In a massive political blow to the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday cancelled the state government’s order permitting the controversial ‘Nava Kerala Citizen Response Programme’. The verdict effectively halts a large-scale door-to-door survey ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled later this year. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Saumitra Sen and Justice VM Syam Kumar delivered the ruling while allowing petitions filed by Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) state president Aloysius Xavier and Perumbavoor resident MH Mubas.
