The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to Chief Surveyor of the Kerala Maritime Board, Sebastian Joseph, and the Senior Port Conservator, Baypore, Prasad V.V., who had been arrested in.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to nominate a senior most bureaucrat to assist the Court in matter of suo motu proceedings initiated in light of the tragic boat.
Following the unfortunate Tanur boat tragedy that claimed 22 lives, including that of 15 children, the Kerala High Court on Friday issued preliminary directions to avert any further boat accidents in.
One of the major factors that caused the Tanur boat tragedy was overloading. The boat, which was originally designed to carry only 25 people, was filled with almost double that number, with reports suggesting that there were between 40-50 people onboard
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited Tanur on Monday and paid tributes to the dead. He declared an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the victims’ families.