The Lakshadweep administration, which has been facing widespread protests from the islands' people over some of its policies, has proposed to shift its legal jurisdiction from the Kerala High Court to the Karnataka High Court, officials said.
The proposal was initiated by the administration after as many as 23 applications, including 11 writ petitions have been filed against the administrator of Lakshadweep before the Kerala High Court.
It should be noted that the high court in Kerala is just 400 kms away whereas that of Karnataka is over 1,000 kms with no direct connectivity as well. Also, the mother tongue of the people on these islands is Malayalam.