Justice Devan Ramachandran said that victims of sexual assault can be men as well and not just women, adding that there has been an increase in cases where boys were victims of child sexual assault.
Justice K Babu observed that a "dishonest intention" must be there to charge a public servant with criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act).
Observing that it appeared to be a case of contempt of court, the Kerala High Court has summoned 29 advocates allegedly part of the protesting lawyers who hurled verbal abuses at a Chief Judicial Magistrate in Kottayam.
The Kerala High Court added that even though the violators do not require any leniency, a seven-day window may be granted so that such illegally installed boards may be removed to avoid a penalty of ₹5,000 per board.
The Kerala High Court emphasized that the purpose of adopting the multiplier method is to achieve uniformity and consistency while assessing compensation in motor vehicle accidents, whatever be the nature of the injury.