Kerala govt reassures HC on tribal issue

kochi: advocate general m ratna singh on friday submitted before the kerala high court that government was hopeful of finding a 'peaceful' solution to the tribal issue within a week. the submission was made while the ag opposed a petition by the kerala sambavar society to implead itself in the original petition by one n k gopinathan, seeking removal of the structures built by the tribals in front of the secretariat.the ag stated that the issue being 'sensitive' was being effectively handled by the government and requested the bench not to pass any orders at this juncture. the bench, comprising chief justice b n srikrishna and justice m ramachandran, accepted the ag's plea.