KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the seven District Collectors- Kottayam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki and Kannur- to be present in person during the meeting to be held at the district banks concerning finalising the formation of Kerala bank by merging district co-operative banks. The seven district banks were against the amalgamation.
The court directed the District Collector concerned to make arrangements to video-record the meetings to be undertaken by the district administration. The collectors shall not make their reports or the video-records public.