer and submitted that the report dealt with the issues faced by women working in the film field. Steps to protect privacy Counsel for the SIC submitted that the public had every right to know the contents of the report since it would help improve the conditions of the women in the film industry.

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Kerala HC Extends Nodal Officer's Jurisdiction To Receive Complaints Of Victims From Film Industry Who Were Not Before Hema Committee
4 days, 17 hours ago

Kerala HC Extends Nodal Officer's Jurisdiction To Receive Complaints Of Victims From Film Industry Who Were Not Before Hema Committee

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has extended the jurisdiction of the nodal officer to accept the grievances of harassment/abuse from persons in the film industry who were not before the Justice Hema Committee. The Court stated that the nodal officer who was appointed can also take the complaints of other individuals in similar situations, regardless of whether they have provided statements …

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions

The Hindu  

The State Information Commission in Kerala on Saturday deferred the decision to release redacted portions of the 2017 Hema Committee report, which documented in incriminating detail systemic sexual exploitation, workplace harassment and gender inequality in the Malayalam film industry. The Hema Committee report’s “belated” publication sparked off a controversial reckoning of the “misogyny” in the movie industry. The “disclosures” triggered …

'Went Before Hema Committee For Academic Purpose' : Malayalam Actress Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Register FIR
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Went Before Hema Committee For Academic Purpose' : Malayalam Actress Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Register FIR

Live Law  

A Malayalam film actress, who deposed before the Justice Hema Committee - which was constituted to inquire into the exploitation of women in Malayalam cinema- has approached the Supreme Court against the direction issued by the Kerala High Court to register FIRs based on the statements recorded by the Committee.The actress, in her Special Leave Petition, said that she gave …

Hema Committee Report: Kerala High Court Directs SIT To Nominate Nodal Officer To Prevent Witness Intimidation
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hema Committee Report: Kerala High Court Directs SIT To Nominate Nodal Officer To Prevent Witness Intimidation

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team, probing offences after publication of Justice Hema Committee Report, to nominate a nodal officer to prevent alleged intimidation and threatening of witnesses by the accused or other persons. The Special Bench of Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C. S. Sudha directed the SIT to publicize the name and …

Kerala High Court mandates witness safety in Hema panel cases with nodal officer
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Kerala High Court mandates witness safety in Hema panel cases with nodal officer

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team probing cases related to the Hema Committee report to appoint a nodal officer to safeguard witnesses from alleged threats and intimidation. A Division Bench, consisting of Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C S Sudha, instructed the SIT to publicize the name and contact details of the nominated nodal …

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court
1 month ago

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed …

Hema Committee report: Preliminary inquiry in cases to be completed by December-end, Kerala govt tells HC
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hema Committee report: Preliminary inquiry in cases to be completed by December-end, Kerala govt tells HC

The Hindu  

The Kerala government on Thursday informed a Special Division Bench of the Kerala High Court that the preliminary inquiry being conducted under the close supervision of senior police officers into the cases arising out of the Hema Committee report would be completed before December-end. The submission was made in a progress report filed by the State government in response to …

Hema Committee report: Probe into cases progressing well, says Kerala High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hema Committee report: Probe into cases progressing well, says Kerala High Court

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday said the investigation into the various cases in connection with the revelations of sexual assault and harassment in the Justice Hema Committee report was progressing well. The court also appointed an amicus curiae to collect and coordinate the various reports, suggestions and draft legislation relating to the issue of sexual harassment in the film …

26 FIRs Registered in Kerala Based on Justice Hema Committee Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

26 FIRs Registered in Kerala Based on Justice Hema Committee Report

Live Law  

The Kerala government has registered 26 FIRs based on the Justice Hema Committee Report pursuant to the Court's direction. The State Government has submitted the SIT's Action Taken Report to the Special Bench, Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C. S. Sudha. The Court has observed that the Report discloses commission of cognizable offences, which could be treated as …

‘Ensure Opposition’s rights in assembly’: Kerala LoP V D Satheesan
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Ensure Opposition’s rights in assembly’: Kerala LoP V D Satheesan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Opposition has urged Speaker A N Shamseer to ensure that its rights in the assembly are protected. In a letter to the speaker, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan pointed out instances, especially during the adjournment motion, when the Opposition was not given sufficient time to speak on the issue. What irked the Opposition was the speaker summarily …

‘Alarmingly lethargic’: HC raps Kerala govt over Hema report
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Alarmingly lethargic’: HC raps Kerala govt over Hema report

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Tuesday slammed the “alarmingly lethargic” response of the state government to the Justice Hema Committee report, which has sparked allegations of sexual abuse against prominent figures in the Malayalam film industry, and said the administration cannot “remain a mute spectator” to social and economic injustices meted out to women. The Kerala high court directed the …

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court raps govt for inaction, asks it to hand over full report to SIT
3 months, 1 week ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court raps govt for inaction, asks it to hand over full report to SIT

The Hindu  

Slamming the Kerala government for not taking any action so far on the Hema Committee report on the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the government to hand over the entire report to the special investigation team and file a report as to what action can …

Petition seeks CBI probe into Malayalam film industry sexual harassment cases
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Petition seeks CBI probe into Malayalam film industry sexual harassment cases

New Indian Express  

A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking a directive to the state government to hand over the investigation of all complaints from women in cinema to the CBI. The petition also sought a directive to the state government to submit the entire Justice K. Hema Committee report to the CBI. The petitioners, Jannath A. and Amrutha …

Several FIRs filed against Malayalam film personalities: SIT’s work has only just begun
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Several FIRs filed against Malayalam film personalities: SIT’s work has only just begun

Hindustan Times  

Malayalam cinema has produced films like The Great Indian Kitchen and Veyilmarangal that address gender-based violence and sexual oppression. The Hema committee report has blown the lid off rampant cases of sexual harassment and exploitation in the state’s film industry. Shaken by the revelations in the report, the Kerala government constituted a Special Investigative Team, which has received over 20 …

Hema Committee report: Rights panel directs government to take action
4 months ago

Hema Committee report: Rights panel directs government to take action

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as the state government expressed its reluctance to take further action based on the Hema committee report, the State Human Rights Commission has directed the government to examine rights violations in the Malayalam film industry. In the backdrop of a complaint, commission judicial member K Baijunath directed the chief secretary and the state police chief to go through …

Hema Committee report: Kerala’s Opposition steps up demand for prosecution based on report findings
4 months ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala’s Opposition steps up demand for prosecution based on report findings

The Hindu  

The Congress-led United Democratic Front on Friday stepped up its demand for a police investigation into the findings of the Justice K. Hema Committee which documented sexual exploitation, workplace harassment and gender pay gap in the Malayalam film industry. Satheesan wrote an open letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reiterating the Opposition’s demand for a special investigation team comprising senior …

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 …

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court directs State govt to produce entire report
4 months ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court directs State govt to produce entire report

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted a public interest litigation seeking a directive to the Kerala government to initiate criminal proceedings against those who had committed sexual exploitation and harassment of women in the film industry as found by the Justice K. Hema Committee. The court also directed the State government to produce a copy …

Malayalam film industry: Kerala HC allows release of Justice Hema Committee report
4 months, 1 week ago

Malayalam film industry: Kerala HC allows release of Justice Hema Committee report

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea that challenged a state information commission order directing the release of the Justice K Hema Committee report on the working conditions and issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. The HC also said that the request by the Women in Cinema Collective and the state women’s commission to publish …

Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a writ petition challenging the State Information Commission’s order directing the Kerala government to make public the Justice K. Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in the Malayalam film industry with limited redactions. The Kerala Women’s Commission and the Women in Cinema Collective, which were impleaded in the case, …

Kerala HC stays release of Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in film industry
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala HC stays release of Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in film industry

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on July 24 stayed for one week the State Information Commission’s order directing the Kerala government to disclose the Justice K. Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in the film industry with limited redactions. Justice P.M. Manoj passed the order on a writ petition filed by film producer Sajimon Parayil challenging the SIC’s order. The …

Kerala High Court Directs Removal Of Female Litigant's Name, Details From Court Website, Says It Affected Her Reputation And Dignity
1 year ago

Kerala High Court Directs Removal Of Female Litigant's Name, Details From Court Website, Says It Affected Her Reputation And Dignity

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order directing the Registry to remove name and details of a lady published on the court's website in connection with a matrimonial appeal, as it affected her reputation and dignity. Action in this regard shall be intimated to this Court in due course.” The petitioner, a well-known dentist in the Middle …

SC to hear on May 15 plea against Kerala HC order refusing to stay release of The Kerala Story
1 year, 7 months ago

SC to hear on May 15 plea against Kerala HC order refusing to stay release of The Kerala Story

India Today  

The Supreme Court will hear on May 15 a plea against the Kerala High Court order refusing to stay the release of the controversial multilingual film 'The Kerala Story'. When the bench inquired whether the high court has passed an order in the matter, Sibal said it has refused to stay the release of film. On May 5, the high …

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the view that the High Court, while exercising its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The counsels for the respondents also relied upon the decision in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar & Ors., wherein it had been laid down that only in rarest of rare cases could the Court exercise the jurisdiction under Section 482 …

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's 'Letter' Over Jobs For CPI(M) Workers
2 years ago

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's 'Letter' Over Jobs For CPI(M) Workers

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the plea moved by an ex-councillor of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation for CBI or judicial investigation into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran's purported letter seeking a list of CPI party members for appointment to various posts on a contract basis in the Health Division of the Municipal Corporation.Justice K. Babu dismissed the. The Kerala High …

Petition Listed After Prolonged Delay Despite Repeated Requests By Counsel; Kerala High Court Seeks Response From Registry
2 years, 9 months ago

Petition Listed After Prolonged Delay Despite Repeated Requests By Counsel; Kerala High Court Seeks Response From Registry

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed its Registrar to explain why a couple of writ petitions were not listed before a Bench on time despite all the defects being cured and recurring requests from the counsel for the petitioner. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P sought a response from the Registry having found force in the submission of …

Kerala HC seeks response from Centre, state on implementing Hema Commission report
2 years, 10 months ago

Kerala HC seeks response from Centre, state on implementing Hema Commission report

India Today  

The Kerala High Court, on Thursday, February 3, sought an explanation from the central and state governments regarding a petition demanding the implementation of the Justice Hema Commission report. The Hema Commission was initially set up following the Kerala actor assault case in 2017. The petition alleged that even though the commission had submitted its report in December 2019, the …

Kerala High Court Directs State Police Chief To Enquire Into Allegations Of Media Trial In Actor Assault Case On Dileep's Plea
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs State Police Chief To Enquire Into Allegations Of Media Trial In Actor Assault Case On Dileep's Plea

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the State Police Chief to enquire into the allegations raised by actor Dileep that the media was flouting the trial court's order restricting the publication of matters related to the 2017 actor assault case till the conclusion of the trial.Justice Kauser Edappagath remarked that the allegations if found to be true, should be …

Settlement Via Marriage Not A Ground To Quash Proceedings Against Rape Accused Under POCSO: Kerala High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Settlement Via Marriage Not A Ground To Quash Proceedings Against Rape Accused Under POCSO: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court has held that a compromise of marriage between the parties is not a ground to quash the criminal proceedings against the accused under the provisions of POCSO.Justice V. Shircy while dismissing a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, remarked:"Rape is not only a very serious and inhumane offence …

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Publication Of Lakshadweep Draft Regulations In Vernacular Languages
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Publication Of Lakshadweep Draft Regulations In Vernacular Languages

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking directions to the Lakshadweep Administration to publish its draft Regulations in the vernacular languages. The plea was filed by Lakshadweep MP and political leaders.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while ruling that the reliefs sought in the petition cannot be allowed, granted. A …

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations

Live Law  

In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Police to publish in its official website the details of police officers who have been found guilty of corruption or human rights violations. The High Court ruled that the Police cannot shield the names of officers who have been found guilty or dismissed from service on charges of …

Publication Of Court Order No Violation Of Right To Privacy : Indian Kanoon Opposes Plea In Kerala HC To Remove Personal Details From Reported Judgment
3 years, 11 months ago

Publication Of Court Order No Violation Of Right To Privacy : Indian Kanoon Opposes Plea In Kerala HC To Remove Personal Details From Reported Judgment

Live Law  

"Law allows the publication of matters which are "public records", including court records and orders of courts/tribunals," said legal search engine Indian Kanoon in a counter-affidavit filed before the Kerala High Court in response to a writ petition seeking removal of the name/ personal details of the Petitioner. Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Admits Plea For Removal Of Personal …

Calcutta HC Expresses Displeasure Against Registry for Not Listing Petition for 23 Years
4 years ago

Calcutta HC Expresses Displeasure Against Registry for Not Listing Petition for 23 Years

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday expressed its strong displeasure against its Registry for not listing a habeas corpus petition for the last 23 years in a case relating to a mother allegedly not having been handed over to her child following his birth at a hospital. The bench, also comprising Justice Arijit Banerjee, said that the high court had …

Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CBI probe into 'derogatory' social media remarks on judgments
4 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CBI probe into 'derogatory' social media remarks on judgments

Firstpost  

The court expressed displeasure over the investigation by the state CID into the alleged derogatory comments and remarked that cases were not registered against YSRCP leaders only to save them Amaravati: Expressing displeasure over the investigation by the state CID, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the CBI to probe the alleged derogatory comments made by ruling YSR …

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