The Kerala High Court ruling on Mohanlal and ivory
tusks brings out a story that looks like a script of a Shaji Kailas – Renji Panicker
political thriller film. Here the heroes are two retired Forest Officers and
Mohanlal the Actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Actor house has two sets of
ivory tusks and few other ivory items ., Income Tax raids bring it out and
Actor has no paper to show how he got it. It goes to Forest Department and by
the rule book they book him for illegal possession of ivory tusks. Violations of the act can result in severe penalties,
including hefty fines and up to seven years in prison. Lalettan says that
he did poach any tusker and bought it from a guy for Rs 65,000 and that the guy
took it off from a tusker that died a natural death. Actor forgot to take a
letter from the seller.
As a jail
sentence with fine was sure and ivory trade banned, State Forest Department
moved an amendment to Forest Act and legalized the possession of dead tusker’s
ivory tusks. It gives an ownership certificate to Actor and says
Case closed. All this started in 2011 at a Perumbavoor Court. Two retired
Forest Officers challenge this ownership certificate. How can you give a
certificate to a person who is facing a court case and that too backdate the
order ? Should not the order be published in the State Gazette to invite public
opinion as mandated by Law ?.
- Court said Can’t accept the
state admitting that notifications were not published in the official
gazette and justifying adequate publicity was given to the notifications
and no prejudice anyone, and non-publication was only a technical
irregularity with no legal consequence.
Next step is
that Mohanlal should apply for a ownership and State Government should give it
only after notifying it through Gazette. This will bring in objections from
public. The criminal proceedings against Lal in Magistrate court will need to be closed for Government to issue a certificate.
Interestingly,
the court never even commented on the other claims put forward by the
petitioners, including the claims of collusion, or the exercise of the power.
Judges observed that finding anything on those questions would be prejudicial
against the actor during the criminal proceedings, which are yet to be
completed against him in the magistrate court.
On
November 1, when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan makes the declaration from the
Central Stadium, of Kerala as 'extreme poverty free' into a starry,
festival-like celebration with three Actor- Kamal Haasan- Mammoottty- Mohanlal.
Kerala
honours Mohanlal after Dadasaheb Phalke win.
Chief
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes: “Few artists have captured the hearts of
Malayalis across the globe the way @Mohanlal has. His unforgettable roles have
become part of our cultural memory. It was a proud moment to honour the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner at Thiruvananthapuram today. Wishing him
continued brilliance and success in his illustrious career.”
Karthi is currently one of the busiest stars in South Indian cinema, with an exciting lineup that includes Vaa Vaathiyaar, Sardar 2, and the highly anticipated Kaithi 2. Recently, social media buzz has suggested that Karthi could soon make a comeback in a Telugu hero role after a long gap.
It is already confirmed that Megastar Chiranjeevi and director Bobby (known for Waltair Veerayya) are collaborating again for a new film. Rumours indicate that Karthi may play an important role in this project, although neither the actor nor the team has issued an official statement yet.
The film is expected to launch soon. Reports suggest that Chiranjeevi will focus on this project once his current commitments are completed. Music will be composed by Thaman S, and Karthik Ghattamaneni will handle cinematography.
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