HC raps Vijayan govt for sitting over Hema report
The Free Press Journal|September 11, 2024
The Kerala High Court Tuesday took the state government to task for sitting over the crucial Hema Committee report and ordered it to hand it over immediately to the Special Investigation Team.
Shankar Raj

The special bench comprising Justices AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and CS Sudha also came down heavily on the state government for its inaction over the disclosures made in the report, that looked into the challenges faced by women in the Kerala film industry.

"We are surprised by this inaction. When it received the report or when DGP was given a copy in Feb 2021, some action must have been taken.

Assuring confidentiality of women, we understand that.

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