The Court in its Order dated May 2, 2023, had stated that when the teaser of the film was released as early as 03.11.2022, the petitioner should have moved the court earlier and not right before its release date on 05.05.2023. #KeralaHC #TheKeralaStory
“We also note that at this stage, without viewing the movie, allegations need not be entertained just on the basis of the teaser," the Division Bench of Justice Nagaresh and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. had said in the previous order.
@AimanChishti There is no indication on the case diary that the FIR is politically motivated and based on some false and concocted story. The nature of offences disclosed in the FIR are crime against the society being basically pertaining to outraging of the modesty of woman: High Court
@AimanChishti With regard to the plea of delay, the contents of the FIR show that the unbecoming behaviour on the part of the petitioner towards the victim was complained to the high office bearers of the political party, but despite waiting for some days, the same yielded no response: Court
#SupremeCourt hears Centre's application seeking recall of Ritu Chhabaria v UOI.
In Chhabaria, SC held that an incomplete chargesheet filed by investigating agency without completing investigation will not defeat the right of the accused for default bail.
Earlier, the Court had ordered that any application filed before any court seeking default bail on the basis of Chhabaria judgment should be deferred to a date after May 4.
#SupremeCourt to hear PIL involving interpretation of Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 as to whether the ECI is empowered to derecognise political parties formed by convicted persons
Adv Ashwini Upadhyay (petitioner): This is a case under RP Act. There is a vacuum. Presently, a person who is declared unfit, can form a political party and decide who is fight election.
#MadrasHC to hear shortly a plea seeking to ban #TheKeralaStory movie. Bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira and Justice C Saravanan to hear the plea by journalist BR Aravindakshan twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
J. Chandira - is the movie in tamil, hindi or malayalam
Adv- It's a multilingual movie you honour. It's made in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telulu #TheKeralaStory
J Chandira- Is it a documentary movie or commercial movie? Is it based on facts?
Adv- They have Commercialised the facts. They claim that the movie is based on real events happening in Kerala.
J. Chandira - What happened in Kerala HC.
Aag Ravindran- It's been posted tomorrow… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Counsel: Your lordships had said that we can approach the HC to look into urgency of matter and constitute a bench. Bench was constituted by they said they could only take up tomorrow.
Counsel: We went to Chief Justice of Kerala HC and asked him to assign bench today. He expressed the inability. The realease is tomorrow. Penny drops tomorrow. I'm requesting hearing today.