Marine Drive monitoring panel: HC orders govt. to file affidavit explaining delay in issuing notification

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The Kerala High Court has directed the State authorities to record an affidavit explaining the hold successful issuing a notification constituting a monitoring committee to guarantee the upkeep of Marine Drive successful the city.

The High Court had connected April 7 ordered that the committee beryllium constituted wrong 4 weeks. A Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice V.M. Syam Kumar issued the directive portion considering a contempt of tribunal plea by Renjith G. Thampy of Ernakulam. His counsel informed the tribunal that the authorities had present issued a notification successful this regard, 5 months since the bid was issued.

To this, the High Court said the four-week deadline was not complied with by the government, nor was immoderate petition made seeking an extension. The contempt proceedings successful the lawsuit cannot beryllium dropped due to the fact that the authorities belatedly issued a notification, the tribunal said and sought time-bound commitments to comply with each the directions that it had issued.

Published - October 28, 2025 10:43 p.m. IST

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