Thripunithura firecracker blast: families await justice as petition for compensation remains pending in Kerala High Court

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Around 312 households sustained harm  of varying degrees successful  a firecracker blast successful  a residential country  of Choorakkadu adjacent   Thripunithura connected  February 12, 2024.

Around 312 households sustained harm of varying degrees successful a firecracker blast successful a residential country of Choorakkadu adjacent Thripunithura connected February 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU

A writ petition filed by 16 families whose properties were damaged successful the firecracker blast successful a thickly populated residential country astatine Choorakkadu adjacent Thripunithura successful 2024 remains pending earlier the Kerala High Court.

The tribunal has since referred the substance for mediation. Two rounds of mediation person been held, but nary statement has been reached betwixt the parties.

The blast ripped done a stockpile of firecrackers “illegally stored” by the Vadakkumbaghom Karayogam for a fireworks show astatine the Puthiyakavu Bhagavathy Temple connected February 12, 2024. It caused harm of varying degrees to 312 households successful the neighbourhood.

Published - April 23, 2026 08:01 p.m. IST

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