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Expelled Congress leader loses Kerala HC plea against CM Satheesan
The Kerala High Court dismissed a police protection petition filed by expelled Congress leader Simi Bell Rose John against Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and his brother V.D. Ajayakumar. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas…
The Kerala High Court dismissed a police protection petition filed by expelled Congress leader Simi Bell Rose John against Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and his brother V.D. Ajayakumar. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that the petitioner failed to produce any material showing a threat to her life or property from the respondents.
A police inquiry into her complaint found no existing threat. The court noted that Simi was expelled from the Congress allegedly at Satheesan's instance, which it said indicated a possible personal grudge. Police reported that an attack on her associate was due to a family dispute and that no crime was registered regarding an alleged attack on her son. Finding no merit, the court rejected the plea.
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Simi Bell Rose John was once a Congress member and state PSC appointee, until her expulsion from the party. The Kerala High Court judgment notes she blames CM Satheesan for that expulsion, and says her police protection petition lacked evidence of any threat. The case highlights how personal political grievances can bleed into criminal allegations in Kerala's faction-ridden Congress. Police inquiries found the attack on her associate was a family dispute, and no crime was registered over her son's alleged attack. Courts require specific material to issue police protection, not just political rival claims. The next legal route open to Simi is a Supreme Court appeal against this dismissal.
Source: livelaw.in
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