India, June 27 -- T he Kerala High Court has closed all 35 cases registered on the basis of the Justice Hema Committee report, after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) informed the court that none of the victims came forward to give statements. The SIT, formed to probe allegations of harassment and sexism detailed in the report, told the court on Wednesday that further action was not possible due to the lack of testimony. Accepting the submission, the bench of Justices AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and CS Sudha ruled that no further steps were required at this time, effectively bringing the cases to an end. The court also took note of the Kerala government's upcoming Film Conclave scheduled for the first week of August and listed the matter for further consideration on August 13. The Conclave aims to formulate a comprehensive film policy - a long-standing demand of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), which has been advocating for structural reforms in the Malayalam film industry since the Committee submitted its report in 2018. Made public only in 2024, the report triggered an industry shake-up and the dissolution of the actors' body AMMA. HTC...