Committee to improve lawyer-police relations

Kerala HC passed the order on a suo motu case it had initiated last year to address instances of police violence against lawyers in the state after an advocate was allegedly attacked by police officials while in the premises of a court in Alappuzha

- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

In the wake of reports of the growing rift between the lawyers and the police, the Kerala High Court Monday constituted a committee to suggest comprehensive guidelines to improve the relationship between the two sections.

The committee set up by a bench of Justices AK Jayasankarana Nambiar and PM Manoj will comprise state Advocate General K Gopalakrishna Kurup, Director General of Prosecution TA Shaji, senior advocates Santhosh Mathew and S Sreekumar, and Kerala High Court Advocates' Association President Yeshwanth Shenoy.