KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has sought the views of the state government and Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd on a petition seeking to initiate a contempt of court case for allegedly violating the assurance given by the state that it will carry out the land acquisition proceedings for the semi high-speed rail corridor project, SilverLine, only with the sanction of the Central government or other relevant authorities.
The contempt of court petition was filed by M T Thomas, Mulakulam, Kottayam, and others. A joint venture agreement was entered into between the Ministry of Railways, Government of India and Government of Kerala for infrastructure development of the Railways. A company, Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (K-Rail), was formed.
