The decision comes in the wake of an ongoing investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to address incidents of sexual misconduct within Malayalam film industry.
Kerala High Court noted that the Justice Hema Committee report was submitted to the government way back in 2019 and slammed the state government for its inaction.
The Kerala High Court stated that Section 1(2) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act applied to all Indian citizens, living in India as well as abroad.
A petition filed in Kerala HC has demanded a probe against CM Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena, over the alleged financial transactions between her now-defunct IT firm and a private mining company.