New Delhi, Monday, April 13, 2009: The Supreme Court division bench consisting Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan, and Justice P Sadashivam today stayed Kerala High Court Justice V Ramkumar’s statements that the law and order situation in the sates is in complete chaos. The government counsel Nageshwara Rao argued that the statements had created unwanted debate in the wake of elections and the opposition has taken it as a weapon to slam the government. The counsel also cited Crime Records Bureau’s report that compared to other states the incidents of crime is low.
Dismissing the bail application of three men accused of attempting to murder the Spiritual Movement head Rahim Pukersery, the Kerala High Court had rapped the state government on the law and order situation in the state Justice V. Ramkumar said that the law and order situation in the state had “collapsed.”
“The highways have become unsafe. Likewise, women find it difficult to move around. The authorities seem to be silent and if this situation continues, then the court will have to intervene in a very strong manner,” he said in his judgment which is seen here as a setback to the Left government when the state is voting for its 20 Lok Sabha seats April 16.
The judge also took State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to task, noting there were quite a few criminal gangs that are based in his constituency in Tellichery which are on a rampage in the state.
Pukersery was attacked near the Infopark campus in January last year and the bail application was moved in the High Court after the lower court refused bail to the accused.