Committee set up to sort out issues between media, lawyers

The Kerala government today constituted a committee to sort out issues between media personnel and advocates in the wake of the recent stand-off between them over coverage of an alleged molestation bid by a government pleader.
Advocate General C P Sudhakaraprasad will be the Committee chairman, a government press release said.
Kerala Bar Council Chairman, Kerala High Court Advocates Association President, Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) State President and General Secretary are among those who will be the members of the committee.
In case the issue involves police, the committee will then also have state police chief and district police head concerned as members.

Advocates and journalists had clashed outside the Kerala High court two weeks ago following which media was not allowed to enter the High Court and other courts in the state. The media room was also closed.
The High Court yesterday made it clear that there was no ban on the entry of media personnel.
On Saturday, media personnel were prevented by a Sub- Inspector of Town police station in Kozhikode from entering the district court complex and forcibly taken to the police station. He was later suspended, pending inquiry.
Media personnel had taken out protest march against the continued attack on them in various parts of the state.