Kerala HC maintains distance from Kochi kiss fest

Kerala HC maintains distance from Kochi kiss fest

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 07:07 AM IST
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Kochi : Kerala High Court has refused to interfere with the proposed ‘Kiss of Love’ programme to be held here on Nov 2.

When two petitions seeking to prohibit the holding of the event by a group of Facebook users came up in the court, the government informed sufficient police would be deployed and action taken if any illegal activity took place at the event.

Recording the submission, a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice A M Shaffique disposed of the petitions filed by two students of the Ernakulam Government Law College and the Sri Sathya Sai Orphanage Trust, Thiruvananthapuram.

The petitioners submitted that the event was a violation of the provisions of the IPC and the Kerala Police Act and also against Indian culture. The law students wanted a direction to the Ernakulam District Collector and City Police Commissioner to prevent ‘obscenity in public’.

The event is being organised to protest moral policing, after the state government assured action will be taken in the event of any illegal activities.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, in a Facebook post, said he believed that the right to protest was a fundamental right and should never be questioned or suppressed. But the protestors should not create a law and order problem. If any such situation arises, police will not hesitate to take action.

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