The Kerala High Court refused to confirm the trial court's death sentence on finding that the crime could not be categorized as being a "rarest of rare" case, and in view of the rehabilitation prospects of the convict.
A lawyer sought compensation to the tune of ₹1 crore to the family members of 23-year-old house surgeon, Dr. Vandana Das, who was brutally murdered by an injured man brought to the hospital by the police.
The court passed an interim order staying, for a period of 2 weeks, a circular issued by the Director of General Education that objected to vacation classes due to the present environmental condition.