Kerala High Court Stays Transfer Order of Judge Who Gave Bail to Civic Chandran

Civic Chandran was accused of sexually harassing two women and was granted bail in both cases by the judge.

A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday, 16 September, stayed the transfer order of a lower court judge who granted anticipatory bail to activist Civic Chandran, accused in two sexual harassment cases.

Judge S Krishnakumar had stirred a row with his controversial observations while hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Civic Chandran, and days later, Krishnakumar was transferred to be the presiding officer of a Labour Court in Kollam.

Muralee Krishna S, District and Sessions Judge of Manjeri, was made the new District and Sessions Judge in Kozhikode.