The Kerala High Court on Monday pronounced a ban on flash shutdowns, making it mandatory for any organisation, political or otherwise, to issue a notice for the invoking of a bandh at least seven days in advance.
The order of the Division Bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar added that any citizen can challenge the shutdown within the seven days of its call. The order comes days after the Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of right-wing outfits led by the RSS, gave the call for a state-wide bandh on January 3 protesting against the entry of young women at the Sabarimala shrine.