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Atlantic's owner Nassar's elder brother Hamsakutty is a CPM leader in Tanur and has close ties with Abdurahiman.
The division bench also said that the maximum number of passengers that can be accommodated on the boat should be displayed prominently.
22 persons drowned in Poorapuzha River on May 8 as boat with no permit to ferry so many people sank.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to strengthen the surveillance mechanism in the water transport sector in view of such boat tragedies.
Parappanangadi judicial first-class magistrate remanded the boat owner in judicial custody.
According to police, the accused helped the owner of the boat and prime accused Nassar go into hiding after the incident.
The Commission would consider the suo motu case on May 19.
The death of 22 people in a boat accident at Tanur in Malappuram is the latest tragedy in a series that goes back over a decade.
Police allowed the boat to ply despite repeated complaints of overcrowding
The vessel, which had a maximum carrying capacity of 15 fishermen, was converted into a tourist boat with a passenger capacity of 26 people.
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