Kerala High Court issues show cause notice to former Lakshadweep judge over allegations of evidence manipulation

The Kerala High Court recently issued a show cause notice to K Cheriyakoya, a former Sub Judge/Chief Judicial Magistrate at Lakshadweep, directing him to explain why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly manipulating the evidence of a witness in a case that came up before him in 2015 [Mohammed Nazeer MP & Ors. v Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Ors.].