KHCAA writes to Kerala High Court Acting CJ after lawyers' car tyres punctured, flags parking woes

The Kerala High Court Advocate's Association (KHCAA) on Monday wrote to the Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, A Muhamed Mustaque over non-lawyers and 'outsiders' taking over parking space earmarked for lawyers at a chamber complex near the High Court..Such non-lawyers and outsiders leave their vehicles parked continuously or overnight at the chamber complex, preventing KHCAA members and lawyers from finding any parking space in the morning, the letter said.The security personnel appointed by KHCAA at the chamber complex are also finding to difficult to manage the influx of vehicles being parked by non-members, added the letter signed off by KHCAA Secretary, advocate Anoop V Nair. Notably, the letter also highlighted a recent incident which occurred on July 7 (Sunday) when 7-8 cars owned by KHCAA members were punctured by unknown miscreants.The KHCAA has urged the High Court's Acting Chief Justice to forward a complaint on this matter to the police station so that a case may be registered and an effective investigation conducted. The letter added that the association has already written to the police over the matter from its end, after getting several complaints over unauthorised cars being left parked at the chamber complex. .Additionally, the KHCAA has proposed to maintain an overnight register to ensure that only members park their cars overnight at the chambers complex area, in case of an emergency. The KHCAA has called for the introduction of strict measures to ensure that only members and advocates park in the chamber area daily.The KHCAA Secretary added that the association should not be blamed if any serious security issue arises from the ongoing situation..On July 8, the KHCAA also issued a notification announcing its decision to install CCTV cameras to monitor the parking space area, provided the High Court permits it to do so. The notification further decried allegations that the controversy was linked to notices sent to KHCAA members to remove cars from the area."The KHCAA has reason to believe that the act of puncturing the tyres was planned and executed to dent the good reputation of the KHCAA among the members," the notification said. .[Read KHCAA Letter].[Read KHCAA notification]