SNDP microfinance case: Kerala HC summons Additional Chief Secretary over delay in sanction to prosecute dept official
Kerala’s High Court summoned the state’s Additional Chief Secretary after the Backward Classes Welfare Department did not act on a prior order to consider sanctioning a departmental official in the SNDP micro‑finance case. Justice A. Badharudeen pointed out the department’s failure to grant the sanction needed for prosecution, prompting the court’s intervention and ensure accountability.