Here's the scoop on a recent court case in Kerala that had everyone talking. It's about a political drama involving Mini Savio and Sabu Joseph. Let's break it down.
Mini Savio, a former member of the Thidanadu Grama Panchayat in Kottayam, filed an appeal against a decision made on October 21, 2025. Sabu Joseph, also a former Panchayat member, was banned from running in local elections for six years. Why? Because he supposedly didn't follow party orders during a no-confidence vote on May 15, 2018.
Sabu Joseph argued that he never got any party orders. The Election Commission disagreed, saying the orders were sent. But Sabu insisted there was no proof of this. The orders were supposedly sent by registered mail but returned with a note saying "recipient not available."
"The Election Commission declared Sabu disqualified, claiming the orders were sent as required."
The court, led by Judges Anil K. Narendran and Muralee Krishna S., looked at the evidence. They found that the Election Commission didn't fully check if Sabu knew about the orders. The court decided to cancel the earlier decision and asked for the case to be reviewed again.
The court decided that the evidence wasn't strong enough to prove Sabu Joseph knew about the party orders, so they canceled his disqualification. This means he can participate in elections again.
