Kerala HC appoints amicus curiae for appointment challenge

The Kerala High Court appointed an amicus curiae to help with a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the appointment of T.M. Thomas Isaac as an advisor to the Vijnana Keralam project. The court's decision came after the state government submitted a report about the credentials of the petitioner, Navas A. Paichira. The government claimed that Navas's past petitions and Right to Information (RTI) applications were suspicious. It accused him of filing several unimportant complaints and asking for money to drop them. Navas denied these allegations, saying they were not true. The court stated it is not focused on these claims but on ensuring a fair process in the PIL. It decided that appointing an amicus curiae would help, without deciding on the truth of the allegations against Navas.