Ironically, it was the same judge who had delivered the inaugural speech at a seminar—Women and Human Rights—on World Human Rights Day. He said the "mighty of the land have scant regard for the laws governing us.... They violate even one-way traffic rules".
No FIR was filed and the case has reportedly been "settled in the chambers of a high court judge". But the Kerala High Court Lawyers’ Association has passed a resolution demanding an inquiry by the chief justice.