Although the Kerala High Court has dismissed her plea that her “kidnapped” child born out of wedlock be produced, a young mother’s fight against the parental control of her child is being seen as a milestone in a woman’s right to her sexuality.
The Supreme Court has today set aside the order of the Kerala High Court and granted bail to Kerala youth Thwaha Fasal, who had been booked under UAPA for alleged Maoist links. In another connected matter, the Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against bail granted to co-accused Allan Shuaib, a co-accused and law student in this case.
Supreme Court dismissed the plea filed by former Kerala Minister challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict which upheld the report of Kerala Lok Ayukta finding him guilty of abuse of power and nepotism observing that there were no procedural lapses from the Lok Ayukta as alleged by the petitioner.
The Kerala High Court has quashed an amendment to a notification issued by the state government which sought to ban the hugely popular online rummy in the state.