{"columns":[{"id":"col1","index":1,"html":"<div class=\"con\">Comments by CPM general secretary M. A. Baby questioning whether some courts in Kerala are reflecting the state’s “general sense of justice” have triggered a fresh political and legal debate, placing judicial outcomes in a sharp public spotlight.\nSpeaking to reporters in Alappuzha on Friday,  Baby linked his remarks to a set of high-profile verdicts, including the Kerala actor assault case and decisions involving Rahul Easwar and legislator Rahul Mamkootathil, arguing that</div>"},{"id":"col2","index":2,"html":"<div class=\"con\">the outcomes had unsettled public confidence.\nThe intervention from one of the country’s senior political leaders was measured but pointed. Baby said that while the</div>"},{"id":"col3","index":3,"html":"<div class=\"con\">party respected the independence of the judiciary, there was growing unease among sections of society about whether certain rulings aligned with widely held</div>"},{"id":"col4","index":4,"html":""},{"id":"col5","index":5,"html":""},{"id":"col6","index":6,"html":""},{"id":"col7","index":7,"html":""},{"id":"col8","index":8,"html":""}],"source":"https://cms.1arabia.com/wpost/indec2colimg.html?paramKey=spin-1765561849755-7073&_cb=1765561849828&output=true&setCol=3&setHeight=&articleHeight=322&headlineFont=Majrit+Hd&headlineFontSize=27&setHeadline=Baby+criticises+indifference+by+courts&borderWidth=1&borderColor=%23555&setBackground=&colWidth=&setPlace=HD+Bureau&setService=Kochi&setBlurb=&setQuote=&setQuoteCol=&setImage=&imageAbove=&imageHeight=180&imageQuote=&hideCol=&setCol1LineHeight=&setCol2LineHeight=&setCol3LineHeight=&setCol1WordSpacing=&setCol2WordSpacing=&setCol3WordSpacing=&setBody=Comments+by+CPM+general+secretary+M.+A.+Baby+questioning+whether+some+courts+in+Kerala+are+reflecting+the+state%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9Cgeneral+sense+of+justice%E2%80%9D+have+triggered+a+fresh+political+and+legal+debate%2C+placing+judicial+outcomes+in+a+sharp+public+spotlight.%0ASpeaking+to+reporters+in+Alappuzha+on+Friday%2C++Baby+linked+his+remarks+to+a+set+of+high-profile+verdicts%2C+including+the+Kerala+actor+assault+case+and+decisions+involving+Rahul+Easwar+and+legislator+Rahul+Mamkootathil%2C+arguing+that+the+outcomes+had+unsettled+public+confidence.%0AThe+intervention+from+one+of+the+country%E2%80%99s+senior+political+leaders+was+measured+but+pointed.+Baby+said+that+while+the+party+respected+the+independence+of+the+judiciary%2C+there+was+growing+unease+among+sections+of+society+about+whether+certain+rulings+aligned+with+widely+held+notions+of+justice+in+Kerala.+He+emphasised+that+the+observation+was+not+a+blanket+criticism+of+the+judicial+system+but+a+reflection+of+public+sentiment+emerging+from+specific+cases+that+had+attracted+sustained+attention.%0AAt+the+centre+of+the+discussion+was+the+prolonged+actor+assault+case%2C+which+has+remained+one+of+Kerala%E2%80%99s+most+scrutinised+criminal+proceedings+for+years+because+of+its+celebrity+dimension%2C+allegations+of+gendered+violence%2C+and+the+pace+at+which+the+trial+unfolded.+Several+procedural+developments+and+verdict-related+outcomes+in+the+matter+have+prompted+repeated+public+reactions%2C+with+critics+arguing+that+delays+and+legal+technicalities+risk+overshadowing+the+gravity+of+the+alleged+offence.+Supporters+of+the+judicial+process%2C+however%2C+have+maintained+that+courts+must+operate+strictly+within+the+framework+of+law+and+evidence%2C+irrespective+of+public+pressure.%0ABaby+also+referred+to+cases+involving+Rahul+Easwar%2C+a+social+activist%2C+and+Rahul+Mamkootathil%2C+a+sitting+MLA%2C+both+of+which+have+had+political+and+social+resonance.+In+these+matters%2C+differing+interpretations+of+legal+thresholds%2C+evidentiary+standards%2C+and+procedural+safeguards+have+fuelled+debate+beyond+courtrooms%2C+spilling+into+public+discourse+and+political+commentary.+According+to+Baby%2C+such+cases+have+become+focal+points+for+a+broader+conversation+about+whether+justice+is+being+perceived+as+equitable+and+timely.%0AThe+legal+community+has+responded+cautiously.+Bar+associations+and+senior+practitioners+have+urged+restraint%2C+noting+that+verdicts+are+the+outcome+of+complex+legal+reasoning+that+may+not+always+align+with+popular+expectations.+They+argue+that+public+confidence+is+best+strengthened+through+transparency%2C+timely+adjudication%2C+and+consistent+application+of+law%2C+rather+than+through+political+exchanges+over+individual+cases.&setCol1additionalTxt=&setCol2additionalTxt=&setCol3additionalTxt=&setCol4additionalTxt=&setCol5additionalTxt=&setCol6additionalTxt=&setCol7additionalTxt=&setCol8additionalTxt=&setCol1=&setCol2=&setCol3=&setCol4=&setCol5=&setCol6=&setCol7=&setCol8=","ts":1765561868984}