The speculated reason to change the jurisdiction was said to have been due to the number of litigations in the Kerala HC over the controversial administration decisions made by administrator Praful Khoda Patel.
Amid reports suggesting that a proposal is being initiated to shift the legal jurisdiction of Lakshadweep from the Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court, the administration on Sunday categorically denied any such move.
“There is no proposal of Lakshadweep Administration to shift its legal jurisdiction from the High Court of Kerala to the High Court of Karnataka,” said S Asker Ali, Secy IPR & District Collector, Lakshadweep, according to The New Indian Express
The speculated reason to change the jurisdiction was said to have been due to the number of litigations in the Kerala HC over the controversial administration decisions made by administrator Praful Khoda Patel.
These decisions included revising standard operating procedures for Covid appropriate behavior, the introduction of the “goonda act” and demolishing hutments of fishermen for the widening of roads.
This year, as many as 23 applications, including 11 writ petitions, have been filed against the administrator of Lakshadweep and also against the alleged high-handedness of either the police or the local government of the islands.
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Ali told TNIE that The jurisdiction of a high court can be shifted only through an act of Parliament, according to the law.
“Parliament may by law constitute a high court for a Union Territory or declare any court in any such territory to be a high court for all or any of the purposes of this Constitution,” according to Article 241 of the Constitution.
The #SaveLakshadweep movement continues in full swing meanwhile as the locals are unhappy with the administrator’s style of functioning, which will, in a way affect the Muslim-majority demographics of the area.
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