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The Kerala High Court has directed the State authorities to contented a notification regarding the Marine Drive monitoring committee earlier October 23 to guarantee the upkeep of the Marine Drive walkway and to name a nodal serviceman successful this regard.
It warned of further steps being taken successful contempt jurisdiction if it was not done and posted the lawsuit for proceeding connected October 23.
The absorption came connected a contempt petition by Ranjit G. Thampy of Ernakulam, citing non-implementation of the judgement passed earlier this twelvemonth by the High Court successful this regard. The authorities was expected to notify the committee that had been constituted connected the court’s directive. This has not been done, nor has the nodal serviceman been appointed for the upkeep of Marine Drive. Moreover, determination was nary effect to a petition that helium had sent to the government, Mr. Thampy said, successful his contempt of tribunal petition.
Expressing astonishment astatine nary steps being taken truthful far, the tribunal said it expected the notification to beryllium issued by the adjacent day of posting, to debar contempt action.
