The PIL noted that the continued presence of these graves inside a state-controlled prison is illegal, unconstitutional, and against public interest.

The former judge made the remarks during the KM Bashir Memorial Lecture at the Press Club of Trivandrum on 1st September.

This development has drawn wide attention, considering both the gravity of the offence and the time the convict has already spent behind bars.

He added that secularism was already present in the Constitution before the word was explicitly added to the Preamble through the 42nd Amendment.

When the judiciary shows disregard for the deeply held faith of the majority, it forfeits its moral standing to preach tolerance and respect to others.

After hearing the submissions of both sides, the High Court observed that the candidate himself had entered the wrong information and that he would have to prove otherwise.

The consequences are obvious: grab land, squat till challenged, drag cases endlessly, and keep reaping the fruits of encroachment while the government is shackled.

Even when candidates such as Wakode are qualified and experienced, the true outrage is elsewhere: judicial appointments seem to mostly originate from a restricted set of families and networks.

SIA officers conducting a raid at a Srinagar residence on August 12, 2025, as part of the reopened investigation into Sarla Bhat’s 1990 murder.

Dismissing the petition, the bench said that it was not inclined to entertain a blanket challenge to the notifications issued by the government under Section 35 of the UAPA in February 2015 and June 2018.