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 …
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 …
State Women’s Commission Chairperson P. Satheedevi on August 23 said she was hopeful of the speedy formulation of a comprehensive policy in the State, focused on ensuring the safety and protection of women in the Malayalam film industry in the wake of the Justice Hema Commission report. Opening a State-level seminar on ‘Women in work place’ at the town hall, …
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 …