Home | Cinema & TV | Kerala Hc Accepts Pil For Criminal Case On Hema Committee Report Findings Questions Inaction Of Vijayan Govt Kerala HC accepts PIL for criminal case on Hema Committee Report findings; questions inaction of Vijayan govt After accepting the PIL in their file, the Court directed the government to file a detailed affidavit on their views, to hand over the full report of the Hema Committee in a sealed cover and to implead the Kerala State Women's Commission By IANS Published Date - 22 August 2024, 03:23 PM Kerala High Court Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted a PIL for registering a criminal case on the findings of the Hema Committee on the condition and sexual exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry, coming down heavily on the Vijayan government for sitting on the report for long. The Court asked what was the need for keeping the report received by the Vijayan government in 2019 without any follow-up. Also Read Six things you should know about Hema Committee’s expose on Mollywood’s darker side Justice Hema report: Kerala opposition demands police probe into women’s sexual exploitation in Malayalam film industry After accepting the PIL in their file, the Court directed the government to file a detailed affidavit on their views, to hand over the full report of the Hema Committee in a sealed cover and to implead the Kerala State Women’s Commission.
In the PIL, the petitioner pointed out that it was strange that the state govern.