Assembly ruckus case: Kerala High Court quashes complaint against former Congress MLA A.T. George
The Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal complaint against former Congress MLA A.T. George regarding a 2015 Assembly ruckus. The court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support the charges of obstruction and injury, and dismissed related pleas for a joint trial.
Why it matters
This legal decision resolves a long-standing case involving political misconduct in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, highlighting the judicial process in political disputes.
The Kerala High Court has quashed the crime registered against former Congress MLA from Parassala A.T. George, filed by the former Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] MLA from Kuttiyadi K.K. Lathika, alleging that he had hit her during a ruckus in the Assembly in 2015.
A Single Bench of Justice C.S. Dias observed that the crime registered in connection with the brawl against former Congress MLAs M.A. Vaheed, Dominic Presentation and K. Sivadasan Nair had been set aside by the court in September 2024.
Ms. Lathika had alleged that Mr. Vaheed had restrained her, touched her inappropriately, and attempted to push her to the floor. It was also alleged that the accused had obstructed her movement inside the Assembly Hall and outraged her modesty. The accusations against Mr. Presentation and Mr. Nair had been raised by former Kovalam MLA Jameela Prakasam of the Janata Dal (Secular).
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