Court rejects discharge petition of Minister Sivankutty and others
The Hindu
R. Rekha, the CJM, asked Mr. Sivankutty and the other accused to appear before the court on November 22 for the court to frame the charges in the case
In a major political setback to the CPI (M) and the LDF, the filed by the State Minister V. Sivankutty and five other LDF leaders in the was dismissed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court, Thiruvananthapruam on October 13.
R. Rekha, the CJM, asked Mr. Sivankutty and the other accused to appear before the court on November 22 for the court to frame the charges in the case. The charges against the accused will be read out on the day.
The grounds in which the petitions were dismissed will be known once the judgements are available. The court indicated that separate judgements would be there in the discharge petitions filed by the six accused in the case.
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