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Plea to register criminal case against Joseph

Staff Reporter

High Courtround-up

Kochi: A writ petition was filed before the Kerala High Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to the State Government and Director General of Police to register a criminal case and investigate the allegation that former Public Works Minister P.J. Joseph had outraged the modesty of a woman passenger on board a flight.

The petition was filed by Simmy Rosebell John, secretary of the All India Mahila Congress Committee. The petitioner sought to restrain the State Government from taking any steps to conduct a judicial inquiry into the allegations..

Forgery case

Director General of Prosecutions P.G. Thampi informed the court that a charge-sheet would be filed within two months in the case registered in connection with forgery of intelligence document linking former Tourism Minister K.V. Thomas with a hawala racket. The case related to a story aired by `Surya TV' in June 2002 using an allegedly forged document purportedly sent by DGP intelligence to the Chief Minister's office stating that Prof. Thomas had involvement in the Rs.336-crore hawala racket being investigated by the enforcement directorate. The accused were former MLA Sobhana George and seven others.

Bail denied

Justice J.M. James has dismissed the bail petitions filed by five suspected activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) arrested from Aluva. Dismissing the petitions, the Judge said the material seized from the accused was prima facie against the integrity and the very existence of the country and statutes.

Court service rule

Chief Justice V.K. Bali has amended the High Court Service Rules incorporating a special provision for compulsory retirement of High Court employees. According to the amended rules, a staff member who has completed 20 years of service or attained the age of 48 can be compulsorily retired in public interest after giving notice of not less than three months in writing or three months pay and allowances in lieu of the notice if the Chef Justice on assessment of records of his/her service is of the opinion that such a staff member is not fit to continue in service.

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