KOCHI: The state govt informed HC that the special investigation team (SIT) formed to probe cases of sexual harassment within the cinema industry has received eight complaints since the appointment of a nodal officer. FIRs have been registered in five of these plaints and three of them have been transferred to the concerned police stations.
Advocate general K Gopalakrishna Kurup provided these details in response to pleas seeking action on the Justice K Hema Committee report, which addresses the working conditions of women in film industry.
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He also noted that a total of 40 cases have been registered, based on sexual harassment complaints from people in the industry.
Additionally, the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce filed a petition for impleading in the Women in Cinema Collective‘s (WCC) petition, which seeks the implementation of a code of conduct for the Malayalam film industry. Despite opposition from the WCC, the bench of Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and C S Sudha, allowed the impleadment.
Mitha Sudhindran, the amicus curiae, submitted a draft of the model legislation that aims to regulate the entertainment industry by establishing the Kerala Entertainment Industry Regulatory Authority (KEIRA). It would serve as a central registry for the titles of all film and entertainment projects, ensuring proper documentation and acting as the foundational mechanism to regulate the industry.
The draft law also proposes the creation of a Kerala Entertainment Industrial Tribunal , headed by a retired HC judge, to handle appeals arising from the decisions made by KEIRA. The HC posted the matter for Feb 6.
