Kerala High Court Orders Special Drives to Remove Illegal Hoardings, Banners and Flags from Public Places

The Kerala High Court directed the Local Self Government Institutions Department to conduct special drives to remove all illegal flex boards, banners, flags and festoons from public places across the State.

The Court ordered joint secretaries to issue immediate instructions to local body secretaries and ensure that no fresh installations or replacements take place.

It fixed a two-week timeline for compliance and warned that defaulting officers would have to appear before the Court online.

The directions were issued while hearing a review petition on the State’s failure to comply with earlier orders on removing unauthorised installations.