The Kerala High Court on Wednesday cautioned the government against non-implementation of its directive to remove unauthorised flex boards or hoardings or banners from public places. Justice Devan Ramachandran pointed out that despite the High Court's repeated orders, installation of such flex boards, banners, and flags were still continuing in public places. The court said the Chief Secretary would be summoned if the situation continued to be the same. Exasperating‘‘This is exasperating and the court may now be pushed to action against the authorities concerned for wilful disobedience,” the court observed. The court also directed initiating steps to recover the penalties against the perpetrators.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2019 15:22 UTC