The Ernakulam Sub Court has dismissed the plea challenging the rejection of nomination filed by Malayalam movie producer Sandra Thomas to contest for the post of president within the election to the chief committee of the Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA).
Her interim functions for holding the election underneath the court docket’s monitoring and to restrain the returning officer from appearing additional on any elements associated to the conduct of the election had been additionally dismissed by the court docket on Wednesday. The election is scheduled on August 14, 2025.
In a Facebook post, she termed the court docket verdict as ‘unexpected and disappointing’. “I will consult legal experts to decide on the future course of action”, she mentioned.
Her nomination papers for the posts of president and treasurer of the KFPA had been rejected on the grounds that she didn’t meet the eligibility standards for contesting to the post of a key office-bearer. The returning officer claimed that she had solely produced two motion pictures underneath her manufacturing banner named Sandra Thomas Productions. However, the principles permitted her to contest for the post of member of the chief committee for which she had filed the nomination.
She had approached the court docket stating that she was a managing companion of one other agency and the movies made by it had been censored underneath her title. She mentioned the bylaws permitted an individual having three motion pictures censored of their title to contest the election.
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B. Rakesh, and Saji Nanthiyattu are within the race for the post of president of KFPA. Listin Stephen, Vinayan, Kalliyoor Sasi are the candidates for the post of normal secretary. For the post of vice-president, these within the fray embrace Sophia Paul, Anand Kumar, and Sandeep Senan.
