Hema Committee report: Govt continues to be with hunters and not victims by not bringing findings under purview of SIT, says Opposition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hema Committee report: Govt continues to be with hunters and not victims by not bringing findings under purview of SIT, says Opposition

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused the Left front government of “being with the hunters and not the victims” by not bringing the findings of the K. Hema Committee report under the ambit of the special investigation team constituted for conducting a preliminary inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry. “The press release issued by the office of the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announcing the setting up the team has not even the mention of Hema Committee report. Mr. Satheesan said the Kerala High Court had asked the government to make its stance on the findings of the committee. The Leader of the Opposition asked why the government included male police officers, despite having four women officers in the SIT.

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Hema Committee report: Supreme Court appreciates women who braved odds to record statements before the SIT
2 months ago

Hema Committee report: Supreme Court appreciates women who braved odds to record statements before the SIT

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday acknowledged the courage of the women who had defied personal and professional costs to lodge complaints of sexual abuse in the Kerala film industry, but said investigating agencies must also respect the women who wanted to keep quiet. A three-judge Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta appreciated women victims and witnesses …

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

SC To Hear Plea Against Probe In Justice Hema Committee Report Tomorrow
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC To Hear Plea Against Probe In Justice Hema Committee Report Tomorrow

ABP News  

The Supreme Court will resume hearing on Monday a petition challenging the Kerala High Court order directing registeration of FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry. The top court on October 24 had issued notice in a special leave petition filed against the Kerala High …

Hema Committee report: Preliminary inquiry in cases to be completed by December-end, Kerala govt tells HC
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4 months, 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
4 months, 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
4 months, 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
5 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
6 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
6 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 …

Hema Committee report: SIT meets to prepare roadmap to probe allegations of sexual exploitation in Malayalam film industry
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hema Committee report: SIT meets to prepare roadmap to probe allegations of sexual exploitation in Malayalam film industry

The Hindu  

The special investigation team constituted to investigate the “me-too” disclosures of allegations of sexual exploitation in the Malayalam movie industry assembled at the State Police Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Tuesday. Harrowing first-person accounts of “coercive” sexual acts at workplaces, unwelcome sexual comments and advances at film sets, and at least one alleged instance of trafficking a junior woman …

Hema Committee report: Rights panel directs government to take action
6 months, 3 weeks 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
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court directs State govt to produce entire report
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

SIT doesn't have powers of investigation under CrPC: Phoolka | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

SIT doesn't have powers of investigation under CrPC: Phoolka | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Senior advocate H S Phoolka today slammed the Centre for its decision to form a Special Investigation Team to probe the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases saying, it does not have powers of investigation under the Code of Criminal Procedure. “It has been reported in the media that the central government has finally appointed a SIT comprising a retired …

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