The Kerala High Court has appointed an amicus curiae to assist the court for resolution of issues in a petition filed by a woman accused in solar scam cases for a directive to the government to hand over the probe into her allegation of rape against Hibi Eden, MLA, to an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch.
The amicus curiae has been appointed to address the questions on the statutory remedies available to the woman accused as per the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and also whether the plea for a directive to arrest the MLA was maintainable.
Justice Alexander Thomas also directed the amicus curiae, advocate Mitha Sudheendran, to file a report on or before May 25.
