The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the constitution of a committee to address issues relating to judicial administration in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Ziyad Rahman AA said that the committee will include the Registrar General of the High Court, Principal District Judge, District Collector, nominee of the administrator, Superintendent of Police, Superintendent Engineer, Registrar Computerisation and a representative of the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

It will be called the 'Lakshadweep Judicial Administration and Infrastructure Committee'.

"We have issued various orders but the main order is constitution of the Committee consisting," the Court said today.

A detailed order copy is awaited.

The Bench passed the directions in a suo motu matter concerning the improvement of the judicial system in Lakshadweep.

The case was initiated after issues related to persistent judicial infrastructure and manpower challenges, caused by the geographical dispersion of the islands, was brought to the notice of the Court.

In January 2025, the administrative side of the High Court filed a response stating that while Lakshadweep has 10 inhabited islands, court services are only available on three. It said that this impedes the ability of residents in other islands to seek legal recourse for their grievances.