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Kerala HC Refuses Judge’s Plea To Expunge Critical Remarks Made Against Him in a Criminal Trial(21.04.2017)
Kerala High Court has refused a Judge’s plea to expunge certain remarks made in a judgment in which some critical observations were made against him, .....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Online Lower Division Clerk Examination(21.04.2017)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea to direct Kerala Public Service Commission to conduct Lower Division Clerk examination online instead of on OMR.....
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Kerala High Court Directs State to Separate 'Crime Investigation' & 'Maintenance of Law & Order'(21.04.2017)
Kerala High Court, taking a note of ‘sad state of affairs’ prevailing in State in matter of crime investigation, has asked Government to take some con.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Maintenance of Law and Order, Crime Investigation
Kerala High Court Directs State to Separate 'Crime Investigation' & 'Maintenance of Law & Order'(21.04.2017)
Kerala High Court, taking a note of ‘sad state of affairs’ prevailing in State in matter of crime investigation, has asked Government to take some con.....
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Kerala High Court: Universities Not Subservient to Government, Can Act Independently(24.04.2017)
Kerala High Court has recently held that Universities are not subservient to Government but are expected to act autonomously and independently under p.....
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Kerala High Court: Schools Duty Bound to Take Proper Care of Ward in Boarding House(24.04.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that school authorities, while accepting a ward in their boarding house, are required to take all adequate and prudent .....
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Kerala HC Put Ban on Campus Politics in LBS Engg College(25.11.2015)
Kerala High Court has directed total ban on campus politics at the Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Engineering College.
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea for Constituting Tribunal for Endosulfan Victims in Kasaragod(26.11.2015)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea to constitute a tribunal for identifying endosulfan victims in Kasaragod district and payment of compensation t.....
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Kerala High Court: Muslim Father Can Act As Legal Guardian Of Minor Daughter to Alienate Property(22.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has ruled that Muslim father can act as the legal guardian of his minor daughter so as to alienate immovable property.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Property, Muslim Law
Kerala High Court Overrules I&B, Says Screen S Durga at IFFI(22.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has ordered the screening of Malayalam film 'S Durga' at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IF.....
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Kerala High Court Overrules I&B, Says Screen S Durga at IFFI(22.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has ordered the screening of Malayalam film 'S Durga' at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IF.....
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Kerala HC: Mere Disturbance of Law & Order is 'No' Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker(29.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1).....
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Kerala HC: Mere Disturbance of Law & Order is 'No' Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker(29.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1).....
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Kerala HC Rejets Petitions Challenging Appointment of CIC(25.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has rejected petitions challenging process of appointment of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners in t.....
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Kerala HC: Spouse's Consent Not Must for Organ Donation(29.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that there was no statutory requirement for obtaining consent of spouse of a donor in case of transplantation of organ of n.....
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Kerala HC Put Stay on GCDA Decision on Land Allotment(30.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has stayed decision of the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) to allot 50.35 cents of land lying in the light industrial zo.....
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Finish Vallakadavu Bridge on Time: Kerala High Court(05.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the government on a petition seeking time-bound renovation of the Vallakadavu bridge that has heritage value.
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Cardinal is Not King, Says Kerala High Court(07.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has ordered a probe against a Cardinal in connection with the controversial land deal in Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese.
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Daughters Entitled to Inherit Self-Acquired Property as per Makkathayam Law: Kerala High Court(08.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has ruled that daughters have the right to succeed to the estate (self-acquired property), in exclusion of the brothers in Makkathay.....
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Kerala High Court Makes New Rules for Designation of Senior Advocates(08.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has made new rules for the designation of senior advocates titled, ‘High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules 201.....
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Kerala High Court Allows Power of Attorney of Husband To Sign in Marriage Register(12.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the Registrar of Marriage to allow power of attorney holder of the husband to sign in the marriage register, after veri.....
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Kerala High Court: Grandparents have Right to Custody of Kids(04.05.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that grandparents have the right to get interim custody of their grandchildren if the natural father of the child is dead.
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Kerala HC Moots for Unified Legislation for Medical Practitioners in State(04.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that the state government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps for a unified legislation for medical practitio.....
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Kerala High Court to State: Publish Notification on Minimum Wages for Nurses(05.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has allowed the State government to publish the notification on the minimum wages for nurses working in private hospitals in the Sta.....
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Kerala High Court: Make Process of Nomination, Election of Devaswom Board Members Open(05.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has highlighted the necessity to make the process of nomination and election of members to the Devaswom Board open and transparent.
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Kerala High Court: Family Court Can’t Delegate Recording Of Evidence(06.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that evidence in matrimonial cases has to be recorded by the court itself, and that the Advocate Commissioner can be appoin.....
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Kerala HC Says 'No' to Plea Seeking Scientific Guidelines For Deciding Child-Custody Petitions(09.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has rejected a plea of ‘estranged’ husbands to lay down scientific guidelines to family courts for an objective assessment of the we.....
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Wrong Question Paper for CBSE Board Exam: Kerala High Court Allows Retest(10.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has allowed CBSE to give a retest to a Class X student who was given an old question paper to answer at the Mathematics board exam h.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Amendment That Prescribed Payment of Minimum Wages Through Bank(11.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has upheld the amendment brought in by the state government stipulating payment of minimum wages through bank accounts to employees .....
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Kerala HC Turns Down Plea Challenging Vires of S. 33(b) Of Indian Succession Act(12.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has turned down a widow’s plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 33(b) of the Indian Succession Act which provides 50 per.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Right of an Individual to Live as a Transgender(14.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that transgender has the right to wander about or associate with likeminded people and cannot be compelled to be at his par.....
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DNA Test Can’t Be Used As Shortcut to Establish Infidelity: Kerala High Court(19.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that DNA test cannot be used as a shortcut to establish infidelity that might have occurred decades ago.
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Kerala HC Orders Inquiry by Registrar Over Disappearance of Malabar Cements Case Files(19.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has ordered an inquiry to be conducted by the Registrar (Vigilance) of the court in a case involving a prominent scam in Kerala, whe.....
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CJM Can’t Grant Time for Payment of Debt Due to Secured Creditor: Kerala High Court(21.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that Chief Judicial Magistrate exercising power under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 has no jurisdiction to grant time f.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Declare ‘Breastfeeding Woman on Magazine’s Cover’ as Obscene(21.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has refused to categorize a magazine cover with a woman breastfeeding her baby as obscene, noting that “shocking one’s morals” is an.....
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Levy of Surcharge on Retailers on Basis of Stock Imported Into State Is Discriminatory: Kerala HC(22.06.2018)
High Court of Kerala has struck down Section 3(1A) of the Kerala Surcharge on Taxes Act, 1957 (“Act”) for being discriminatory and violative of Articl.....
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Surcharge Can’t be Levied on Retailers on Basis of Stock Imported into State: Kerala HC(27.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that levy of Surcharge on Retailers on the basis of stock imported into the State under Section 3(1A) of Kerala Surcharge o.....
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No Bar In Withdrawing Resignation Before Its ‘Effective’ Acceptance: Kerala High Court(27.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a government employee can withdraw the resignation tendered by him before its ‘effective’ acceptance by appropriate au.....
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Kerala High Court: Suits Instituted As Against Private Persons Can't be Dismissed u/s 80 CPC(28.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that suit instituted as against private persons cannot be dismissed under Section 80 of CPC even if the cause of action aga.....
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Kerala High Court Orders Inquiry Into Deemed Licenses Obtained For Quarrying(28.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has ordered Secretary of Local Self Government Department to inquire into cases where quarry and crusher operators obtained ‘deemed .....
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Social Media Can’t Be Exploited to do Online Baiting: Kerala High Court(29.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that the platform of social media cannot be exploited to do online baiting.
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Any Citizen Can Approach Subordinate Court Concerned Seeking ‘Contempt’ Reference: Kerala HC(02.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that any citizen is entitled as of right to approach the subordinate court concerned seeking ‘contempt’ reference to th.....
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No Deduction for Acquiring Distribution Rights of Films If It is Not Commercially Exploited: KHC(04.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has held no deduction under Rule 9B of Income Tax Rules, 1962 is allowed in absence of commercial exploitation of feature films.
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Kerala HC: Medicos Need Not Serve Compulsory Rural Service Twice(05.01.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that candidates who have undergone compulsory rural service specified in prospectus for MBBS and PG medical courses cannot .....
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Kerala HC Terms UGC’s NET Criteria ‘Unconstitutional’(06.01.2017)
Kerala High Court has declared unconstitutional the University Grants Commissions‘s (UGC) National Eligibility Test criterion that top 15 per cent of .....
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Kerala HC Orders Regularization of DLF Structure on Payment of Rs. 1 Crore(09.01.2017)
Kerala High Court, while observing that a portion of an apartment complex constructed by real estate company DLF by banks of Chilavanoor river is ille.....
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Kerala Church Dispute: Police Bound to Enforce Court Orders, Says Kerala HC(20.12.2018)
Kerala High Court, while considering a petition related to church case involving Jacobite and Malankara Orthodox factions, has observed that no discre.....
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Kerala High Court rejects Actor Dileep’s Plea for CBI Probe in Actress Attack Case(20.12.2018)
Kerala High Court has rejected a plea by Malayalam actor Dileep, one of the accused in a case related to the sexual assault of a woman actor, for an i.....
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Inform Whether Any State Fund is Utilised for Women’s Wall: Kerala HC to State(20.12.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the state to inform whether any government fund is being utilised for the promotion and formation of the Women’s Wall o.....
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Kerala HC: Educated Woman Having Sex Multiple Times on Promise of Marriage Isn't Rape(08.02.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that an educated woman engaging in sex multiple times with a person who has promised to marry her can only be treated as co.....
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Kerala HC Rejects Plea to Quash Sexual Abuse Case Against School Warden(10.02.2017)
Kerala High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against former warden of Sree Ramakrishna Gurukula Vidyamandir Higher Secondary Scho.....
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Kerala HC Stays Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Arnab Goswami Filed by Shashi Tharoor(17.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has stayed proceedings in criminal defamation case filed by Shashi Tharoor against Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV.
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Kerala HC Disqualifies Kerala MLA for Election Malpractice(18.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has set aside 2016 election of Karat Razack from Koduvally assembly constituency in Kozhikode for election malpractice.
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Kerala HC Disqualifies Kerala MLA for Election Malpractice(18.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has set aside 2016 election of Karat Razack from Koduvally assembly constituency in Kozhikode for election malpractice.
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No Sales Tax to be Levied on Medicines and Surgical Tools Used in Medical Procedures: Kerala HC(21.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that medicines, implants and other materials used during procedures at hospitals do not constitute sale of goods, and henc.....
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Kerala High Court Stays GST on Tax Collected at Source on Cars(21.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has stayed imposition of goods and services tax (GST) on tax collected at source (TCS).
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Kerala HC Stays GST Levy on TCS Amount Collected by Vehicle Dealers(22.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has stayed the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the amount collected by them as Tax Collected at Source (TCS) from vehicle pu.....
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Kerala High Court Notices State Over Plea Against Ban on Digging Borewells(03.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to State Government on a petition against government order banning digging of borewells by private parties till Ma.....
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Permanent Lok Adalat Shall be Treated as Second Appellate Authority: Kerala HC(18.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed that Permanent Lok Adalat in state shall be treated as final level appellate authority in Grievance Redressal Mechanism.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Initiates Suo Motu Proceedings Regarding Youth Congress Hartal(18.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings against the state wide hartal announced by Youth congress today.
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CIVIL - No one is Allowed to Stop Vehicles or Force Anyone to Close Down Shops During Hartal: Kerala HC(20.02.2019)
Kerala High court has made it clear that nobody has a right to prevent other citizens from exercising their fundamental rights to carry on business or.....
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CIVIL - No one is Allowed to Stop Vehicles or Force Anyone to Close Down Shops During Hartal: Kerala HC(20.02.2019)
Kerala High court has reiterated that nobody has a right to prevent other citizens from exercising their fundamental rights to carry on business or tr.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Guardian to Patients Lying in State of Coma(21.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that no specific provision is available in any Statutes to deal with procedure for such appointment of Guardian to a vi.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Guardian to Patients Lying in State of Coma(21.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that no specific provision is available in any statute to deal with procedure for appointment of Guardian to a victim l.....
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Kerala High Court: VACB May Take Over State Government(21.02.2017)
Kerala HC came down heavily on Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) over its stand on its probe into allegations regarding promotion of N. Sankar.....
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CRIMINAL - Playing Rummy for Stakes Amounts to Offence of Gambling: Kerala HC(27.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that rummy is a game of skill and playing it for innocent pastime is not an offence but playing rummy for stakes is an offe.....
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SERVICE - Kerala HC Stays Order Sanctioning Eligible Leave with Salary for Government Employees(27.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has stayed a Government order which accorded to grant eligible leave/casual leave to the Government employees and teachers who had n.....
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CIVIL - Disciplinary Action Against CBSE School Teacher can't be Challenged in Writ Petition: Kerala HC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed its February 13 order in relation to eviction of persons who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-.....
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CIVIL - Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred in Regard to Art Treasures: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art t.....
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CUSTOMS - Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred in Regard to Art Treasures: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art t.....
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CUSTOMS - Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred in Regard to Art Treasures: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art t.....
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Kerala HC Orders Status Quo in IG Manoj Abraham DA Case(24.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has ordered to maintain status quo on complaint against IG Manoj Abraham, alleging amassment of wealth disproportionate to his known.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bank Merger(27.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of Public Interest Petitions challenging decision of State Bank of India (SBI) to acquire State Bank of Travan.....
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ELECTION - Kerala HC Bans Use of Flex and Non Biodegradable Materials for Election Campaigning(12.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has banned use of flex and other non-biodegradable materials for campaigning throughout state ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
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CIVIL - Failure to Pay Mobile Bills Not a Crime but a Civil Disputer between Operator & Customer: Kerala HC(13.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal 'cheating' case against a man accused of not paying Mobile bills and observed that transaction involved as be.....
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CIVIL - Parishioners can't be Deprived of Their Right to Burial in Church Cemetery: Kerala HC(15.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that irrespective of his/her allegiance, a parishioner cannot be deprived of his/her right to burial in the church of which.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Strikes Down Discriminatory Girls' Hostel Rules(18.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has struck down a stipulation in Hostel Rules which barred girl boarders from going for the first and second show movies and observe.....
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FAMILY - Second Divorce Petition on Same Grounds Maintainable If Based on New Facts: Kerala HC(18.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has held in a case that a spouse who suffered dismissal of original petition for dissolution of marriage on ground of cruelty, deser.....
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Kerala High Court Restrains State Government From Releasing Prisoners(30.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government not to release any convict without serving their entire prison sentence until further orders.
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Kerala High Court: No Relief for the Channel and its Employees(05.04.2017)
Kerala High Court has rejected a plea for an interim directive to the police not to arrest the employees of a Malayalam news channel against whom a ca.....
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Kerala High Court Directs State Govt. to File Affidavit on Flyover Work(06.04.2017)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to ask the official of Public Works Department (PWD) to file affidavit on the work schedule, inclu.....
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CIVIL - Lack of Parental Care One of the Reasons for Child's Addiction to Online Video Games: Kerala HC(22.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that lack of parental care is perhaps one of the reasons for child getting addicted to online games, while dealing with.....
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FAMILY - Kerala HC: Divorce Petition Can Be Filed Through Power Of Attorney(25.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a petition seeking divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act can be filed through a power of attorney.
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TENANCY - Kerala High Court: Tenant Cannot Question Choice of Landlord to Live in a 'Hut Like Structure'(25.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that a tenant cannot question the choice of a landlord to live in a 'hut like structure' and if the desire of the landl.....
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- Sabarimala Case: SC Dismisses Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court(25.03.2019)
SC while dismissing the application seeking transfer of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court to its.....
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Kerala High Court Upholds Slapping of KAAPA on Muhammed Nisham(31.07.2015)
Kerala High Court has upheld state government order of slapping Kerala Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Act 2007 (KAAPA) on Muhammed Nisham, an acc.....
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Kerala High Court Closes Proceedings on Petition in Bar Bribery Case(04.08.2015)
Kerala High Court has closed the proceedings on a petition seeking a High Court-monitored probe into the bar bribery case allegedly involving State Fi.....
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Kerala High Court : No Need to Make New Panchayats in Kerala(11.08.2015)
Kerala High Court has quashed Congress Government’s decision to form new village panchayats ahead of the elections to Three-Tier Local Bodies.
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Kerala High Court: Street Vending Needs Prior Permission for Land Use(11.08.2015)
Kerala High Court has held that one could use land of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for street vending only with prior permission of auth.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Decision To Increase District Judges’ Cadre Strength(05.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has set aside decision of its administrative committee to increase cadre strength of District and Sessions Judges in State.
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Kerala High Court: Private Colleges Cannot Withhold Student’s Certificates For Payment of Amount(07.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that private self financing Colleges cannot withhold certificates of students, for payment of amount.
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Kerala HC: Priests/Nuns Too Have Rights of Intestate/ Testamentary Succession of Property(09.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a person cannot be denied his/her property rights on the mere fact of being a priest or nun.
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Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Arnab Goswami in Criminal Defamation Case(28.05.2019)
Kerala High Court while granting relief to Arnab Goswami, Chief Editor of Republic TV has stayed the proceedings against him in a criminal defamation .....
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Kerala High Court Junks Plea Challenging 'Senior Advocate' Designation Refusal(24.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has rejected plea of an advocate challenging Full Court decision rejecting his application for designation as Senior Advocate.
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Kerala High Court Nullifies Marriage Solemnized Post Conversion, Orders Probe(26.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has cancelled marriage conducted by a qazi between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman and ordered a detailed probe into allegation of bi.....
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Kerala HC: AIIMS Dress Code Prohibiting Headgear, Scarf For MBBS Entrance Test Unconstitutional(29.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has allowed challenge to dress code prescribed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for MBBS entrance examination.
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Kerala HC Notices Union Over Plea Challenging Ban on Sale of Cattle For Slaughter(30.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has asked Central Government to respond to petitions challenging ban on sale of cattle for slaughter.
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Kerala HC Annuls Marriage of Muslim Convert Over Father’s Habeas Corpus Petition(30.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has nullified marriage of woman converted to Islam with a Muslim man in a habeas corpus petition filed by her father.
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Kerala High Court: No Need to Interfere With New Rules on Cattle Slaughter Ban(01.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that there is no need for it to interfere with new rules proposing ban on cattle slaughter as it doesn't violate the Consti.....
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Kerala High Court Asks Excise Department to Consider Permission to Bars Along Denotified Highways(01.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has urged Excise Department to consider demand of bar hotels situated along Cherthala-Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur-Kuttipuram roads.....
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Kerala High Court Shows Displeasure Over Delayed Finalization of Coastal Zone Management Plans(05.06.2019)
Kerala High Court while showing displeasure over the delayed preparation of the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Kerala under the earlier Coast.....
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SC Reserves Verdict on Plea Against Kerala's Liquor Ban(28.08.2015)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgement on a batch of pleas against Kerala High Court order upholding Kerala Government's liquor policy that confine.....
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Kerala HC: Pendency of Application for Permanent Permit Not A Ground to Get Temporary Permit(29.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has clarified that merely because an application for permanent permit is pending for consideration, temporary permit cannot be grant.....
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Kerala High Court:Arbitration Appeals are Bound by Rules of Limitation(04.07.2017)
Kerala High Court has ruled that even in absence of express provisions, arbitration appeals are bound by rules of limitation.
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Kerala HC Asks Excise Dept to Avoid Long Queue Formations in Front of Liquor Shops(10.07.2017)
Kerala High Court has directed State Excise Department to take proactive steps to avoid long queue formations in front of liquor shops all across the .....
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Kerala HC: Public Protests Cannot Hold Rule Of Law For Ransom And Negate Statutory Mandate(10.07.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that however justified an instance of protest is, it cannot hold the rule of law for ransom and negate the statutory mandat.....
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Kerala High Court: No Deduction in Respect of Delayed Payment of Employee Provident Fund(25.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected the deduction claim made by Harrisons Malayalam wherein it was held that the deduction under Section 36(1)(va) of Incom.....
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Kerala High Court: Cognizance to be Taken at Time of Rendering Judgment/ Final Order(25.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that legitimate stage when the Court could take cognizance of offence of perjury invoking Section 344 of Code of Crimin.....
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Kerala High Court: Let People Know About Changes In Law, Give Due Publicity(23.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail and due publicity is required to be given in various newspapers of.....
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Kerala HC: Writ Petition Maintainable Against Private Un-aided School(26.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that conditions of service of teachers in private un-aided schools can be enforced by exercising writ jurisdiction under Ar.....
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Kerala High Court Starts Suo Moto Proceedings Over Snapped Power Line Claiming Two Lives(13.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has taken suo moto notice of the tragic death of two persons due to electrocution from a broken power line and registered a writ pet.....
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Kerala High Court to State Government: Consider Waiving Off Loan Taken for Treating Endosulfan Victim(17.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has requested the State Government to consider writing off a loan availed to treat an endosulfan victim. The victim’s father had ava.....
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Kerala High Court: Removal of Name from Voters’ List Without Hearing Unlawful(18.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that it is illegal to remove a voter from the voters list without giving him an opportunity of hearing. Further any ina.....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Income Tax Officers Request to Nullify Misconduct Proceedings(18.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected a petition by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) wherein the officer pleaded to vacate the order of the Ernakulam.....
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Kerala High Court Requests Family Court to Reconsider Wife’s Plea on Maintenance(06.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that a single act of unchastity or a few lapses of virtue will not disentitle a wife from claiming maintenance from her.....
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Kerala High Court: Immovable Property Can Constitute Essence of Offence of Criminal Breach Of Trust(07.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed “In order to establish "entrustment or dominion" over property to an accused person the mere existence of that person's.....
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Kerala High Court: Mere Possession of Sexually Explicit Photos Not an Offence(10.06.2019)
Kerala High Court while holding that mere possession of sexually explicit photos in private custody without circulation or publication will not amount.....
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Kerala High Court: Complaint Under Section 138 NI Act Not Maintainable Against Trustees(10.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has noted that 'Trust' is neither a 'juristic person' nor an 'association of individuals' as per Section 141 Negotiable Instruments .....
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Kerala High Court: Student’s Right to Choose College of His/Her Choice is a Fundamental Right(11.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that "When a student feels that he can secure better education in another college and there is no legal bar in exercise.....
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Kerala HC Directs 43 Businessmen to Produce Permits for Carrying Business(20.10.2015)
Kerala HC while taking petition filed by residents of Panampilly Nagar questioning alleged widespread commercialization of residential zone, has direc.....
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Kerala HC Restricts Activities in College Campuses(21.10.2015)
Kerala High Court while upholding State Government's decision to restrict students' vehicles on college campuses, has put restrictions on activities i.....
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Kerala High Court: Madrasa Not a Place of Worship(23.10.2015)
Kerala High Court while dismissing a petition filed by B A Kasim of Kasargod seeking to shift or relocate the polling booths in ward no 1 of Chengala .....
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Kerala High Court Clears Pinarayi of Graft Charges(24.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has upheld the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in SNC Lavalin graft case, saying that CBI had “wrongly picked” h.....
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Kerala High Court: PSC’s Power to Keep Alive Ranked List Cannot be Utilized After its Expiry(13.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the discretionary power available in the Public Service Commission/PSC to keep alive a ranked list under the Kerala P.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition Against Bail to IAS Officer(14.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected a plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to suspended IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman, who was arrested for alle.....
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Kerala HC Says Police Can Take Action Against Students Who Disrupt Classes(06.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has allowed police to take action against students who disrupt classes in colleges and universities in the name of strikes.
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Kerala High Court Seeks Govt. Views on Panel for Tribes(08.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed Centre and the State Governments to inform court of their views on its suggestion for constitution of a broad-based com.....
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Plaintiff Entitled To Specific Performance of Contract If He Sticks to Terms of Contract: Kerala HC(14.12.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that a plaintiff is entitled to specific performance of contract only if he sticks to the original terms of the contract.
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Kerala HC Upholds Suspension of School Students Accused of Public Display of Affection(18.12.2017)
Kerala High Court has upheld a Thiruvananthapuram school’s decision to suspend two Class XII students — a boy and a girl — on charges of public displa.....
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Kerala HC: A Mother Can’t Be Compelled To Choose Between Her Motherhood & Employment(22.12.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that no service regulations can stand in the way of a woman for claiming protection of her fundamental right of dignity as .....
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Kerala High Court Directs KSRTC to Reinstate Conductor who Criticised CM(10.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to reinstate a conductor who was suspended for circulating derogato.....
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Kerala High Court Upholds Job Quota for Arrack Workers(22.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has upheld a single judge’s directive to State Government to implement a 2002 government order providing 25 per cent of daily wage e.....
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Kerala HC: ‘Nokku Kooli’ Illegal, Payment For Head-load Workers Union Shall Be Made Through Bank only(17.10.2017)
Kerala High Court while holding ‘Nokku Kooli’ illegal has ruled that payments to headload workers union should only be made through bank accounts, and.....
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Kerala HC: Retired Employee Not Bound To Pay Back Amount Withdrawn From Welfare Fund For Re-Enrolling(26.10.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that Bar Council cannot insist that a retired employee should pay back the amount which he had withdrawn from the welfare f.....
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Kerala HC: Educational Institutions Can’t Be Permitted to Turn into Political Battlefield(02.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that educational institutions cannot be hijacked and be permitted to turn into a political battlefield.
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Kerala High Court: Banks Cannot Make Customer Pay for Fraudulent Online Transaction(18.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that banks cannot recover the money withdrawn through fraudulent online transactions from cash credit and overdraft account.....
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Kerala High Court: Individual Partner Cannot Claim Eviction on Ground for his Occupation of Building(22.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that an individual partner cannot claim eviction on the ground of bonafide need for his or her occupation of the building .....
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Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Prithviraj(22.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has quashed criminal case registered against actor Prithviraj for not properly displaying statutory warning against liquor consumpt.....
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Kerala HC Stays Retrospective Effect of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015(29.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has stayed retrospective effect of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015.
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Kerala High Court Calls K.C. Joseph over Contempt Charges(03.02.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed Minister for Culture K.C. Joseph to appear in person before the court on February 16 to answer criminal contempt of cou.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes UAPA Against Maoist Leader(23.09.2019)
Kerala High Court has quashed charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 registered against Roopesh, a Maoist leader arrested from Tamil.....
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Kerala High Court: Wife Eligible to Maintenance After Divorce if She is not 'Living In Adultery'(27.09.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that to future maintenance to a wife who was divorced on the basis of adultery can be denied only on the ground that she i.....
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Kerala High Court Orders CBI to Probe Periye Twin Murder Case(01.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of Youth Congress workers Kripesh and Sarath Lal at Kallyo.....
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Kerala HC Denies to Stay Vigilance Case against Ex-Ker Minister(08.04.2016)
Kerala High Court has denied to stay proceedings against Kerala Congress (M) leader and Ex-State Finance Minister K M Mani in the bar bribery case pen.....
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Contract Employees in Govt Establishments Entitled to Maternity Leave: Kerala High Court(21.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that contract employees in government-funded establishments are entitled to maternity leave in the same manner as governmen.....
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Kerala HC Permits Release of Goods by Furnishing Simple Bond, Directs Expedite Adjudication(23.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has permitted the assessee to release goods detained by the State GST department by furnishing a simple bond. The Court also directe.....
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Ice Cream Can’t be Treated as ‘Cooked food’, Taxable at a Higher Rate: Kerala High Court(27.03.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that Ice-Cream cannot be treated as cooked food and therefore, a higher rate of tax is applicable to it.
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Kerala High Court Upholds Decision to Set Up Gas Crematorium(03.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has upheld permission granted by the District Collector for setting up a gas crematorium proposed by Poothrikka panchayat. The Court.....
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Kerala High Court: Vehicle Cannot be Detained for Non-Filing of GST Returns(06.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that for non filing of Goods and Services Tax returns under Forms GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 cannot be a reason for detaining vehic.....
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Kerala High Court: Maintenance Tribunal's Enquiry Process is Inquisitorial Rather than Adversarial(09.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has to follow .....
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Kerala High Court Bans Use of Elephants at Sabarimala(06.06.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed that elephant should not be used for idol procession during Sabarimala's main festival season, 'Makaravilakku'. However.....
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Kerala HC Stays NGT’s Order Banning 10-Year-Old Diesel Vehicles(13.06.2016)
Kerala High Court has stayed a National Green Tribunal Circuit Bench order banning light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, .....
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Goods Detained Under GST Laws Cannot be Released Unless Adequate Security is Furnished: Kerala HC(29.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that the goods detained by the authorities under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Laws cannot be released without furnishin.....
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Partners in Live-In Relationship Cannot Be Separated Through Writ of Habeas Corpus: Kerala HC(04.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has allowed an 18-year-old boy and a 19-year-old girl to live together, dismissing a writ of habeas corpus filed by the girl’s fathe.....
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Kerala High Court Asks Over 400 KSRTC Employees to Rejoin Duty in 45 Days(05.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed over 400 workers of the State Road Transport Corporation, who have availed a long leave and taken up jobs abroad, to re.....
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Child in Conflict with Law Can Apply for Anticipatory Bail U/S 438 CrPC: Kerala High Court(11.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a child in conflict with law can very well apply for anticipatory bail as there is nothing in the Juvenile Justice (JJ.....
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Kerala HC: If Signature is Admitted by Drawer, it is Immaterial if Entries Made by Another Person(17.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that if the drawer admits the signature in the cheque, it is immaterial whether some other person had made the entries in t.....
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Kerala High Court: Deploy Sufficient Women Staff in Guruvayur Temple(12.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the Guruvayur Devaswom Board to deploy sufficient number of permanent women staff for crowd management duty within the .....
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Kerala HC Confirms Death Penalty To A Man Accused of Rape and Murder Of 9-Yr-Old Girl(16.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has upheld the death sentence of a man accused of rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, who was his daughter’s friend.
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Kerala HC Clarifies Issue of Composite Supply Under Goods and Services Tax Regime(20.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has clarified the issue of composite supplies under the Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017, explaining that where the supply is co.....
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Kerala HC Stays Proposed Anti- Citizenship Amendment Act Resolution by District Panchayath(23.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed a move of District Panchayath, Kasargode to pass a resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.
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Kerala HC: Substantial Rights Cannot be Deprived on Ground of Technical Lapses(23.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the substantial rights available to Petitioners under the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (GST) cannot be deprived so.....
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Kerala HC: Private Schools under RTE Act Cannot Impart Instructions of Particular Religion(27.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that schools which are required to have recognition under the Right to Education Act (RTE Act), 2009 are not entitled to im.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Public Interest Litigation Against Administering 'Holy Sacrament' in Churches(28.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation against the religious practice of administering holy sacrament in Churches, holding that .....
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Consent Not A Defence For Offences Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court(17.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that consent given by a minor girl for the sexual act is of no legal validity.
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Smell of Alcohol Not Enough to Prosecute Person for Consuming Alcohol in Public: Kerala HC(18.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that a person cannot be prosecuted for consuming liquor in public on the basis of mere smell of alcohol.
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Commitment to Frame Rules to Regulate Campus Politics Not Adhered by Govt : Kerala HC(20.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Kerala Government had failed to adhere to the commitments made by it before the Court that it would frame rule.....
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Kerala High Court Imposes Complete Plastic Ban at Sabarimala(24.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has imposed a complete ban on plastic in Sabarimala, in order to ensure an eco-friendly pilgrimage to the famous hill shrine of Lord.....
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Kerala High Court: Women’s Commission Has No Power to Order Maintenance(24.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that no power is granted to Women’s Commission to issue directions with regard to payment of maintenance.
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Kerala High Court Upholds Coo-perative Law Amendment(26.07.2018)
Kerala High Court while observing that primary societies have no fundamental right to be members of central society, the Kerala High Court upheld the .....
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Kerala HC: Centre to Consider Dilution of 14-day Institutional Quarantine Period(14.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has opined that "it is for the Central Government to consider the request made by the State Government for departure from the Standa.....
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Kerala HC Rules, Straying Wives Can't be Charged with Adultery(01.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that a woman who cheats on her husband cannot be booked for adultery and only the man who had physical relation with her ca.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Records on CIC Appointments(01.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to produce records pertaining to proposed appointment of former DGP Vinson M Paul as Chief Information.....
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Kerala High Court Put Stay on Filling of Paddy and Backwaters for Tourism Project(09.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has stayed Government order to fill vast tract of ecologically sensitive paddy-field and backwaters at Kumarakam in Kottayam, known .....
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Kerala HC Vacates Media Gag Order on Reporting Arab National's Presser(07.02.2018)
Kerala High Court has stayed Karunagappally sub court's order banning media from reporting or discussing the Dubai financial cheating case involving s.....
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Kerala High Court: Bakery Shortening Cannot be Termed as 'Vanaspati'(12.02.2018)
Kerala High Court has ordered that bakery shortening cannot be termed as vanaspati and therefore, the residuary tax rate is applicable to the same.
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Kerala High Court: Vigilance Officers to be Treated as Police Officers(13.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is a specialized police force, constituted in the exercise of the Stat.....
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Kerala High Court: Toddy Shop Licence Not To Be Granted/Renewed in Residential Areas(17.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that no toddy shop shall be located in a residential area infringing the right of privacy of the individual to have res.....
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Kerala High Court: Corporate Funding of Political Parties Will Not Have Any Bearing on Voter’s Choice(04.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that it cannot be said that contribution of the corporate to the coffers of political parties will have any bearing on .....
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Kerala HC Seeks Govt Explanation on Foreign Jurisdiction Clause and Lack of Law Dept Sanction(21.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought explanation from the Kerala Government on the foreign jurisdiction clause in the contract with United States-company Spri.....
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Kerala HC Asks Centre About Exemption for Advocates Offices to Ensure 'Access to Justice'(22.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought to know from the Central Government if it was possible to grant relaxations for advocates from the lockdown, expressing t.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Details of Aid Given Through Embassies to Indians Stranded in Gulf Nations(22.04.2020)
Kerala high Court has directed the Central Government to file a statement giving specific details of the financial and medical assistance granted thro.....
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Kerala HC: Condition to Deposit Amount in Corona Relief Fund for Bail is Unjust & Improper(23.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has quashed the bail condition imposed by a Sessions Judge that the petitioner should deposit an amount of Rs 25,000/- towards the C.....
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Kerala HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Pollution of River Periyar(23.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of news reports highlighting contamination of River Periyar, since the pollution of river Periyar can .....
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Kerala High Court Backs College's Decision to Rusticate Live-In Students(18.07.2016)
Kerala High Court has upheld a college - Mar Thoma College of Science and Technology - management's decision to rusticate two students after they deci.....
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Simply Filing False Complaint Not Punishable Under SC/ST Act: Kerala High Court(09.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that simply filing a false complaint against a member of Scheduled Caste, before any authority, is not punishable under Sch.....
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Dept Cannot Insist for Cash / DD to Release Goods When Penalty Paid Through GST Portal: Kerala HC(12.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that the department cannot insist assessee to make payment in cash or demand draft to release goods under Kerala Goods and .....
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Kerala HC Directs Government to Frame Rules Under Shariat Act(13.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to frame rules under Section 4 of Muslim Personal Law(Shariat) Application Act 1937.
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Kerala High Court: Taking Video of An Act Done Publicly Will Not Violate Privacy(16.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that when an act is done openly in presence of other persons, it is doubtful whether the publication of that may constitute.....
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Kerala HC: Expression of Name is Part of Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression(04.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that expression of one's name in the manner one wishes is a Fundamental Right enshrined under Article 19(1)(a) of the Const.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Decision to Exclude JV of Contractor Accused of 'Palarivattom Flyover Scam'(05.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has reiterated the principle that the blacklisting of a contractor cannot be done without affording an opportunity of prior hearing......
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Kerala HC Asks Karnataka Government to Consider Emergency Medical Needs of Patients(31.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has asked the Karnataka Government if the emergency medical needs of patients from Kasargod district, who are more proximate to hosp.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Report from Govt on Steps Taken to Provide Food & Shelter to Migrant Workers(01.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to submit a report regarding the steps taken to provide food and shelter to migrant workers throu.....
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Kerala HC Gives Time for Resolution on Karnataka's Road Blockade(02.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has granted time till 5.30 PM on 2nd April, 2020 for the amicable resolution of the dispute related to road blockade imposed by Karn.....
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Kerala HC Directs Union Govt to Remove Karnataka's Border Blockade for Emergency Medical Cases(02.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Union Government to remove the border blockade imposed by Karnataka to allow entry for patients from Kerala to acce.....
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Kerala HC Stays Govt Decision to Supply Liquor on Doctor Certifying Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome(02.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed the order issued by the Kerala Government on 30th March, 2020 as per which Excise Department can permit supply of alcohol.....
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Kerala High Court Allows Abortion for 14 Year Old Rape Survivor(06.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has allowed the termination of 24-week long pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor, based on the opinion of the Medical Board that.....
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Kerala High Court Makes Suggestions to State Govt for Flood Relief & Rehabilitation Measures(21.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has put forth certain suggestions to the State Government for consideration while carrying out relief and rehabilitation operations .....
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IRDA Issues Guidelines for Speedy Settlement o Insurance Claims of Kerala Flood Victims(21.08.2018)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI) has issued guidelines for speedy settlement of insurance claims of victims of recent fl.....
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Can’t Detain Foreign Ship Berthed in Port Which is Within Jurisdiction of Another HC: Kerala HC(22.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that proceedings for detaining a ship for enforcement of a maritime claim would not be maintainable before the high court w.....
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Kerala High Court Refuses Relief for ‘Glitches’ in E-Way Bill(23.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has refused to provide relief to a trader whose goods were detained by tax authorities due to incomplete e-Way bill.
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Kerala HC Mandates Production of Accused Before Magistrate Via Electronic Means Only(26.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has instructed that production of an accused before the Magistrates and Special Judges in the State will be done via electronic mean.....
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Kerala High Court Launches Paperless Certified Copy Service(27.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has launched its digitized "paperless certified copy service" to provide online certified copies of orders and judgments to advocate.....
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Kerala HC Grants Relief to Cardiac Patient Who Complained of Denial of Treatment(27.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the State authorities to take up the request for medical review of a cardiac patient at the earliest, after he moved th.....
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Kerala HC: Right to Privacy Protects Individual Not Only from State, But Also from Citizens(17.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that fundamental right to privacy, which takes within its fold the right to protect ones reputation as well, would merit cl.....
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Talking on Mobile While Driving Not Illegal: Kerala High Court(18.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that it is not illegal to talk on the phone while driving, unless it is established that the driver's actions endangered pu.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Against Collegium Recommendations to Elevate Five Lawyers As HC Judges(23.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by two advocates challenging the High Court’s recommendation to Supreme Court Collegium to eleva.....
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Kerala HC: Judicial Officer Aged Above 58.5 Years Not Eligible for Elevation as HC Judge(03.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that for elevation to the Higher judiciary, a Judicial Officer should not be more than 58.5 years of age, as on the date of.....
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Kerala HC: GST Registration Can be Cancelled for Not Furnishing Returns for Six Months(11.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the proper officer may cancel the Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration of a person for not furnishing the return.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Content Regulation Powers of Central Government(12.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition challenging the constitutional validity of powers of Centre under the of C.....
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Kerala HC Acquits Seven in INTUC Leader Balu's Murder Case(26.08.2016)
Kerala high court has acquitted seven persons, who were convicted by a sessions court for the murder of INTUC district leader Balasubramaniam alias Ba.....
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Kerala HC Allows Plea of Cat Owner Who Was Denied Pass to Buy Pet Food(06.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has allowed a cat owner's plea to allow him to buy pet-food amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Kerala HC: Choice to Rear Pets Traceable to Fundamental Right to Privacy Under Article 21(07.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the choice to rear pets is traceable to fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.....
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Kerala HC Constitutes Special Bench to Hear Bail Applications Through Video Conferencing(07.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has constituted a Special Bench to hear Bail Applications. The Court has started hearing bail applications from 6th April, 2020 thro.....
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Kerala HC Directs Bar Council to Give Details of Corpus for Welfare of Advocates(08.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Bar Council of Kerala to file a statement explaining the details of their proposal to distribute funds for the welf.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea to Repatriate Indians Stranded in UAE(13.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for the repatriation of Indian .....
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Kerala HC to Conduct Hearings During Summer Vacation Via Video Conferencing(14.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has announced that it will sit through the midsummer vacation, 2020 and will hear urgent cases via Video Conferencing.
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Kerala High Court Suspends Breath Analyzer Tests in Airports(19.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has suspended the breath analyzer test conducted as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation directions for the time being in t.....
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Kerala HC Directs Govt. to Take Measures to Control Price Rise of Face Masks & Hand Sanitizers(20.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Government to take measures to control the price rise of the essential commodities, like face masks and hand saniti.....
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Kerala HC Stays Recovery Steps in Tax, SARFAESI Matters till April 6(20.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has passed a general order staying all coercive steps for recovery in Income Tax, Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax, Building T.....
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Kerala HC Slaps 50K Costs on Man Seeking Home Delivery of Liquor in View of COVID 19 Outbreak(23.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a man who filed a Writ Petition seeking a direction to the Beverages Corporation to decide to ma.....
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Kerala HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by HC and Subordinate Courts(25.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 14th April, 2020, in view .....
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Kerala HC Instructs All Judicial Officers to Hear Urgent Matters from Their Residences(25.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has instructed all the Judicial Officers of its subordinate Courts to hear urgent matters from their respective residences.
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Kerala High Court: Cannot Implicate a Man As Terrorist Merely Because He Has Seen Certain Videos(14.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that a person cannot be implicated as a terrorist merely because he has seen certain videos and speeches.
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Kerala HC: Temporary Reunion During Pendency of Divorce Proceedings Will Not Dissolution of Marriage(24.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the reunion of spouses for a temporary period during the pendency of the proceeding for divorce pursuant to the se.....
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Kerala High Court Refuses to Quash Woman's Complaint Against Youth Who Followed Him(24.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has refused to quash a criminal case against a man accused of following a woman, a total stranger to him, and inviting her to accomp.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge Against Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officer(26.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition challenging an order of compulsory retirement of a judicial officer, observing that there is no scope .....
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Kerala High Court Bans Agitation on Campuses(27.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has banned all forms of agitation by students groups in schools and colleges that disrupt the functioning of educational institution.....
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Kerala HC: Student Organisations Cannot Resort to Strikes in School/College Campuses(02.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has declared that Student Organisations cannot resort to the modes of agitations like Strike, Dharna, Gherao, Processions etc. in sc.....
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Kerala HC: Pending Cases "Ripe For Hearing" Will Also be Taken up During Vacation Period(05.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has released a broad schedule for sitting of vacation benches that will hear urgent cases and other cases that are the stage of disp.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Stay Ordinance for Deferment of Salary Payment in Public Emergencies(06.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has refused to grant interim relief of stay in the petitions challenging the Kerala Disaster and Public Health Emergency (Special Pr.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Mandatory Imposition of 'Aargoya Setu' on Employees(08.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Central Government on a Writ Petition challenging the directives issued by the Centre making the use .....
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Kerala HC Declares Kerala Tax on Paper Lotteries Act Unconstitutional(11.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has declared that the Kerala Tax on Paper Lotteries Act, 2005 is unconstitutional, observing that the Act was lacking legislative co.....
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Kerala HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Children Below 7 Yrs of Age, Accused of Rape(11.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed all the criminal proceedings and has directed the concerned authorities to forthwith put the case where three children, b.....
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Kerala HC: Centre to Take Steps for Free of Cost Repatriation of Indians Unable to Meet Flight Fare(11.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Government of India must take adequate steps to ensure repatriation of those who are unable to meet the flight.....
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Kerala HC Asks State Government to Provide Facilities to NRI Commission in a Month(14.10.2016)
Kerala High Court has granted State government a month’s time to provide all infrastructure facilities to the Non-Resident Indians (Keralites) Commiss.....
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Not Liberal View; The Only View which has to be Taken is the Legal View, SC Tells Kerala HC(01.10.2018)
Supreme Court, setting aside a Kerala High Court order which took a ‘liberal view’ in public interest, has observed that only view which has to be tak.....
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Kerala HC Directs Indian Railways to Accept Lawyers’ ID Card as Valid Proof for Train Journey(01.10.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the Indian Railways to treat identity cards issued to lawyers by respective Bar councils as a valid identity proof to u.....
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Kerala HC: Presumption u/s 29 POCSO Act Does Not Affect Obligation of Prosecution(06.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the presumption under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Act does not, in any.....
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Kerala HC: Anticipatory Bail Cannot be Granted Merely Because 'Nothing was Recovered' from Accused(06.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that anticipatory bail cannot be granted in an Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 case merely because 'no.....
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Kerala HC: No Bar on Filing Anticipatory Bail Applications in Triple Talaq Cases(10.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that Anticipatory Bail application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not barred in a case in wh.....
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Kerala HC: Rape Survivors Eligible for Medical Termination of Pregnancy(16.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that a rape survivor is eligible for Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) as unwanted pregnancy is a threat to her life.
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Kerala HC Issues Norms for Journalists Accreditation for Reporting Court Proceedings(18.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has published norms for regular accreditation of journalists wanting to report High Court proceedings.
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Kerala HC: Divorced Women Entitled to Initiate Action under DV Act, 2005(23.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that a divorced woman is entitled to initiate proceedings against her ex-husband or former in-laws under Protection of Wome.....
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Kerala HC Notices Ex-CM Achuthanandan over Plea Challenging his Appointment as KARC’s Chief(24.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has ordered issue of notice to Former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on a PIL challenging his appointment as chairman of Kerala Ad.....
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Kerala HC Expresses Concerns About Police Officers Conducting Press Meetings(13.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has expressed its concerns about the police officers conducting press meetings in respect of ongoing criminal investigations in 'sen.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Seeking 10% EWS Quota in Higher Secondary Admissions(14.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought direction to the State to earmark 10% quota for economically weaker section s.....
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Kerala HC: Notice to Defacto Complainant Need Not be Issued in Bail Applications(18.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that it is not necessary for a Court to issue a notice to the defacto complainant suo motu or direct the accused to imp.....
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Kerala High Court Allows Payment of Kerala VAT Arrears in Ten Instalments(18.09.2018)
Kerala High Court has allowed an assessee under the Kerala Value Added Tax ( KVAT ) to remit the tax arrears in ten equal instalments.
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Kerala HC Directs Local Self Government Institutions to Remove Illegal Hoardings/Flex Boards(21.09.2018)
Kerala HC has directed Local Self Government Institutions to take steps in removing illegal hoardings and flex boards all across the state and also fo.....
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Kerala HC: Benefit u/s 427 CrPC Can be Claimed Before Court Dealing with Subsequent Offences(14.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the benefit under Section 427 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) can be claimed only before the Court .....
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Kerala HC: Lockdown Restrictions Applicable to Political Parties & Associations Also(15.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has clarified that the directives issued by the Centre and the State Governments restricting social gatherings in view of the COVID-.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Recruitment of District Judge on Not Being Advocate on Date of Appointment(20.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has set aside the appointment of a District and Sessions Judge, who was selected via direct recruitment, on the ground that he was n.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Investigation Against Kerala CM & His Former Secretary(23.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking Central Bureau of Investigation/ National Investigation Agency investigation in t.....
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Kerala High Court Upholds Kerala University Decision to Implement UGC Regulation(10.01.2017)
Kerala High Court has upheld Kerala University's decision to implement regulations brought in by University Grants Commission (UGC) that aims to impro.....
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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection to Nehru Engineering College at Thrissur(11.01.2017)
Kerala High Court has directed police to provide adequate police protection to Nehru Engineering College of Engineering and Research Centre at Thrissu.....
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Sabrimala Case: Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Actor Kollam Thulasi(14.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected anticipatory bail plea of film actor Kollam Thulasi who made grossly derogatory and violence inciting speech against wo.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Order to Implement Economic Reservation(06.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which challenges the recent decision of the Government of Kerala to.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PC George MLA's Plea Seeking Postponement of Local Body Elections(06.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed pleas challenging the conduct of elections to Local Bodies in Kerala, for the year 2020, in the midst of COVID-19 pand.....
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Kerala HC: Court Cannot Take Cognizance of Private Complaint Against Notary Public(09.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that no Court shall take cognisance of any offence committed by a notary public in exercise or purported exercise of hi.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Respond to Plea on International Green Field Airport Project(20.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to respond to a plea by KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd. challenging State Government decision .....
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Kerala HC: Rules Restraining Women Employment in Liquor Shops ‘Unconstitutional’(21.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has permitted employment of women in foreign liquor retail shops terming as "unsustainable" and "violative of the Constitution" the .....
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Kerala HC Slaps Fine of Rs. 1 Crore for Violating Green Norms on DLF Builders, Spares Building(22.12.2016)
Kerala High Court while asking DLF Builders to pay a fine of Rs.1 crore for constructing an apartment complex at Chilavannur in violation of Environme.....
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Maternity Benefits to Contractual Employees can't be Denied: Kerala HC(03.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that maternity benefits cannot be denied to women employees just because they are contractual employees.
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Questioning Rights of Pandalam Royal Family Over Sabarimala(03.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has dismissed PIL seeking a direction to Travancore Devaswom Board to take over Thiruvabharanam belonging to Lord Ayyappa from the R.....
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Worshipper can't Maintain Suit for Recovery of Possession of Temple Property: Kerala HC(07.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has allowed a second appeal on principle that a worshipper cannot maintain a suit for recover of possession of property dedicated to.....
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Kerala HC: Any Form of Sexual Approach That is Unwelcome is ‘Sexual Harassment’(08.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that any form of sexual approach or behaviour that is unwelcome will come under the definition of 'sexual harassment' under.....
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Concealing Earlier Marriage and Entering into Contract of Marriage Amounts to Fraud: Kerala HC(20.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that concealment of a vital fact about earlier marriage while entering into a contract of marriage by itself amounts to.....
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Sabarimala is Not a Place for Protests: Kerala HC Forms Panel to Enforce its Order(28.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed police to confine themselves to law and order issues in Sabarimala and also appointed a three-member panel, comprising .....
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Passport Not to Be Refused on Ground That it’s Detrimental to India’s Economic Security: Kerala HC(03.12.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that term ‘security’ in Section 6(1) of Passport Act does not encompass ‘economic security’ and passport cannot be refu.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Probe Into Air Crash Occurred at Calicut International Airport(18.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a lawyer seeking a probe into air crash that occurred at the Calicut Internation.....
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Kerala HC: Successive Reservation to Offices of Local Authorities Illegal(18.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has stated that successive reservation to the offices of the Chairpersons and President of the local authorities is illegal.
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Kerala HC Directs EC to Get Declaration from Candidates About Support from Coalition(19.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Election Commission (EC) to obtain a written declaration from candidates about the support from a coalition in orde.....
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Kerala HC Directs Kochi Corporation, PWD to Make Roads More Accessible to Differently Abled(19.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the Corporation of Kochi as well as the Public Works Department are duty bound under law to make necessary arrangement.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Status Report in Kalabhavan Mani Death Case(07.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to file a report on progress of probe into death of actor Kalabhavan Mani.
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Kerala High Court Notices State Over Plea Against Ban on Fireworks at Kottaram Temple(07.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has sought opinion of State Government on a petition challenging decision of Ernakulam District Collector banning fireworks at Kotta.....
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Kerala High Court Gives Green Signal to Firework at Maradu Temple(08.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has granted permission to Committee of Maradu Kottaram Bhagavathy Temple to conduct fireworks display based on certain conditions.
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Ultimatum to Local Self Government Institutions Regarding Illegal Flex Boards(06.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has issued a final ultimatum to all local self-government institutions in state and issued directions to take urgent action to remov.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Directs District Collectors to be Present in Proceedings Regarding Formation of Kerala Bank(06.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed seven District Collectors to be present in person during meeting to be held at district banks concerning finalising the.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to M Sivasankar in Gold Smuggling Case(25.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case registere.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Police Chief to Conduct Preliminary Inquiry Before Registering Crime(27.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to give instructions to all station House Officers in the State to conduct a preliminary inquiry.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Quashing of Proceedings in LIFE Mission Project Case(28.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed as non-maintainable, a Public Interest Litigation, seeking to quash the proceedings before a Single Bench of the High .....
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Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to M Siva Sankar IAS in Gold Smuggling Case(28.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has denied anticipatory bail to M Siva Sankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the cases register.....
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Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to M Siva Sankar on Alleged Money Laundering(29.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has denied anticipatory bail to M Siva Sankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, observing that there .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Against EC’s Decision Disqualifying Members of Gram Panchayat(02.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed Writ Petitions filed against the decision of Election Commission of India declaring the petitioners "disqualified" for.....
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Kerala HC: Akbari Officers Can Register Crimes Under Akbari Act(02.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the Abkari Officers, can register a crime under Abkari Act, 1077, by invoking Section 154 of Criminal Procedure Code, .....
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Kerala High Court Directs PCB to Initiate Action Against Beverage Cans(16.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has asked Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) to take action to curtail sales and usage of soft drinks in beverage cans at Sa.....
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Kerala HC Urges For Codified Law With Respect to Divorce(19.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has said that equality before law has been denied to Muslim women in India in matter of triple talaq.
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Kerala HC Grants Permission for Burial of Maoist P Ajitha(19.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has granted permission for conducting burial services for alleged Maoist activist P Ajitha, who died in an 'encounter' with a police.....
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Kerala HC: Cannot Direct School to Allow Muslim Girls To Wear Headscarf & Full Sleeved Shirt(12.12.2018)
Kerala High Court while observing that individual interest must yield to the larger interest has refused to interfere with school’s decision of not al.....
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Kerala HC Directs ED Not to Arrest M Sivasankar IAS in Gold Smuggling Case(15.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate not to arrest M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the office of Kerala Chief Mi.....
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Kerala HC Stays Decision of ESI Corporation to Cancel IP Quota in Medical/Dental Colleges(19.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed further proceedings pursuant to the notice issued by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) informing that seats fi.....
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Kerala HC Directs Customs Not to Arrest M.Sivasankar in Gold Smuggling Case(20.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Customs Department not to arrest the former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister, M. Sivasankar IAS, till 2.....
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Kerala HC Allows Vigilance Inquiry against IPS Officer(25.10.2016)
Kerala High Court has permitted Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau to proceed with its preliminary inquiry against State Crime Records Bureau DGP N .....
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Kerala HC: Condition to Provide Basic Amenities to a Senior Citizen to be Expressed in Transfer Deed(23.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the condition as required under Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007,.....
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Kerala HC Mandates Use of A4 Sheets with Double Side Printing from November 2(24.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has mandated the use of A4 sheets for filing Petitions, Affidavits, memoranda of Appeal and other proceedings before it from 2nd Nov.....
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Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Christian Preacher Accused of Promoting Religious Enmity(24.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Christian preacher who has been accused of promoting religious enmity.
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Kerala HC: Writ Petition Under Article 226 Against NCLT Order Not Maintainable(25.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot be invoked to challenge an order passed by the National Company Law Tribuna.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Kerala State Commission for SC-STs Act(01.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Kerala State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 2007.
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Kerala HC Declines Stay on CBI Investigation in LIFE Mission Case(01.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has refused to stay the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) in the 'LIFE Mission' case.
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Kerala High Court Orders Prompt Action Against Defaulters to Save Lakes, Biodiversity(01.05.2017)
Kerala High Court, while expressing great concern over deteriorating status of lakes and biodiversity, has directed authorities concerned to take ste.....
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Kerala High Court: BSF Jawan’s Widow Entitled to Appointment on Compassionate Grounds(02.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has held a BSF Jawan’s widow to be entitled to appointment on compassionate grounds, despite delay in making proper applications.
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Sister Abhaya Murder Case: Kerala HC Dismisses Discharge Pleas of Accused(10.04.2019)
Kerala High Court has dismissed revision petitions filed by two accused, a priest and nun, seeking their discharge in more than two decade old Sister .....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Arogyakeralam Order on Payment of Salaries to Nurses(03.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State government, the Malappuram district programme manager of Arogyakeralam, and the Indian Nursing Counci.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside 5-year Rigorous Imprisonment for Thattekat Boat Driver(03.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the five-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to the boat driver in the Thattekkat boat tragedy under Section 304 (culpa.....
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Kerala HC: Charges for Both Murder And Abetment Of Suicide Cannot Coexist(03.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has emphasised that a person could not be charged for murder as well as abetment of suicide simultaneously. The Court has underscore.....
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Kerala HC Restrains Revenue from Recovering Amount Refunded as Levy of Service Tax(20.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has restrained the Revenue from recovering the amounts refunded since the levy of service tax on the payment in lieu of foreign agen.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea for Allowing Relatives to Wash Dead Bodies of COVID-19 Victims(23.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has refused to issue any direction to the State Government or the Union Government to overlook its Guidelines (COVID Protocol) and t.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Govt to Implement Rule 151-A of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989(24.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to effectively implement Rule 151-A of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, notifications, and C.....
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Kerala HC: Husband will be Deemed to Hold Trust of Properties Entrusted to Him Before Marriage(24.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that even after the dissolution of the marriage, the husband will be deemed to hold in trust the properties entrusted with .....
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Kerala HC Directs KUHS to Ensure Covid Positive Students Write Their Exams as per Health Guidelines(24.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) to ensure that all its students, who have tested Covid positive, are en.....
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Kerala HC: Use of Term “Gomatha’ as Synonym for Meat in Cooking. Hurts Religious Feelings(24.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that use of term "Gomatha" as a synonym for meat in a cookery show is prima facie likely to hurt the religious feelings.....
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Mere Statement Against Govt. or Military Not Sedition: Kerala HC(19.04.2019)
Kerala High Court has acquitted 5 persons who were convicted by a Special Court of National Investigation Agency in 2016 for allegedly organizing a me.....
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Kerala HC Upholds EC Order on ‘Two Leaves’ Symbol Favouring KC(M) Jose Faction(23.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld a single judge's verdict upholding the Election Commission's order declaring a group led by Jose K Mani as the official K.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Arrest of Saritha Nair in Solar Cheating Case(23.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered to keep in abeyance for two weeks the non-bailable arrest warrant issued by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, K.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Police Chief to Expedite Probe in False Rape Charges(23.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State Police Chief to entrust to a competent officer the investigation of a case registered against a woman who had re.....
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Kerala HC: Inclusion of Land in CRZ-III Would Not Bar Inclusion of Land as Per CRZ Regulation 2019(23.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the inclusion of a land in Coastal Regulation Zone-III in the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) prepared as per .....
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Kerala HC: Accused Has No Right to Seek Chemical Analysis of 'B Sample' of Toddy(24.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases related to adulteration of toddy, the accused has no legal right to seek the chemical analysis of 'B Sample'......
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Kerala HC: Accused to be Subjected to Breath Analyser Test to Attract Offence of Drunk Driving(15.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that in order to attract the offence of drunken driving under Section 185(a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the accused s.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Govt to Consider Private Labs' Objections Against Price Cap(18.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to consider the grievances of private laboratories against the November order which capped the pr.....
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Kerala HC: Mere Suspicion of Mis-Classification of Goods Cannot be Basis for Detention of Goods(18.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that mere suspicion of mis-classification of goods cannot be the basis for a detention of goods under Section 129 of the Ce.....
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Kerala HC: Trial Judges Do Not Have Discretion to Prune or Reject List of Witnesses(20.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the trial Judges do not have absolute discretion to prune or reject the list of witnesses submitted by the accused.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Ensure Uninterrupted Supply of Ration to Tribal Community(21.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to ensure uninterrupted supply of ration articles and any other benefits available under law to th.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea by Man for Release of 21-Year Old from Parent’s Custody(22.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man claiming to be a 'spiritual guru' seeking release of a 21-year old woman, who .....
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Kerala HC Grants Certificate for Appeal to SC While Quashing Appointment of District Judge(20.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has upheld a judgment setting aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing the order of appo.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses CBI's Petition for Early Hearing in LIFE Mission Case(21.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking early posting of the petitions filed to quash th.....
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Kerala HC Acquits 4 RSS Workers Accused in Political Murder Case(22.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has acquitted 4 RSS workers in a political murder case, remarking that seriousness of the crime by itself cannot be taken as a facto.....
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Kerala HC Asks NUALS to Consider Granting Waiver on Fees for Gym & Bus Facility(26.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) to consider waiving of fees for Gym and Transit (Bus) facilit.....
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Kerala HC: No Blanket Order Should be Passed Under S.438 CrPC to Prevent Arrest(26.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that when no crime is registered against a person, it is not permissible to grant him/her anticipatory bail, on the reason .....
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Kerala HC Orders Discharge of Patient Held Hostage by Hospital Over Non-Payment of Bills(26.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has ordered the Hospital, accused of not discharging the patient due to non-payment of medical bills, to immediately discharge the p.....
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FAMILY - Adopt Liberal Approach while Dealing with Divorce Pleas Based on Mutual Consent: Kerala HC(05.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that a liberal approach needs to be adopted while dealing with divorce applications based on mutual consent.
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Kerala HC Stays Tenders Floated by Kerala State Electricity Board(16.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the tenders floated by the Kerala State Electricity Board to procure electric poles of 8 m length and a working load of 1.....
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Kerala HC Directs Govt to Take Decision on Bringing Online Gambling Under Kerala Gaming Act(16.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to take an appropriate decision on the aspect of inclusion of online gambling and online betting .....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice in Plea of UAE Returnee Who Lost Personal Belongings Due to Fire(17.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a writ petition filed by United Arabs Emirates returnees who lost their household items and other.....
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Kerala HC Enquires on Law Prohibiting Government from Regularising Temporary Employees(18.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked whether there was any law prohibiting a government from regularising temporary employees in a public interest petition cha.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes Ban on Compostable Plastic Carry Bags(18.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed an order of the State Government, prohibiting the manufacture, stocking and sale of compostable plastic bags in the stat.....
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ELECTION - Kerala HC: Nothing Wrong in Sitting MLAs Contesting Elections(28.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed the Indian Constitution permits sitting MLAs to contest Lok Sabha elections and the law only prohibits holding two post.....
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Employee's Pension Should be Proportional to Salary: SC Upholds Kerala HC Judgment(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed Special Leave Petition filed by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) against Kerala High Court Judgment setting as.....
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Kerala HC Directs EC to Take Steps to Prevent Double Voting(02.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Election Commission (EC) and all the functionaries under the election laws to take all the possible steps to preven.....
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Kerala HC Directs Against Use of Social Media by Staff of High Court(05.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the staff of the High Court and the district judiciary not to use social media for criticising the policies and actions.....
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Kerala HC: Voters Should be Able to See Name, Photograph and Symbol of Candidates with Clarity(05.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has emphasized upon the importance of being able to see the name, photograph, and symbol with clarity, stating that it is important .....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Remove Protesters’ Shed(01.02.2017)
Kerala High Court has declined to order for removal of sheds put up by protesters near campus of Kerala Law Academy at Thiruvananthapuram.
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Can't Claim Exorbitant Amounts from Parents Towards 'Marriage Expenses': Kerala HC(29.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that only the minimum amount required for conducting a simple marriage function can be claimed by a daughter as 'marria.....
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LMV Licence Holders can Drive Transport Vehicle: Kerala High Court(29.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that a person having a licence to drive light motor vehicles (LMV) should be granted authorisation to drive a transport veh.....
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CD Admissible in Evidence in Family Court Even Without Certification : Kerala HC(30.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that a compact disc (CD) is admissible in evidence in proceedings in Family Court even without certification under Section .....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses State's Plea to Withdraw Prosecution for 2015 Assembly Ruckus(15.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the Kerala State Government's plea to withdraw the prosecution against former members of the Kerala Legislative Assemb.....
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Kerala HC Raises Permissible Number of Daily Pilgrims at Sabarimala Temple(15.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has raised the cap on the number of devotees allowed into the Sabarimala Temple from 5,000 to 10,000. The Court has issued an order .....
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Kerala HC Allows Plea Of Transwoman Seeking Admission Into NCC(15.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a petition moved by transwoman Hina Haneefa seeking her admission into the National Cadet Corps (NCC), noting that the T.....
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Kerala HC Directs CRPF to Take Over Kothamangalam Marthoman Cheriyapalli Church(09.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central Reserve Police Force to take over the Kothamangalam Marthoman Cheriyapalli Church, which is embroiled in th.....
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Kerala HC Pulls Up CBSE for Expressing Inability to Check Overcharging of School Fees(11.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has pulled up the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for "washing their hands off" on the issues pertaining to collection o.....
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Kerala HC Stays Order on Prospective Application of Notification Raising Threshold for Insolvency(14.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi which held that the notification raising the threshold limit .....
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Kerala HC Denies Bail to Former PWD Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju in Palarivattom Flyover Scam(14.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by former PWD minister VK Ebrahim Kunju in the Palarviattom flyover scam.
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Kerala HC: Withholding of Title Deeds Towards Security Doesn't Involve Public Duty(17.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has ruled that providing of credit facility or providing of loan on the strength of title deeds given in security cannot be said to .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses CM Raveendran's Plea Challenging Summons by Enforcement Directorate(18.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by CM Raveendran, Additional Private Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, challenging th.....
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Kerala HC: Pendency of Litigation Doesn't Affect 'Right of Alienation'(17.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that mere pendency of litigation does not ispo facto affect person’s right to alienate the property.
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Kerala High Court: Salary Accounts With Employer’s Official Bank Not Mandatory(19.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that all employees need not have salary accounts with official bank of employer and that official bank can transfer salarie.....
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Kerala High Court: Wife Paying Maintenance to Able Bodied Husband Would Promote “Idleness”(22.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has quashed a husband’s claim for maintenance, observing that maintenance under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act is to be paid to hu.....
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Kerala High Court Refuses to Lift Festival Ban on Celebrity Elephant Who Killed 13 Amid Protests(10.05.2019)
Kerala High Court has refused to intervene in the matter related to allowing a partially blind celebrity elephant to take part in the State's largest .....
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Kerala HC Expresses Concern Over RO’s Different Parameters for Assembly Polls(23.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has expressed concern over adoption of different parameters by returning officers (ROs) for the Assembly polls in different constitu.....
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Kerala HC: HC Cannot Exercise Power to Interfere with Relation to Nomination Papers(23.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has iterated the legal position that the High Court cannot exercise its power under Article 226 of Constitution of India, 1949 to in.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines to Family Courts for Early Disposal of Cases(24.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued guidelines to streamline and prescribe a uniform procedure for disposal of cases before Family Courts in the State, obser.....
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Kerala HC: No Illegality in Insisting Employee to Withdraw Case Against Employer to Avail Benefits(04.05.2017)
Kerala High court has held that when an employer introduces a beneficial scheme, not because of any right or entitlement of employer, but entirely as .....
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Kerala HC: No Religious Community Had Right to Conduct Pilgrimage Inside Reserved Forest Land(12.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has emphasized that no religious community had a right to conduct pilgrimage inside reserved forest land. The Court has stated that .....
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Kerala HC: Legislative Intent is to Complete RS Election Process Before Members' Retirement(13.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has emphasized that the election to Rajya Sabha seats is to be conducted before the retirement of members, stating that the legislat.....
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Kerala HC Overrules Judgment Barring Muslim Women from Extra Judicial Modes of Dissolving Marriage(13.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has overruled a judgment that effectively barred Muslim women from resorting to extra judicial modes of dissolving marriage, finding.....
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CIVIL - Sabarimala Case: SC Dismisses Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court(25.03.2019)
SC while dismissing the application seeking transfer of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court to its.....
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Kerala HC: Single Judge Bench Can Take Cognizance and Decide Civil Contempt Petitions(05.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a Single Judge Bench can take cognizance and decide civil contempt petition. The Court has struck down Rule 6 of the C.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Writs Seeking Directive Not to Proceed with Land Acquisition for Rail Corridor(08.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions seeking a directive not to proceed with land acquisition for the proposed semi-high-speed ra.....
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Kerala HC Directs Removal of All Unauthorized Structures Which Abut Public Streets(08.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered that all the unauthorized arches, display boards, hoardings, placards, and banners with poles or frames, etc., fixed to .....
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Kerala High Court Orders State Government to Establish Campus Police Units(11.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to set up campus police units to conduct regular checking inside the educational institutions and .....
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Kerala HC Directs State, Cochin Corporation to Take Steps to Develop Car Parking Area(15.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government and the Cochin Corporation to take time-bound steps to develop car-parking area for the Court by a.....
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Kerala HC Declines Petition to Restrain Sunny Leone from Going Abroad(24.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined a petition to restrain Bollywood actor Sunny Leone from going abroad in view of a cheating case registered against her .....
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Kerala HC Bars Aided School Teachers from Contesting Assembly Elections(25.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has barred aided school teachers and non-teaching staff from contesting Assembly elections in a few public interest litigations seek.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Order Directing Maintenance Allowance to be Deposited in Bank Account(25.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the directions issued by the Family Court directing maintenance allowance to be deposited by the father in a bank acco.....
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Kerala HC: Funds for Tribal People Under Various Schemes Not to be Diverted(26.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered that funds available under various schemes for tribal people should not be diverted in any manner and they should accord.....
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Kerala HC: Workers Cannot Resort to Violence to Further Cause by Infringing Rights of Organization(01.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that there cannot be any doubt that the workers have the right to resort to strike to effectively bargain with the mana.....
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Kerala HC Refuses Relief to Electricity Board Employees for Delay in Arranging Connection(17.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to give relief to two Kerala State Electricity Board employees who were found to have delayed on arranging an electricit.....
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Kerala HC Directs State DHS to Constitute Special Medical Boards(17.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Directorate of Health Services (DHS) to constitute Special Medical Boards throughout the State, for the purpo.....
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Kerala HC Directs State on Convening Special Medical Board to Assess Disability of Special Children(18.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to take an appropriate decision on convening special medical boards to assess the disability of sp.....
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Kerala HC: Universities Should Prefer Candidates on Rank Lists by PSC for Sanctioned Posts(19.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that while making appointments to temporary posts of university assistants, either through contractual appointment or on da.....
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Kerala HC: Demand Notice Need Not Disclose Nature of Transaction Leading to Issuance of Cheque(19.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a demand notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 need not disclose the nature of transaction .....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Plea by Income Tax Officer Charged for Leaking Informant's Identity(30.05.2019)
Kerala High Court has refused to quash the disciplinary proceedings initiated against an Income Tax officer for allegedly leaking the identity of an i.....
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Kerala High Court: Delay No Sole Ground to Quash Disciplinary Proceedings(31.05.2019)
Kerala High Court has refused to quash the disciplinary proceedings initiated against an Income Tax officer for allegedly leaking the identity of an i.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Ex-Minister KT Jaleel's Challenge Against Lok Ayukta Report(20.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by former Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare KT Jaleel, challenging a report o.....
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Kerala HC: Recovery Proceeding Under Domestic Violence Act Only Ancillary Proceeding(22.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that recovery proceedings instituted under Section 20 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 would not operate as a bar on a Fa.....
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Kerala HC Issues Advisories for Functioning of Subordinate Courts in View of Covid-19 Surge(23.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued advisories and guidelines for the functioning of subordinate courts in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the State. .....
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Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Person Accused of Non-Payment of GST(26.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to the person accused of non-payment of Goods and Services Tax to the tune of Rs 17.53 Crores and non-.....
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Kerala HC: MACT Cannot Attribute Contributory Negligence to Deceased and Deduct Compensation(16.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) cannot attribute contributory negligence to a deceased or the injured two-whee.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes Kerala Police FIRs Against Enforcement Directorate(16.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed the two FIRs registered by the Kerala Police Crime Branch against "unnamed officials" of the Enforcement Directorate for.....
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Kerala High Court Refuses to Stay Judgment Which Allowed NCC Enrolment of Transwoman(16.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to hear two appeals filed by the Central Government along with the National Cadet Corps and a private party against the .....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Lockdown on Day of Assembly Results(19.04.2021)
Kerala High Court directed the state government to file a statement on a petition calling for the declaration of a lockdown in the State on May 2, 202.....
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Kerala HC: Motor Accident Compensation Can't Be Reduced Saying Pillion Rider Didn't Wear Helmet(19.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has stated that merely because the pillion rider was not wearing helmet in violation of Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice to Virat Kohli, Tamanna Bhatia, Aju Varghese on Plea to Ban Online Gambling(28.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, actors Tamanna Bhatia and Aju Varghese, and the State Government on a .....
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Kerala HC: Any Application Seeking ‘Order of Prior Recognition’ to be in Form II(28.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed that any application made by a School seeking an "Order of Prior Recognition" under the terms of Rule 14 of the Kerala .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Rule Permitting Toddy Shops in Busy Residential Areas(29.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which challenged the Constitutional Validity of Rule 7(2) of Kerala Akbari Shops Disposal.....
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Kerala HC: NGOs Should Avoid Using ‘Central’ or ‘State’ or ‘National’ in Name(01.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that Non-Government Organizations or association, or societies, as far as possible, should avoid, using the name 'Centr.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Police Chief to Order Probe into Arrest of Keralite in Kuwait(02.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to order a probe by the Crime Branch into the arrest and detention of a Keralite who was alleged.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Report on Slope Stability of Kuthiran Tunnel(02.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed Dr. Sivakumar Babu, a scientist appointed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), to study the slope stabil.....
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EDUCATION - Educational Officers Have No Disciplinary Control over Teachers in CBSE Schools: Kerala HC(21.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that the educational officers under the Kerala Education Act and Rules made thereunder have no disciplinary control over te.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Rules to Regulate Sale of Other-State Lotteries(04.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed the rules brought by the Kerala government to regulate sale of other-state lotteries holding that the state government l.....
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Kerala High Court Sets Aside Bail Granted to Thwaha Fasal in UAPA Case(05.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the order passed by by Special National Investigation Agency Court, Kochi granting bail to Thwaha Fasal in a Unlawful .....
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Kerala HC Refuses Relief to Candidate Who Could Not Appear for CAT 2020(08.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to grant relief to a candidate who could not appear for the Common Admission Test 2020 after being positive for Covid-19.....
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Kerala HC Directs Decision on Sanoo's Plea to Disqualify Vellappally & Ors as Directors(11.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Inspector General of Registration to take a decision on the complaint filed by noted writer Professor M K Sanoo see.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging CBI Investigation in LIFE Mission Project(12.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petitions challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation into the case related to alleged corruption and FEMA vio.....
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Kerala HC: Divorced Wife Not Entitled to Right of Residence(25.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a divorced wife would not be entitled to the right of residence conferred under Section 17 of the Protection of Women .....
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Kerala HC Declines to Stay Criminal Case Against ED for Forcing Accused to make False Statement(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to stay a criminal case registered against some unnamed officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kochi, for forci.....
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Kerala HC Vacates Stay on Ecotourism Activities in South Wayanad Forest Division(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has vacated its stay on ecotourism activities in the South Wayanad Forest Division and allowed the government to carry on with the e.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Government to Notify Forward Community List for EWS Reservation(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to notify the list of non-reserved communities eligible for reservation for Economically Weaker Se.....
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Kerala High Court: Model Code No Reason to Stall Works(30.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered that the authorities cannot cite the model code of conduct to delay or stall works, including the restoration of Mullass.....
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Kerala High Court Disposes Ramesh Chennithala's Petition(01.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has disposed of a petition filed by Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly Ramesh Chennithala that had alleged wide.....
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Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in Nilambur Congress Party Officer Murder(05.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has acquitted the accused in Nilambur Congress Office Murder case, stating that the lingering doubts pervades every aspect of the ev.....
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Kerala HC Directs Government to Issue Directions to Deal with Pleas for Raising Buildings(06.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the government to issue directives to local bodies on the procedure to deal with applications seeking permission to rai.....
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Kerala HC Directs EC to Place on Record Reasons for Keeping in Abeyance to Fill Rajya Sabha Seats(08.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Election Commission to place on record its reasons for keeping in abeyance elections to fill vacancies of three Raj.....
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Kerala HC Declares Bar on Lawyers Representing Matters Before Maintenance Tribunals Unconstitutional(09.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has declared as unconstitutional the bar on lawyers representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals constituted und.....
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Kerala HC Refuses Stay on Kerala Government Notification Banning Online Rummy for Stakes(09.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to interfere with a Kerala Government Notification 'banning online playing of rummy when played for stakes' in plea by t.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Lack of Transparency in Recruitment of Personal Staff(12.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has taken up a Public Interest Litigation petition filed by an NGO against the lack of transparency in the recruitment/selection of .....
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Central Government Exempts Covid-19 Vaccines and Oxygen from Basic Custom Duty(26.04.2021)
Central Government has notified that the Covid-19 vaccines and Oxygen are exempted from basic customs duty. The Centre has also directed customs offic.....
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Kerala HC Expresses Dismay at Delays by Central Registration Centre in Allowing Incorporation of LLP(26.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has expressed dismay at the delays and hardships brought on by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' Central Registration System in pro.....
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Kerala HC: Accused Cannot Get Default Bail If Chargesheet Originally Filed Within Time(26.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the accused cannot get default bail if a chargesheet originally filed within time is re-presented following the period.....
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Kerala High Court Lays Down Guidelines for Detention Under Preventive Detention Laws(27.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has prescribed safeguards against arbitrary and unjustified invasion of personal liberty in cases of preventive detention, stating t.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man After His Marriage to Survivor(27.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed a chargesheet filed by the police in February 2019 against a 22-year-old man charging him with sexual assault and other .....
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Kerala High Court: Permission of Court for Further Investigation not Mandatory(04.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has while deciding a criminal revision petition, was tasked with whether court permissions were mandatory when seeking further inves.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Government Orders for Regularizing Temporary/Contract Employees(05.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a halt on the Government Order regularising the services of those who completed ten years of service in semi-government.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to 2 Men Accused of Attacking Sabarimala Activist(05.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed pre-arrest bail to two persons accused of being part of a group that sprayed 'chemical' spray on activist Bindu Ammini w.....
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Kerala HC Issues Directive Against Regularizing of Temporary Employees(09.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to issue in three weeks instructions to all government departments, statutory bodies, including loc.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Show-Cause Notice for IGST Demand on Ocean Freight(10.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued the notice to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) upon a plea challenging applicability of the goods a.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Notice on LiveLaw's Plea Challenging New IT Rules(11.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Central Government on a writ petition filed by LiveLaw challenging the constitutional validity of Informati.....
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Kerala High Court Declines Plea to Stay KSEB’s Work at Santhivanam(15.05.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected the plea to stay the work being undertaken by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for drawing a 110-kV power line.....
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Kerala High Court: Rape Case can be Quashed When Accused Married the Victim(27.05.2019)
Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a rape accused who married the victim. The man was accused of offences punishable under Sec.....
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Kerala High Court Disposes Cases Seeking Lockdown During Election Counting Day(28.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has closed proceedings seeking directions calling for prohibition on large gatherings or the declaration of lockdown in the State on.....
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Kerala HC: Criminal Proceedings Can Be Quashed At Post-Conviction Stage(29.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that criminal proceedings involving non-compoundable offence can be quashed at post-conviction stage invoking the power und.....
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Kerala High Court Upholds Ordinances Merging District Cooperative Banks(29.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld Ordinances amending the Kerala Cooperative Society Act, 1969 to merge District Cooperative Banks in the state with the Ke.....
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Kerala HC: Right of Creditor to Have Bank Guarantee Invoked Only During Currency of Bank Guarantee(29.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the right of a creditor to have the Bank Guarantee invoked is only during the currency of the Bank Guarantee and not d.....
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Kerala High Court Declines To Stay Provisional Fee Fixation of Pvt Medical Seats(11.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has refrained from ordering interim stay of provisional fee fixation of private medical seats in Kerala.
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Kerala HC: Senior Designation Can’t be Claimed as a Matter of Right(18.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that an advocate can neither consider it to be his right to be declared as a senior advocate nor can he claim as a matt.....
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Kerala High Court: Don’t Misconstrue Court Order On Highway Liquor Ban(18.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that with regard to prohibition of liquor outlets near national highways, relevant distance is to be measured from outer ed.....
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Kerala High Court: Implement Decision to Abolish Moderation(11.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to implement in four months the decision taken by a meeting of State Education Secretaries to do a.....
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Kerala High Court: Person Adopting Maoist Ideology Cannot be Persecuted(12.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that a person cannot be persecuted by the state authorities merely on suspicion that he or she has embraced Maoist id.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Judgment on Regulation of Lotteries of Other States(18.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside a single judge’s judgement restraining the State government from interfering with marketing and sale of lottery ticket.....
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Kerala High Court Declines to Stay Anthoor Municipal Secretary's Arrest(27.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has declined to grant protection from arrest to M K Gireesh, the secretary of the municipality that is at the centre of a row after .....
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Kerala HC Issues Conditional Stay of Memo Issued to Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society(10.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued a conditional stay of the stop memo issued by the Kochi Corporation to the Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society .....
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Kerala HC Quashes Recruitment Notification Issued by Kerala University(10.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kerala University on the ground that it treated professors of different departm.....
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Kerala HC Notifies Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021 (Rules)(10.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has notified its Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021 (Rules) for Courts across the state. The new rules prescribe e-fi.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes 'Censure' against KSEB Cashier for WhatsApp Text Against CM(10.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed an order of censure against a cashier working with the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. (KSEB), who had allegedly dis.....
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Kerala HC Warns Private Hospitals Against Charging Exorbitant Rates on COVID Treatment(11.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has cautioned hospitals to abide by the rates notified by the government in its order, giving strong warning to hospitals for overch.....
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Kerala High Court Asks State Government to Respond on Stock Details of Vaccines(12.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State government to inform the court whether the stock details of the COVID-19 vaccines could be posted on the COVID-1.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response on Plea for Invocation of Compulsory Licensing for Vaccine Manufacturers(12.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of Central Government on a petition that prays for the invocation of compulsory licensing to allow capable v.....
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Kerala HC Stays CBFC Certification of Malayalam Film 'Aquarium'(13.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed for two weeks the certification granted to Malayalam Film 'Aquarium' slated to be released on an Over-The-Top Platform (O.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Criminal Defamation Case Against Shashi Tharoor(13.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a stay on all proceedings relating to the defamation complaint against Dr Shashi Tharoor for purportedly making unwarran.....
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Kerala HC: Refusal of ICAI to Allowing Registration of Firm Violative of Right to Practice Profession(30.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the refusal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) to recognise the retirement of a Chartered Accountant.....
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Kerala HC Institutes Suo Motu Proceedings Upon News Reports of Woman Jumping Off Train(03.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has instituted suo motu proceedings to take stock of safety measures in trains, after news reports carried accounts of a woman jumpi.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Statement on Issue of Reducing Rates of RT-PCR Test(05.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a statement listing out on what legal basis the state government decided to issue an order reducing t.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Response on Plea Seeking Uniform COVID-19 Treatment Tariffs(05.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to apprise it of measures taken to rationalise charges in pleas seeking uniform COVID-19 treatment tariffs ac.....
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Kerala HC: Offence of Assaulting Public Servant Will Not Attract Because Officer is in Uniform(06.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a bail petition, observing that simply because a police officer was in uniform, the offence of assaulting a public serva.....
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Kerala HC Suggests Government to Take Over 50% of Beds of All Private Hospitals(07.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has suggested that the government take over 50% of the beds of all private hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Court h.....
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Kerala High Court: CAT Chairman, Members Do Not Occupy High Position of High Court Judge(19.06.2019)
Kerala High Court noted that the post of Members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is only statutory and not constitutional
and that they .....
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Kerala High Court Stays Merger of Education Under Single Directorate in Kerala(19.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has stayed the implementation of Dr MA Khader Committee report which suggested the merger of the High School Directorate, Higher Sec.....
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Assault Bid: Kerala High Court Directs Police to Conduct Probe(20.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kottayam District Police Chief to conduct an investigation into the alleged attempt to assault the Kottayam municip.....
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Kerala HC: Publication of Notice Not Mandatory at Appellate Stage of Representative Suit(03.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the publication of notice under Order 1 Rule 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is not mandatory at the appellate .....
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Kerala HC Asks Expert Committee to Formulate Guidelines on Medical Evacuation in 10 Days(03.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the committee constituted by the Health Services Director, Lakshadweep, for recommending medical evacuation of patients.....
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Kerala HC Directs Taking Decision on Recommendation Regarding Appointment of Tribunal Chairman(03.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Cabinet Appointment Committee to take a decision on the recommendation regarding the appointment of the Kerala Admi.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Include Advocates and Clerks in Priority List for Vaccination(04.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to include practicing advocates and their clerks in the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination in .....
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Kerala High Court Extends Interim Orders, Interim Bails, Orders u/s 138 NI Act(04.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the interim orders granted on 19th May, 2021, till 15th June, 2021, including orders relating to Section 138 of the Neg.....
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Kerala HC Stays Judgment Quashing Recruitment Notification by Kerala University(04.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed a single bench judgment which had quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kerala University on the ground that i.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Against Judges' Transfer During Pandemic(04.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate challenging the transfer of judicial officers of subo.....
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Kerala HC Leaves it to RBI, IBA to Decide on Percentage of Marks in Qualifying Exam for Loans(14.10.2015)
Kerala High Court has left it to Central Govt., RBI and Indian Bankers Association (IBA) to decided whether minimum percentage of marks in qualifying .....
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Kerala HC: Violation of Injunction Order Should Be Agitated at Court of Lowest Hierarchy(10.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has ruled that in cases arising out of violation of injunction order, the appropriate forum would be the court of lowest hierarchy.
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Kerala High Court Issues Notice to State Govt on PIL Challenging Environmental Clearance for Mall(22.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has issued a notice to the State Government and the environment ministry on a PIL challenging the clearance given by the State Envir.....
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Kerala High Court to State Government: Inform Us of Stand on Plea to Revise Reservation List of BC’s(23.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to inform it of its stand on a plea seeking to revise the list of reservation of Backward Classes .....
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Kerala High Court Takes Suo Moto PIL to Prevent Instances of Animal Cruelty(02.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has registered a suo moto Public Interest Litigation to monitor state action in reported instances of cruelty to animals as also, ge.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Lakshadweep Notification Increasing Stamp Duty(02.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed all the proceedings pursuant to the Notification issued by the Lakshadweep Administration revising the existing stamp dut.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Report on Action Taken Against Thachankary(15.09.2015)
Kerala High Court has ordered State Govt. to file report explaining action taken on recommendation by State Police Chief to initiate disciplinary acti.....
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Supreme Court: High Court Has No Jurisdiction to Direct Trial Court to Pass Particular Order(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court has no jurisdiction to issue directions to Trial Court to pass a particular order by either allowing the ap.....
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Kerala HC: No Service Tax For Used Car Dealers(24.07.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that dealers who facilitate the exchange of used-cars with new cars, or re-sale of used cars, are not liable to pay service.....
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Kerala High Court: Human Rights Commission Does not Have Unlimited Jurisdiction(26.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Human Rights Commission does not have unlimited jurisdiction and that it cannot exercise plenary powers in der.....
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Kerala High Court: Only DRTs Can Adjudicate Debt Disputes of More than Rs10 lakh(29.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that adjudication of debt disputes involving more than Rs 10 lakh can only be done by the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) unde.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Interfere with Order Reducing Price of RT-PCR Test(22.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to interfere with a single judge’s interim order refusing to stay a government order reducing the charge of RT-PCR test.....
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Kerala HC Stays Orders to Close Dairy Farms & Remove Meat from School Children's Diet(23.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of two orders passed by the Lakshadweeep administration under its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel. The.....
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Kerala HC Junks Amendment Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has junked an amendment brought in to provisions of Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015 allowing renewal of permits of quarr.....
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Kerala High Court : Non- Trade Unions Members Can Be Nominated to Committees(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has ruled that there was no requirement that only members of registered Trade Unions should be nominated to subcommittees under the .....
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Kerala High Court Grants Relief to Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has quashed order of Idukki District Collector restraining Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company from using as many as 21 bungalows i.....
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Kerala HC Orders Ban on Use of Plastic in Sabarimala(10.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has ordered for banning use of plastic materials in Sabarimala region after the pilgrimage season currently on ends.
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Kerala High Court: 'Demo Cars' Kept by Car Dealers are Required to be Registered(27.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that ‘Demo Cars’ which are kept by dealers to demonstrate a vehicle model to a prospective buyer are required to be regist.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response from State Government on Waterlogging(30.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has sought explanation from the State Government on the severe waterlogging in many parts of the Thrissur during the recent floods. .....
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Kerala HC Lifts Bail Condition Imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju(19.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has lifted the bail condition imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K Ebrahim Kunju to the effect that he cannot leave the jurisdictional.....
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Kerala HC Permits Three Organisations to Offer Annadanam(17.11.2015)
Kerala High Court has allowed Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sanghom, Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Sangham, and Sree Boothanantha Dharma Sthapanam to offer A.....
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Kerala HC Notice to Ex-State Finance Minister KM Mani and others over Corruption Case(23.11.2015)
Kerala High Court has served notice to Ex-State Finance Minister KM Mani and others including Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Director on whether.....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Single Bench Order for CBI Probe Into Killing of Youth Cong Worker(05.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected a Single Bench Order for a CBI probe into the killing of a Youth Congress worker in Kannur district. The Court allowed .....
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Kerala High Court Declines to Stay Bail of IAS Officer Sriram Venkitaraman in Road Accident Case(08.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has declined to stay a magistrate court order granting bail to Sriram Venkitaraman, the suspended IAS officer accused of killing a j.....
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Kerala HC Asks State to File Statement in Plea for Immediate Withdrawal of Parole(12.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State to file a statement while hearing the petition seeking immediate withdrawal of parole granted to the convicts in.....
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Kerala HC Rejects Pleas of Accused for Deferring Second Phase of Trial in Palm-Chopping Case(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has turned down the pleas of two accused for deferring the second phase of trial in the palm-chopping case scheduled before the Erna.....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Criminal Cases Against Officials Accused of Abetting a Student to Suicide(11.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected criminal cases against two bank officials accused of abetting suicide of a student. After the bank dismissed her applic.....
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Kerala HC Enquires on Use of Surplus Dividend from RBI for Free Covid Vaccination(25.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the Centre why it cannot use the surplus dividend it got from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for administering COVID vacc.....
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Kerala HC Stays Order of ADM, Lakshadweep Directing APP to Attend Legal Cell at Secretariat(26.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed an order of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Lakshadweep, directing the Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) at the.....
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Kerala HC Declines Stay of Operation of Draft Lakshadweep Authority Regulation 2021(28.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to stay the operation of the Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 (LDAR), allowing the Lakshadweep A.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Orders Announcing Scholarships for Students of Particular Religion(31.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed orders of the Kerala Government announcing scholarships to Muslim students and Latin Catholic/Converted Christians in th.....
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Kerala High Court: Deposit of Minimum 20% Fine or Compensation Under Section 148 NI Act Necessary(16.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that there is no scope for exercise of discretion under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which empowers.....
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Kerala High Court Wraps Up PIL Seeking Ban of Maggi Noodles(19.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has closed a Public Interest Litigation seeking ban of Maggi noodles manufactured and sold by Nestle India Limited. Further the Cour.....
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Kerala HC Permits KTU to Go Ahead with Examinations of B.Tech Courses on Offline Mode(30.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has permitted the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) to go ahead with the first and third semester examinations of B.Tec.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Minority Status of Christians and Muslims in State(30.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that no power is vested with the Central Government to redetermine minority status. The Court has observed that there is n.....
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Kerala HC: Residents Born Outside State Entitled to Nativity Certificate(30.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that residents born outside the state who are socially adapted to the norms and values of the state are entitled to a nati.....
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Kerala HC Directs Palakkad Tahsildar to Hand Over Custody of Buffaloes to PFA(02.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Palakkad tahsildar to hand over the buffaloes kept in the custody of the municipality to an authorised representati.....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Termination of Teachers in Self-Financing Institutions(04.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has upheld the formation of the Centre for Professional and Advanced Studies (CPAS) by the State Government and approved by the Maha.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Conviction on Grounds of Non-Determination of Soundness of Mind of Accused(15.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside conviction and sentence passed against the accused in a matter of matricide and double filicide, on the ground that th.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response Regarding Compliance with Guidelines on Safety of Passengers(16.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought response of the Indian Railways in a suo motu matter regarding safety in the Railways regarding the adherence to guidelin.....
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Kerala HC: Compassionate Allowance Does Not Have All Characteristics of Pension(17.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a former CISF employee, holding that compassionate allowance does not have all the characteristics .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Challenging Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021(18.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 which proposes to develop town.....
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Kerala HC Orders Fund Transfer to Kudumbashree Under Animal Birth Control Programmes(20.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered that fund transfer to Kudumbashree under the Animal Birth Control programmes be put on hold till it was decided whether .....
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Kerala HC Seeks IO Report in Rape Case Filed by Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(20.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the investigating officer's report in the matter where Olympian athlete Mayookha Johny's friend was allegedly raped and b.....
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Kerala HC: Medical Practitioners Can Conduct Tests on Accused If Indications of Custodial Torture(20.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has clarified that the circular issued by the Director of Health will not preclude doctors conducting medical examinations of person.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Not Obstruct Research on Tiger Moth Disease(21.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the state to inform whether there was any obstruction in permitting the petitioner scientist to collect discarded blood.....
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Kerala HC: Constitutional Jurisdiction Cannot be Used for Deciding Disputes(21.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that its constitutional jurisdiction cannot be used for deciding disputes for which remedies under the civil law are availa.....
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Kerala HC Permits Registration of Marriage of Couple Residing Abroad Through VC(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed the registration of marriage of a couple residing abroad through video conferencing, without requiring a power of attorn.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Consider Possibility of Supplying Material to Private Laboratories(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to consider the possibility of Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd supplying necessary materials to priva.....
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Kerala HC: Quasi-Judicial Order Not in Favour of Government Not Sufficient for Corruption Case(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a quasi-judicial order passed by a public servant or a statutory authority which was incorrect or not in favour of the.....
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Kerala HC: Education Loan to be Based on Projected Future Earnings of Students on Employment(14.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the repayment possibilities of education loans should not be assessed based on the financial position of the parents, .....
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Kerala HC: Forced Deduction from Pension to CM's Relief Fund Not Permissible(14.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that KSEB shall not deduct any amount from the pension granted to its retired employees towards the Chief Minister's Relief.....
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Kerala High Court Pulls Up Trial Court for Not Posting Total 4U Financial Fraud Case Promptly(23.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has observed that there was mistake on part of the trial court in not posting Total 4U financial fraud case promptly and directed Th.....
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Kerala HC Directs Vellapally Natesan To Surrender By January 12(24.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has directed SNDP leader Vellapally Natesan to surrender before investigating officer on or before January 12 in connection with cas.....
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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection for Interfaith Couple Wanting to Get Married(07.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has ordered police protection for a Muslim man and Hindu woman who wanted to get married.
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Kerala High Court: Access to Internet is Fundamental Right(20.09.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that access to Internet is a fundamental right which cannot be taken away arbitrarily. The Court order came on a petition .....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Administration of Third Dose for Those Vaccinated with Covaxi(05.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking administration of third dose of an internationally recognized vaccine for NRIs who had already r.....
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Kerala HC Directs VACB to Conduct Investigation into Charges of Corruption Against Bishwanath Sinha(06.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to conduct and complete the further investigation in three months into .....
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Kerala HC Seeks ED Response on Plea Seeking Directions to Investigate Kodakara Black Money Case(07.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate on a plea which seeks directions to the central agency to investigate the Kod.....
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Kerala HC: Candidature Not to be Rejected on Belated Submission of OBC-NCL Certificate(07.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that candidature under OBC Category cannot be rejected merely on the ground of belated submission of the OBC-NCL certif.....
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Kerala HC: False Accusation of Impotency by Spouse Amounts to Cruelty(08.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that casting aspersions of impotency or erectile dysfunction by one spouse against other in matrimonial proceedings will co.....
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Kerala HC: Qualified Homeopathic Physician Can Dispense Medicines for Management of Covid-19(09.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a qualified homeopathic physician can prescribe and dispense preventive and prophylactic homeopathy medicines for COVI.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea to Quash Criminal Case Agasinst Nipun Cheriyan for Trespass(10.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition filed by V4 leader Nipun Cheriyan seeking to quash a criminal case registered against him for trespassing i.....
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Kerala High Court Orders Police Aid for Uber Drivers and Commuters(10.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the District Police Chief (Kochi City) to provide sufficient aid to commuters, drivers, and general providers of Uber t.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Ernakulam District Authorities to Hand Over Church Key to Orthodox Faction(11.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the Ernakulam district administration to hand over the key of a church in nearby Piravom to the orthodox faction. The C.....
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Kerala High Court: CCTV Footage not Material Object, Accused Entitled to Get Digital Copy(14.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that CCTV footage of a crime is not a material object and therefore the Accused is entitled to receive a copy if it as per.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Notice to Malayalam Actor Mohanlal for Possession of Elephant Tusks(16.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has issued a notice to superstar Mohanlal on a petition that the permission granted to him to keep elephant tusks should be cancelle.....
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Kerala HC Directs University to Award Average Marks to Student Whose Answer Sheets Went Missing(15.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the University of Kerala to award average marks to a student whose answer sheets had gone missing during transit, takin.....
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Kerala High Court Extends Interim Orders Till 26th July Amid Ongoing Pandemic(14.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has further extended the life of interim orders up to 26th July 2021, considering that it was pertinent to extend these orders amids.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Notice to School on Plea Against Denial of Access to Online Classes(14.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to School debarring a student from attending online classes and charged an exorbitant late fee, remarking that the.....
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Kerala HC: Animal Owners Shall Register Animals with Local Self Govt Bodies(15.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued additional guidelines and suggestions to improve the condition of animal welfare in the state. The Court has asked the St.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Tender Floated by KSEB for Procurement of Electric Poles(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed the tender floated by the KSEB for procuring electric poles of 8 m length with a working load of 140 kg. The Court has c.....
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Kerala HC Seeks State Response on Reopening Retail Outlets on All Days(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the State's response regarding its opinion on reopening retail outlets including textile stores on all days amid the ongo.....
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Kerala HC: Presumption of Valid Marriage Leans Towards a Ceremonial Marriage(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that when there is evidence of long cohabitation of a man with two women simultaneously, one pursuant to a ceremonial marri.....
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Kerala High Court Invokes Doctrine of Desuetude to Permit Construction of Commercial Building(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has approved the construction of a commercial building on a site reserved for residential buildings as per the Town Planning Scheme .....
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Aisha Sultana in Sedition Case(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana in a First Information Report registered against her under Sect.....
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Kerala HC: Disciplinary Sub Committee Not Competent to Issue Memo of Charges(28.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the jurisdiction of issuing memo of charges is vested with the Managing Committee of the Society which cannot furt.....
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Kerala HC Stays Notice to Demolish Dwellings of Traditional Coastal Communities(29.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed all further proceedings pursuant to a show cause notice issued by the Lakshadweep Administration ordering for the demolit.....
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Kerala HC Further Extends Interim Orders Till 13th July Amidst Ongoing Covid Restrictions(30.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended interim orders of stay passed by the Court in custody matters which were due to expire during the ongoing Covid restric.....
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Kerala High Court Upholds Land Acquisition by KSIDC(04.11.2015)
Kerala High Court while dismissing a batch of appeals has allowed Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) decision to acquire land for.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Police Report on ‘torture’ at Yoga Centre(27.09.2017)
Kerala High Court has asked police to furnish a probe report on the alleged torture of a woman at a yoga centre near Kochi, which has been engaged in .....
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Kerala High Court Grants Malayalam Actor Dileep Bail in Actress Abduction Case(03.10.2017)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Malayalam actor Dileep, accused of masterminding the abduction of an actress.
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Kerala High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging RTI (Amendment) Act 2019(06.09.2019)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the vires of the Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019 stating that the r.....
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Kerala HC: Requiring Single Mother to Furnish Father’s Name Affects Right to Dignity of Mother(17.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that requiring single women, who conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technologies, to furnish the father's name for reg.....
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Kerala HC Directs Karnataka Government to Ensure People in Emergency Allowed to Enter State(18.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Karnataka government to ensure that people in emergency situations such as death in family, medical treatment etc.,.....
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Kerala HC Directs Transport Commissioner to Ensure Motor Vehicles Violating Rules Not to be Used(05.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has called for the Transport Commissioner to take necessary steps through the concerned officers in the Motor Vehicles Department to.....
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Kerala HC: Notary Public Authorised to Attest to Affidavits of Foreign Nationals in Matrimonial Matte(06.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has established that the notary public of India was authorised to attest to the affidavits of foreign nationals in matrimonial matte.....
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Kerala HC: Display of Name of Court on Name Boards of Motor Vehicles Unauthorized(07.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the display of the name of the court by state law officers and central government counsel in the name-boards of their .....
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Kerala HC Orders Constitution of Medical Board to Examine Infant Suffering from Rare Disease(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to set up a medical board to examine a six-month-old infant diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) afte.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Government Pleaders to Remove Designation from Number Plates(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed all Government Pleaders to remove their designations from the number plates of their vehicles within one week, stating .....
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Kerala HC Orders CBI Investigation on Murder Mystery of Muslim League Leader(09.02.2016)
Kerala High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into murder of a Muslim League leader in which CPI (M) leaders P Jayarajan and T V Rajesh have been .....
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Kerala HC: Non Wearing of Helmet Can’t be Ground to Fix Contributory Negligence(15.02.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that non-wearing of helmet, though an offence under the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, could not be taken a.....
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Covenant Entered by Rulers Prior to Commencement of Constitution Has No Force of Law: Kerala HC(30.01.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a covenant entered by rulers prior to commencement of the Constitution does not have the force of law.
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Kerala HC:Interest for Default in Payment of Advance Tax to be Levied till Revisional Order is Passed(31.01.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that if refund of advance tax is made but re-assessment leads to determination of escapement of income, such a situation ju.....
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Kerala HC Says 'No' to Advocate's Plea Against Exclusion From Bar Council Electoral Roll(01.02.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed plea of a senior advocate challenging his exclusion from the final electoral roll of Bar Council of Kerala.
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Kerala High Court: Further Investigation can be Conducted Even After Trial has Started(07.11.2019)
Kerala High Court has noted that it is not necessary for the investigating officer to seek any permission from the Court to conduct further investigat.....
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Kerala HC Directs Central Govt to Make Necessary Provisions in CoWIN Portal(07.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central government to make necessary provisions forthwith in the CoWIN portal to enable those who want to take the .....
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Kerala HC Summons Joseph in Contempt Proceedings(18.02.2016)
Kerala High Court has asked minister K C Joseph to appear before it on March 1 to face contempt of court proceedings for his Facebook post berating Ju.....
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Magistrate Has No Power To Direct Accused To Give Voice Samples For Investigation: Kerala HC(10.01.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that there is no express or implied power conferred by the statute to the magistrate to direct the accused to give voice sa.....
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Hindu Daughter Can Claim Marriage Expenses From Father: Kerala High Court(11.01.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that an unmarried Hindu daughter has the legal right to claim from her father reasonable expenses for marriage.
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Kerala High Court Comes Down Heavily on Political Parties Over 'Hartals'(18.01.2018)
Kerala High Court has made scathing observations against political parties for instigating hartals, while upholding the payment of compensation of Rs......
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Kerala High Court Rejects Plea Against Publication of Memoir of Kerala Nun(05.12.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected a petition seeking to stop the publication and distribution of a book penned by a nun on grounds that its contents were.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response from Central Government Regarding Gap Between Vaccine Doses(25.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought a response from the Central government regarding the 84 days gap mandated between administering the first and the second .....
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Kerala HC Directs Necessary Steps to be Taken to Ensure Liquor Sold in Acceptable Manner(02.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has declared that necessary steps should be taken to make sure that liquor is sold in an acceptable manner by the State like all oth.....
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Kerala HC Directs Commissioner to Refrain from Publishing Rank List Before Disposal of Plea(03.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations to refrain from publishing the rank list before disposal of the petition tha.....
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Kerala HC: Where Wife Refuses to Resume Marital Relationship Without Reasonable Cause(03.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that when the appellant-husband makes an offer to resume the marital relationship, and the respondent-wife resists without .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Bail of Accused in Case of Stealing of Spirit in Transportation(04.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail petition of an accused in the case relating to the stealing of 20,386 litres of spirit while transporting it .....
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Kerala High Court Quashes Administrative Tribunal's Order to Extend PSC Rank List Validity(04.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed an order issued by the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) extending the validity of the Last Grade Servants (LGS) in S.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines for Where Persons Accused of Offences Pleads Guilty(10.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued guidelines to be adhered to in cases where persons accused of offences plead guilty and such directions include, explanat.....
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Kerala HC Asks State to Explain on Steps Taken to Prevent Encroachment of Footpaths(10.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State Government to explain the steps taken to prevent encroachment of footpath or right of way of public roads, in co.....
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Kerala HC: Criminal Proceedings Cannot be Initiated Against Public Servant for Passing Wrong Order(11.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 merely.....
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Kerala HC: FIR in Corruption Cases Need to be Registered Only After Conducting Preliminary Enquiry(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking the registration of certain corruption complaints, ruling that the First Information Report in.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response in Plea for Import of Drug for Rare Disease(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Principal Secretary of State and Director of Health Services in a petition urging for the Government .....
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Kerala HC Directs CBI Special Team to Investigate Murder of NDF Activist(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a special team of Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct further investigation into the murder of the National Deve.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Explanation on Failure to Ensure COVID Protocol Outside Liquor Shops(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought an explanation from the State regarding its failure to ensure compliance with COVID protocols outside state-run Beverages.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Issue Orders Directing Lakshadweep Administration to Supply Food Kits(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to issue directions to the Lakshadweep Administration to supply additional food and other provisions to the islanders d.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Expedite Fixing Transportation Cost of Medical Oxygen(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to expedite the process initiated to fix the transportation cost of Liquid Medical Oxygen and Oxyg.....
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Kerala HC Stays Govt Order Giving Power to Grant Clearance for Construction of Religious Places(09.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed a government order (GO) entrusting local bodies with the power to grant clearance for construction of religious places of.....
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Kerala HC Permits New Govt Order Fixing Room Rent at Private Hospitals to Operate for 6 Weeks(09.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has decided to allow the operation of the Government Order dated 7th July, 2021 for a period of six weeks to evaluate the efficiency.....
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Kerala HC Allows Man's Plea for DNA Test of Child to Establish Wife's Infidelity(15.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a man's plea for the DNA test of a child born during the subsistence of his marriage to establish his allegations of inf.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Address Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution in Criminal Cases(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to address the issue of police officers deposing against prosecution in criminal cases after their.....
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Kerala HC Urges State to Draft Law to Penalise Retired Police Officers Tampering With Investigation(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to look into the matter of absence of law in force to take action against a police officer who tampers with a.....
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Kerala HC Records Submissions Challenging Method of Admission to Professional and Graduate Courses(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has recorded the submissions made by all parties challenging the method of admission to professional and graduate courses offered by.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Excise Commissioner To Ensure Proper Infrastructure At Liquor Stores(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Excise Commissioner to not default in complying with the instructions passed by the Court regarding appropriate inf.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Order Directing Further Investigation Against State DGP(17.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the integrity of a Government Order directing further investigation into a criminal case agains.....
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Kerala HC Acquits Two Non-Tribal Person Arraigned as Accused in Rape and Murder of Tribal Woman(22.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has acquitted two non-tribal persons who were arraigned as accused in the case relating to the rape and murder of a tribal woman fol.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Muslims, Certain Christians from Backward Classes(26.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking a declaration to cancel the reservation and financial aid provided to Muslims, Latin Catholics, a.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Two Accused in ISRO Espionage Case(27.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to former police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga in the ISRO espionage case for two we.....
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Kerala HC Permits Termination of 15-Week Pregnancy of Mentally Challenged Rape Victim(27.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has permitted termination of an over 15-week pregnancy of a mentally challenged rape victim citing that it was in her best interests.....
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Kerala HC Orders Cancellation of Offline Examinations for First and Third Semester BTech Courses(28.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered the cancellation of the offline examinations for first and third semester B. Tech courses being conducted by A.P.J. Abdu.....
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Kerala HC Stays Show Cause Notice Issued by Lakshadweep Administration for Demolition of Madrassa(28.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the eviction and demolition of a long-standing madrassa in Lakshadweep. The Court has passed the interim order while dire.....
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Kerala High Court: 'Criminal Accusation' No Grounds of Disqualification For Official Receivers(04.12.2017)
Kerala High Court, while dealing with a challenge made to the appointment of Part Time Official Receivers under the Insolvency Act, 1955, has held tha.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Bail Plea of CPM Men Charged under Anti-Terror Law(28.11.2019)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail application of two Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers who were charged earlier under the Unlawful Act.....
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Kerala HC Enquires Over Power of State and Police to Manage Affairs of Sabarimala Temple(22.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has questioned the State and its Police Force if they are empowered to manage the affairs of the Sabarimala temple, overriding the p.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Vlogger's Plea Challenging Cancellation of Registration of Modified Caravan(22.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition filed by a YouTube vlogger challenging the decision of the Motor Vehicles Department to ca.....
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Kerala HC Extends Pre-Arrest Bail Granted to Former DGP Siby Mathews in ISRO Espionage Case(22.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the pre-arrest bail granted by the Sessions Court to former DGP Siby Mathews, the fourth accused in the ISRO espionage .....
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Kerala HC: Right to Refuse Medical Treatment Not to Affect Measures Taken by Executive Authority(25.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that although an individual is entitled to the right to refuse medical treatment under the Constitution, such right does n.....
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Kerala HC: Section 53A of Transfer Of Property Act Not Applicable To A Void Agreement For Sale(28.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 is not applicable in respect of an agreement for sale which is void.....
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Kerala HC Declines to Grant Interim Stay on Decision Allowing Early Administration Of Second Jab(28.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to stay the single judge decision allowing early administration of the second dose of COVISHIELD vaccine to the workers.....
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Kerala HC: Mere Use of 'Irrevocably' On Talaqnama Does Not Invalidate Talaq(28.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the former wife of a serving judicial officer seeking to invalidate the talaqnama served on her on .....
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Kerala HC: If Party Enters Into Second Marriage While Pending Divorce Not Offence of Bigamy(28.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that if a party enters into a second marriage when the appeal of the decree of divorce of the first marriage is still pendi.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Karnataka to Reopen Borders Adjacent to State of Kerala(28.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea seeking Karnataka to reopen its borders adjacent to the State of Kerala and to allow entry of passengers from K.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Against Karnataka’s Curbs on Kerala Passengers(29.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a public interest writ petition seeking a directive to the Karnataka government to allow passengers from Kerala who ha.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes Speaker's Order Disqualifying MLA P C George(14.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has quashed order of Assembly Speaker disqualifying former rebel Kerala Congress(M) leader P C George as a member of the House in No.....
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Kerala High Court Annuls Appointment of Mahatma Gandhi University's Vice Chancellor(20.02.2018)
Kerala High Court has cancelled the appointment of Dr Babu Sebastian as Mahatma Gandhi University's Vice Chancellor on grounds of inadequate qualifica.....
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Government is Bound to Pay Compensation to Farmers: Kerala High Court(21.02.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that state government is bound to compensate farmers who come under the attack of wild animals which stray into their farms.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Police to Conduct Probe into Killing of Two Suspected Maoists(12.11.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the police to conduct a probe into the circumstances leading to the killing of two suspected Maoists in an alleged enco.....
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Kerala High Court to Cops: Don’t Chase or Obstruct Two-Wheeler Riders(21.11.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that the police officers are not expected to physically stop vehicles by jumping into the middle of the road thereby co.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Registry to Provide Computers in All Court Halls(01.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed its Registry to provide computers in all Court Halls to enable recording of the dictation, particularly to take down th.....
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Kerala HC Orders Not to Permit Installation of New Flagpoles or Posts on Public Places(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered the State Government and other authorities not to permit installation of new flagpoles or posts on public places and roa.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Further Probe in Kodakara Money Heist(28.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on an organisation seeking to entrust the investigation in the Kodakara money heist case to the Crim.....
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Kerala HC Orders Release of 61-year-old Convict Who Spent 18 Years in Prison in 14 Cases(28.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted relief to a 61-year-old man who had spent over 18 years behind bars for sentences awarded to him in 14 criminal cases pe.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response on Delay in Reconstruction of Nooradi Bridge(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Secretaries of the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Local Self-Government Department (LSGD) to appear in perso.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on LDF Candidate M Swaraj's Challenge Against Tripunithara Election Results(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to Congress candidate K Babu in the election petition filed against him by CPI (M) leader and former Tripunithara .....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Clarification to Penalize Devices While Driving(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought response of the State Government in a plea seeking clarification on the move by the Police department to penalize the use.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Stay Notification Issued by Travancore Devaswom Board for Appointment(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to stay the notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board calling for applications to the post of Melshanti at th.....
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Publications In Media Seeking Organ Donations Impermissible, Rules Kerala HC(08.12.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that publications in media seeking organ donations cannot be permitted as per law, even if no explicit offer of considerati.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Alleging Nambi Narayanan Influenced CBI Officers By Entering into Deals(15.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea filed by former police officer S. Vijayan accusing Nambi Narayanan of influencing the CBI investigation against.....
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Kerala HC: Consuming Liquor in Private Place Without Causing Nuisance Not an Offence(15.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that consuming alcohol in a private place does not constitute an offence as long as they do not cause any nuisance in the .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Revision Petition Filed by S. Vijayan in ISRO Espionage Frame-Up Case(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by S. Vijayan, former police officer and an accused in the ISRO espionage frame-up case, aga.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions to Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts in State(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove t.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Accused Manikandan in Actor Sexual Assault Case(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Manikandan, the third accused in the 2017 sensational case relating to the abduction and sexual assault of a Mal.....
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Kerala HC Directs CBI to Wind Up Investigation in Periya Twin Murder Case(06.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to wind up the investigation within 4 months in the Periya twin murder case where t.....
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Kerala High Court: Marital Rape is Valid Grounds for Claiming Divorce(06.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld that marital rape, although not penalised in India, is a good ground to claim divorce while dismissing a set of two appea.....
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Kerala HC: Competent Authorities Cannot Insist on Production of FIR for Grant of Heirship Certificate(09.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the competent authorities cannot insist on the production of the First Information Report for grant of an heirship ce.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response of State Regarding Clause Restricting Non-Vaccinated Persons(10.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State regarding a clause in its latest Government Order which restricts persons who have not taken CO.....
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Kerala High Court Permits KTU to Conduct Offline Exams for 6th Semester Students(10.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has permitted the Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) to proceed with offline examinations for its 6th semester students prov.....
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Kerala HC Issues Contempt Notice Over Delay in Appointment of KAT Chairman(10.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued contempt notice to the Secretaries of the Central Government for its failure to appoint a Chairman for the Kerala Adminis.....
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Kerala HC Stays Functioning of Justice V.K. Mohan Commission Investigation into CM(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the functioning of the Justice V.K. Mohan Commission appointed by the State government to investigate whether there was a.....
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Kerala HC Directs to Notify Order Clarifying Procedure for Medical Professional in Criminal Case(25.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to expeditiously notify an order clarifying the procedure to be followed by medical professionals while exami.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Expeditious Setting Up of Detention Centre for Foreign National(25.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered a detention centre to be immediately set up for Johny Alexander Duran Sola, an El Salvador citizen who was accused of sm.....
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Kerala HC: Medical Graduate from Foreign University Can Become Eligible to be Enrolled(25.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a medical graduate from a foreign university who has fulfilled all requisite qualifications as per the norms prevailin.....
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Kerala HC: Company Entitled to Acquire Properties Dehors Cancellation of Its Registration As NBFC(26.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that even when an entity is stripped of its Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license, it continues to operate as a com.....
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Kerala High Court Disposes Plea Seeking Vaccination of Students with Homoeopathic Medicines(26.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking immediate administration of homoeopathic medicines for Covid-19 to willing stud.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Report Regarding Action Against Intrusion by Herd of Wild Elephants(29.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a report regarding the action proposed to be taken to prevent such episodes in the future, taking not.....
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Kerala HC: Businesses are Not Obligated to Recruit Existing Registered Headload Workers(29.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has recently ruled that businesses are not obligated to recruit existing registered headload workers and that they are at liberty to.....
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Kerala HC: Interest Under Customs Act Statutory, Cannot Be Waived Unless Authorised By Act(30.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a Court cannot waive the payment of interest while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution,.....
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Kerala HC Disposes Plea Questioning Practices Related To Engaging Foreign Pilots On Contract(30.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a former Indigo Airlines Captain, a Portuguese national who had questioned practices related to engaging foreign pilots.....
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Kerala HC: Married Daughter & Parents of Deceased Entitled to Compensation As Dependents(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has recently ruled that a married daughter and the parents of the deceased are entitled to claim compensation under Section 166 of t.....
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Kerala HC Directs Probe Into Controversial Antique Dealer's Alleged Links With Senior Police Officers(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted police protection to controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal''s former driver who had moved the Court alleging.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Ensure All Steps Taken to Provide Protection to Doctors, Nurses(27.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to ensure that all steps are taken to provide adequate and effective protection to those manning t.....
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Kerala HC: Person Arraigned as Accused Can Only be Witness Against Other Accused(31.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a person arraigned as an accused can only be examined as a witness against the other accused in a trial relating to th.....
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Kerala High Court Directs State to Speed Up Reconstitution of Selection Committee(31.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to speed up the reconstitution of the selection committee and finalise the selection to the post of Chief Inv.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Second Accused Arjun Ayanki(31.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to the second accused in the gold smuggling attempt, Arjun Ayanki, with stringent conditions, one of them being to .....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Arjun Ayanki in Karipur Gold Smuggling Case(01.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Arjun Ayanki, the second accused in the Karipur gold smuggling case, on stringent conditions, observing that tho.....
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Kerala HC Reserves Verdict in Petitions Assailing Entrance Policy to Professional Courses in The Stat(17.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has reserved its judgment in the batch of petitions filed by ICSE and CBSE students aggrieved by the scheme prepared for admission t.....
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Kerala High Court Denies Pre Arrest Bail To Fake Lawyer Sessy Xavier(17.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to grant pre-arrest bail to Sessy Xavier, who had recently made the front page for posing as an advocate for two years w.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Pleas to Exclude Class XII Marks from Entrance Exams for Professional Courses(20.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by ICSE and CBSE students aggrieved by the scheme prepared for admission to professional co.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks NTA's Response in Plea Seeking Retest Citing Delay by Invigilator(20.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has admitted a plea moved by a NEET (UG) candidate seeking a retest of the Entrance examination citing that her OMR answer sheet was.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Ensure All Food Business Operators to Obtain Necessary Food Licence(21.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to ensure that all food business operators obtain necessary food licence/registration in accordanc.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Camp Workers Were Ill-Treated and Forced to Perform Menial Work(21.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that camp workers, who are engaged in the armed police battalions for .....
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Kerala HC Stays Govt Order Constituting Judicial Commission Against ED in Gold Smuggling Case(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and thereby stayed the Government notification that constituted a jud.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea to Man Accused of Raping Olympian’s Friend(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturi.....
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Kerala HC Directs Corporations to Erect Signposts at Locations Designated as Feeding Spaces(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Municipalities in the State to erect signposts at the locations designated for feeding points for community dogs an.....
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Kerala HC: Enforcement Directorate Can Prefer a Writ Plea Against State Government(13.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the Enforcement Directorate can prefer a writ petition against the State Government despite being a statutory body sin.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Cases Against Archbishop George Alenchery(13.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Church, seeking to quash t.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Former Gujarat DGP Sreekumar(13.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, two former Kerala Police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga, .....
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Kerala HC: Marriages Under Special Marriage Act Can be Registered Through Video Conference(07.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that considering the technological advancements in place, marriages under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954 can be regi.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Medical Education Board to Look Into Queerphobic MBBS Course Content(07.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Undergraduate Medical Education Board to act on a representation made by two NGOs representing the queer community .....
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Kerala HC Stays Stay on Decree Against Expulsion of Members for Marrying Outside Diocese(10.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of an order of a District Court in Kerala which had in turn stayed a declaration given by a civil court tha.....
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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection for Municipal Chairperson After Alleged Abuse by Political Rivals(10.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the police to protect the Chairperson of the Thrikkakara Municipality Ajitha Thankappan from any threat from any source.....
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Kerala HC: Investigation Cannot be Said to be Incomplete on Sending Requisition to Authority(13.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the investigation cannot be said to be incomplete on sending the requisition to the authority concerned to get the ana.....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Ten CPI (M) Workers Allegedly Involved in the Thalassery Post-Poll Violence(14.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to ten CPI(M) workers allegedly involved in the Thalassery post-poll violence which culminated in the death of one .....
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Kerala High Court to Government: Make All Roads Motorable Before 31st January 2020(22.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the Government and Local Self Government Institutions to repair and maintain all roads to make them motoroble ‘immediat.....
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Kerala HC: Cancellation Deed Need Not Be Done Where Trust Deed Was Registered(06.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that there is no stipulation that a deed of cancellation of a trust deed has to be done at the same place where it was reg.....
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Kerala HC: Execution Proceedings Against Idol to be Set Aside When Deity Not Party to Suit(06.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that execution proceedings initiated against an idol and its property are liable to be set aside when the deity or a public.....
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Kerala HC: Trial Court Bound to Adjudicate Suit Seeking Fixing of Property Boundaries(18.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a trial court is bound to adjudicate upon a suit seeking fixing of the boundary of a plaintiff's property and give a .....
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Kerala HC: Competent Authority for Land Acquisition Should Take Into Account All Germane Inputs(20.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the competent authority for land acquisition under the National Highway Act, 1956 should take into account all the.....
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Kerala HC: Swap Transplants are Permissible Even if Donor-Recipients Not Near Relatives(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that swap transplants, with prior approval of the Authorisation Committee, are permissible even if each pair of donor- rec.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Sessions Court Order Imposing Time Limit on Siby Mathews' Pre-Arrest Bail(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the 60 days time limit imposed on the pre-arrest bail granted by the Sessions Court to former DGP Siby Mathews, the fo.....
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Kerala High Court Reprimand Kochi Corporation For Lack Of Streetlights In City(17.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has reprimanded the Kochi Corporation for not taking action on installing fictional street lights in the city despite repeated
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Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines for Family Court to Endorse Divorce Under Muslim Personal Law(18.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has formulated guidelines to be followed by the Family Court in a petition filed to endorse an extrajudicial divorce under Muslim Pe.....
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Kerala HC Directs to Decide on Proposal to Construct Gabion Box Bridge over Pampa River(19.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to take a final call on the proposal to construct a Gabion box bridge across the Njunangar river at Pampa and.....
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Kerala HC: Substantial Distinction Between Consent and Submission to Sexual Intercourse(19.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that there is a substantial distinction between consent and submission to sexual intercourse. The Court has observed that m.....
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Kerala HC Grants Time to DGP to File Counter Affidavit in Case of Controversial Fake Antique Dealer(26.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted more time to the Director General of Police to file its counter-affidavit in the case where controversial fake antique d.....
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Kerala High Court Establishes Policy Decision to Interdict Self-Financing Institutions(27.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has established that a policy decision taken by the State to interdict self-financing institutions from commencing new courses in th.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes FIR Against Pakistan Nationals Who Came for Medical Treatment(27.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed an FIR registered under the Foreigners Act, 1946 against two Pakistan nationals who had reached the State for medical tr.....
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Kerala HC Grants KSRTC Time to Install Tracking System, Emergency Buttons in Public Vehicles(28.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has acceded to the request put forth by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation's (KSRTC) seeking further extension in time to c.....
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Kerala HC: Appeal Against Ad-Interim Order in Pending Writ Petition Not Maintainable(01.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that an appeal to a Division Bench cannot lie against an ad interim order passed by a Single Judge when the main writ.....
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Kerala High Court Frames Guidelines for Issuing Passports to Accused in Criminal Cases(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the grant of permission by the Magistrate enabling an accused to travel abroad will be of great significance, espe.....
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Kerala High Court: Devaswom Board Can Only Make Regular Appointments(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that Devaswom Board has the constitutional obligation to make appointment only in fulfilment of the statutory procedure.....
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Kerala HC: Son-In-Law Has No Legal Right In Father-In-Law's Property(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a son-in-law cannot have any legal right in his father-in-law's property and building, even if he has spent a consider.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes Government Order Fixing RT-PCR Rates For Private Laboratories Across State(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside a Government Order which has cut down the price of RT PCR tests from Rs. 1700 to Rs. 500 at all private laboratories a.....
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Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order Reducing Price of RT PCR Tests(05.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the State government's order reducing the price of RT PCR tests from Rs. 1700 to Rs. 500 in all the private diagnostic.....
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Kerala High Court: Son-In-Law Has No Legal Right In Father-In-Law's Property(05.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a son in law cannot have any legal right in his father in law's property and building, even if he has spent an amount .....
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Kerala HC: Embargo in Section 172(3) CrPC Does Not Take Away Right to Use Previous Statements(22.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the embargo in Section 172(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) does not take away the right of the accus.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Lakshadweep Admin Decision to Close Dairy Farms, Modify Mid Day Meals(22.09.2021)
Kerala High Court while disposing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) assailing the reforms introduced by the new Lakshadweep Administration, reiter.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Disburse Prize Amount to Winner of Government Lottery(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to disburse the prize amount of Rs. 40.95 lakh to the winner of the government’s ‘win win’ lottery.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Man for Alleged Abuse of Minor Grandson(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a man who allegedly abused his minor grandson on the ground that he was not in charge or control of t.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Clarification on Post-Covid Complications Causing Death of Person(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought clarification from the State regarding why treatment for post-Covid complications was not considered a part of coronaviru.....
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Kerala HC : Lawyer Owes Paramount Responsibility to Client First and Court Second(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court remarked that a lawyer owes paramount responsibility to his client first, and to the court second, while dismissing the anticipatory.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Ensure Economically Weak Students Not Sidetracked by Digital Divide(01.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State and concerned authorities to take steps to ensure that economically weak students are not sidelined by the di.....
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Kerala High Court Says Criminal Antecedents of Donor Irrelevant for Organ Donation(01.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that the criminal antecedents of a donor are not criteria to be considered by the authorization committee for transpl.....
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Kerala HC Extends Term of Judicial Members of State Administrative Tribunal by Three Weeks(01.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the term of the present Judicial Members of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) by another three weeks, during whi.....
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Kerala HC Directs SIT Probe in Cases Related to Illegal Felling and Removal of Trees(02.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the special investigation team (SIT) probing the cases relating to the illegal felling and removal of valuable trees fr.....
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Kerala HC Directs BEVCO to Abide by Orders of Excise Commissioner to Relocate or Equip Liquor Stores(03.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) to abide by the instructions of the Excise Commissioner in relocating the 8.....
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Kerala HC Directs Forest Department to Take Immediate Action on Frequent Elephant Attacks(03.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation filed by Vettampara Pourasamithy alleging frequent elephant attacks in the Malayatoor Fore.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief to Members Marrying Outside Diocese(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that any member of the Kottayam Archeparchy marrying outside the diocese shall be issued a marriage certificate without in.....
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Kerala High Court Clarifies Demand of Gawking Charges to be Penalized(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has made it clear that any attempt made in the State to demand gawking charges (popularly known as nokkukooli) will be penalised und.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had.....
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Kerala HC Directs Motor Vehicle Department to Furnish Action Taken on Directions on Road Safety(08.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has made an attempt to reinforce the Rules and directions in place for road safety by directing the concerned officers to take neces.....
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Kerala HC Directs GST Council to Explain Exclusion of Petrol and Diesel from Ambit of GST(09.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the GST council to explain why petrol and diesel were not included within the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST). Th.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Detention of A.M. Jalal and P. Mohammed Shafi in Gold Smuggling Case(24.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld the detention of A.M. Jalal and P. Mohammed Shafi, accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case, under the Conservation .....
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Kerala HC: Land Development Permit Not Required To Extract & Transport Ordinary Earth(24.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that where a building construction does not involve development of land by subdivision of land into plots, but only extrac.....
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Kerala HC Disposes Of PIL Seeking Directions to Take Action for Proper Solid Waste Management(24.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the concerned authorities to initiate immediate action for .....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Withdrawal of Suspension of Officers(27.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State on a petition challenging the Government Order directing to withdraw the suspension of certain office.....
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Kerala HC: Prior Approval Not Necessary When Act of Public Servant is Ex-Facie Criminal(27.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that for offences like falsification of accounts, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds or acts which are ex facie.....
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Kerala High Court Lifts Ban on Online Rummy, Finds It Unconstitutional(27.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed an amendment to a government notification issued under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 banning online rummy i.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Explanation on Controversy of Stale Halal Jaggery Used at Sabarimala(22.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Commissioner of Food Safety to file an explanation about the ongoing controversy of stale halal jaggery being used .....
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Kerala High Court Directs CBI to Submit Report in Investigation of Walayar Rape-Death Case(23.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to present a report on the progress in the investigation conducted so far in the Wa.....
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Kerala High Court: Police Officers Bound to Wear Uniform While on Duty(23.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has accentuated on the fact that police officers must comply with the relevant statutory provisions/guidelines making it mandatory t.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Entertain Writ Seeking TRAI to Direct for Production of Call Records(23.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition seeking the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to direct a telecommunications service pr.....
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Kerala High Court Admits Plea Challenging Photograph of PM on Vaccine Certificate(24.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has admitted the plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed on the vaccination certificates issue.....
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Kerala HC Directs Religious & Political Bodies to Scrupulously Follow Norms Preventing Obstruction(24.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued a directive to the religious and political organisations in the State to scrupulously follow the norms prohibiting obstru.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Statement in Response to Plea Seeking Restraint on Demonstrations(09.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a statement in response to a plea seeking political parties, religious and social organizations to re.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Continued Preventive Detention of Accused Rabins Hameed Under COFEPOSA(09.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld the continued preventive detention of prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Rabins K Hameed under the Conservation of.....
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Kerala High Court Asks State If Legislation is On The Way to End Orthodox-Jacobite Church Feud(10.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State if it was proposing to come up with legislation to end the ongoing dispute between Orthodox and Jacobite faction.....
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Kerala HC: No Person Supposed to Share Seat of Driver in 3-Wheeler Goods Carriage(10.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that in a three-wheeler goods carriage, no other person whether a passenger or as an owner of the vehicle is supposed to sh.....
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Kerala HC: Order XLI Rule 5 CPC Only Permits Stay of Execution of Decree, Not Stay of Judgment(10.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that Order XLI Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 only provides for stay of the proceedings under a decree or stay.....
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Kerala High Court: Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act, 1881 Applies to Guarantor Cheques Also(09.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(NI Act, 1881) applies even to a cheque issued by.....
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Kerala HC Issues Interim Orders, Respective District Collectors to Monitor Situation in Church Feud(25.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has started issuing interim orders in the batch of petitions where vicars sought police protection to enter churches to perform reli.....
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Kerala HC: Once a Bid is Confirmed, Borrower Cannot Bring in Another Purchaser with Higher Offer(25.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that once a bid is confirmed, the borrower cannot bring in another purchaser with a higher offer under the Securitisation .....
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Kerala High Court Proposes Action Against Illegal Flag Masts Under Land Conservancy Act(26.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that every unauthorized flag mast will have to prima facie be made subject to provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Ac.....
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Kerala HC Directs Submission of Grounds for Non-Admission of Sexual Harassment Victim in School(26.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the responde.....
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State GST Authorities Can’t Look Into Violations of Lottery Regulations: Kerala HC(23.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has struck down Rule 56(20A)(iii)(d) of the Kerala State GST Rules, 2017 as being ultra vires for lack of legislative competence.
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Govt Can’t Reduce Payscale of Employee Upon Re-classification of Co-operative Society: Kerala HC(27.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that the government cannot reduce the pay scale of an employee upon re-classification of co-operative society resulting in .....
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Kerala High Court Directs Government to Ensure Children Do Not Carry Heavy School Bags(03.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central and State Governments, the educational authorities including Central Board of Secondary Education, to ensur.....
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Kerala High Court: Results of Voluntary Narco-Analysis Admissible Only for Section 27 Evidence Act(03.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the results of narco-analysis and brain mapping process done on the accused, even if carried out with the consent of t.....
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Kerala High Court: Father's Pension Benefits Not Exempt from Attachment(05.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that a father's pensionary benefits are not immune from attachment towards payment of maintenance to children.
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Kerala HC: Driving Slow But Recklessly Amounts to Rash & Negligent Driving(13.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that driving a vehicle in a reckless and negligent manner even if it is done at a low speed, would still amount to rash an.....
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Kerala HC: Failure to Mark Omissions from Witness’ Previous Statements(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that failure to mark omissions from a witness' previous statements during their cross-examination is not always a valid gr.....
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Kerala High Court Rejects Plea Against Sacramental Confession Before Church(07.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to declare the practice of ‘Sacramental Confession’ to be unconstitutional.
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Kerala High Court Stresses Need for Mechanism to Regulate Fees in Private Schools(09.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that State has legislative power under the Constitution to make laws in relation to education and that such power includes .....
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No Prosecution of Traffic Violation Cases at the Instance of Private Party: Kerala High Court(14.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has ruled that offences of traffic violation cannot be prosecuted at the instance of any private party.
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Prisoners Can Approach LSA for Non-registration of Parole Application: Punjab & Haryana HC(14.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that in case the parole application is not taken by Jail Superintendent for any reason, the matter may be brought to notic.....
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No Bias in Selection of Women’s Badminton Team for Asian Games : Kerala High Court(16.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a challenge made to the selection of women’s badminton team for the Asian Games to be held at Jakarta, Indonesia from .....
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Kerala High Court: Ridiculing Husband Before His Close Friends, Relatives, Colleagues is Cruelty(16.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that ridiculing husband before his close friends, relatives and colleagues and challenging his dignity amounts to cruel.....
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Kerala High Court: Technical Problems in Uploading E-Way Bill No Ground to Set Aside Penalty(16.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that technical glitches in uploading Part B of E-Way Bill cannot be a ground for setting aside penalty and detention under .....
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Kerala HC Directs to Frame Guidelines Against Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to frame guidelines against the allegedly forced conversion therapy delivered to individuals belon.....
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Kerala High Court: Department Circulars Cannot Override Supreme Court Judgment(13.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the Circulars issued by the Government Department do not have priority over the decisions of the Supreme Court and Hi.....
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Kerala High Court:Authority of Advance Rulings Does not Have Jurisdiction to Go Beyond Issue Referred(13.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that it is only open to Authority of Advance Rulings to enquire based on terms of the agreement and not venture beyond the .....
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Kerala High Court: Adoption Under HAMA Act, 1956 is Not Contrary to JJ Act, 2015(13.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) will not affect the validity of an.....
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Kerala HC: No Absolute Privilege for Statements Made on Oath or Otherwise in Judicial Proceedings(14.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that if a party to a judicial proceeding is prosecuted for the criminal offence of defamation in respect of a stateme.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Explain Steps to be Taken for 8-Year Old Girl Accused of Theft(07.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to explain what it proposed to do for the 8-year-old girl who was mortified by a pink police offic.....
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Kerala HC: Where Dispute Not Adjudicated Upon by Authority, Dispute Becomes Arbitrable(08.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that if a dispute is to be adjudicated upon by an authority other than the Arbitrator as per the agreement between the par.....
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Kerala HC Directs District Labour Officers to Monitor Conditions of Migrant Labourers(06.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed all District Labour Officers to work in coordination with the respective District Legal Services Authorities to monitor.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging CLAT Clearance as Prerequisite for Law Officers at NTPC(04.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking to quash the condition mandating applicants to clear CLAT for applying to the post of Assistant .....
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Kerala High Court Upholds 10% EWS Reservation for Veterinary & Dental Courses Under KEAM(03.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has upheld the 10% reservation earmarked for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for Veterinary and Dental Courses under Kerala Engine.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Bail Applicatons in Walayar Rape-Death Case(05.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail applications moved by the prime accused in the infamous Walayar rape-death case that had built up public outr.....
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Kerala HC: Convict in Cheque Bounce Case can Submit Fine Directly to Complainant(04.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that a convict in a cheque bounce case can pay the fine amount directly to the complainant. It is not necessary to depo.....
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Kerala High Court Demands Status Report on Police Investigation on Missing CPM Worker(04.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has sought a statement from the respondents on the stage of investigation in the habeas corpus plea moved by a CPM worker's wife all.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Clarification on Plan to Set Up Separate Fund for Flood Relief(30.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has sought a clarification from the state government on its proposal to set up a separate fund for carrying out flood-relief operati.....
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ITC Cannot be Granted If Registration of Selling Dealer was Cancelled: Kerala High Court(31.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that the Input Tax Credit cannot be granted to a dealer when the registration of the selling dealer was cancelled by the de.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Order on Foreign Aid(31.08.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a directive to the central government to allow foreign aid for carrying out relief and rehabilitation of.....
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Kerala High Court Suggests Uniform Formula for Flood Compensation(06.09.2018)
Kerala High Court has suggested State Government to evolve a uniform formula for compensating flood victims.
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Kerala HC: Mere Possibility of Individual Occupying Premises Not Adequate to Make Necessary Party(17.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a mere possibility of an individual occupying the premises through a licence is not adequate to make them a necessary.....
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Kerala HC: Consent of Accused Not Necessary to Acquire Voice Sample(18.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the consent of an accused is not necessary to acquire their voice sample for the purpose of comparison, since it has .....
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Kerala HC Directs to Enquire Into Allegations of Media Trial in Actor Assault Case(18.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to enquire into the allegations raised by actor Dileep that the media was flouting the trial cou.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice to Sree Narayana Guru College in Sexual Harassment Allegations(08.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the concerned authorities at the Sree Narayana Guru College in a petition alleging biased investigation into se.....
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Kerala HC Directs to Widely Broadcast Facilities to Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan(08.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TBD) to broadly promulgate the facilities recently made available to Sabar.....
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Kerala HC Asks State to File Report in Proceedings on Excess Land of MLA(09.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State government to file a report on the status of the proceedings initiated to implement the order of the State Land .....
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Kerala HC Slams Child Rights Commission for Ordering Psychiatric Treatment of Woman(09.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has come down on the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for its decision ordering psychiatric evaluation and treatment .....
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Kerala High Court Admits Plea Against Churuli for Excessive Use of Abusive Language(09.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has admitted a writ petition filed against the Malayalam movie Churuli which was recently released on an OTT platform for excessive .....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Candidate's Plea Alleging OMR Sheet Manipulation(10.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a NEET-UG 2021 candidate who alleged that the OMR sheet attached to her application number had been ma.....
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Kerala HC: Failure to Mark Omissions from Witness’ Previous Statements(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that failure to mark omissions from a witness' previous statements during their cross-examination is not always a valid gr.....
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Kerala HC: Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter's Welfare Not Dowry(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that presents given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of Do.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Order Fixing Price of Packaged Drinking Water(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the government order fixing the price of bottled water in the State at Rs 13 citing the State's lack of jurisdiction. The.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Vice Chancellor's Reappointment at Kannur University(15.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the reappointment of one Dr. Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University.
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Kerala HC: Father Legally Bound to Provide Maintenance to Child Born Out of Interfaith Marriage(15.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a father is legally obligated to provide maintenance for his child born out of an inter-faith marriage.
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Kerala HC: Vague Statement in Victim's Testimony with No Indication of Penetration Not Rape(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that a statement from the victim that the accused hugged her with no indication of penetration would not attract the of.....
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Kerala High Court Directs State to Supply Facilities to Perform Night Autopsies(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to provide adequate facilities and staff in all the Government Medical Colleges in the State to fa.....
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Kerala HC: Registered Headload Workers Not Entitled to Insist on Being Engaged at Sabarimala(29.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that registered headload workers have no legal right to insist that they should be engaged in the loading and unloading ac.....
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Kerala HC: Sanction Order to Contain Reasons for Sanction for Prosecution of Public Servant(29.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that a sanction order should contain reasons and must also reflect the materials considered by the authority for the pu.....
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Kerala HC Determines Scope and Ambit of Powers of Release of Goods in Confiscation Proceedings(30.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has determined the scope and ambit of the powers of the release of goods while the confiscation proceedings are going on under the C.....
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Kerala HC Directs to Ensure That Child is Provided with Seat in Government School(01.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed that all efforts shall be taken in an expeditious manner to ensure that the child is provided with a seat in the govern.....
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Kerala High Court Reduces Sentence Awarded to Former Priest to 10 Yrs Imprisonment(01.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has reduced the sentence imposed on former priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery in the infamous Kottiyoor rape case that had shaken the.....
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Kerala HC Seeks State Response on Contempt Plea Challenging Land Acquisition Without Sanction(01.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State and the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (K-Rail) in a petition seeking to initiate cont.....
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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till February 21 Amid COVID-19 Surge(19.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory jurisdiction of the Hig.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Tax Officer to Reconsider Plea Seeking Copies of Witness Statements(19.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that there is a clear distinction between refusing to consider an application and rejecting one with reasons, while finding.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Former Chief Airport Officer in Sexual Assault Case(19.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Chief Airport Officer (CAO) of the Trivandrum International Airport, Giri Madhusudana Rao in.....
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Kerala HC Directs Status Quo in Proceedings of Election for SNDP Yogam Office Bearers(20.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ordered that status quo be maintained for ten days in the proceedings of election for the SNDP Yogam office-bearers scheduled fo.....
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Kerala HC: Power to Appoint Chairman and Members from Same Community Not Unbridled Power(20.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that merely because the Kerala State Commission for Minorities (Amendment) Act, 2017 permits appointing Chairperson and me.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Explain Actions in Furtherance of K-Rail Silver Line Project(20.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to explain its actions taken in furtherance of its K-Rail Silver Line project and to justify the m.....
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Kerala High Court: Only Family Court Can Appoint Guardian for Minor(05.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that while District Courts are empowered to appoint a guardian for a minor's property, only Family Court can appoint a gua.....
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Kerala HC Invites Suggestions to Shield Sexual Assault Survivors from Trauma During Investigation(07.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated its stand that survivors of sexual assault have to be thoroughly protected from further harassment or ridicule as it.....
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Kerala HC Reverses Single Bench Judgment on Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality(10.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reversed a Single Bench judgment that held that establishing a toddy shop in a residential locality would be in derogation of th.....
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Kerala HC: Temporary Shift Of Residence IS Not A Valid Ground For Transfer Of Cases(10.01.2022)
Kerala High Court while considering the transfer petitions filed by women has ruled that shifting from permanent residence to a temporary residence by.....
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Kerala HC: Development Of Roads To Be Done Bearing In Mind The Future, Not Just Present Requirement(11.01.2022)
Kerala High Court recommended that the State government should consider designing roads for the future amidst all the ongoing discussion about K-Rail .....
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Kerala High Court to Centre Over Non-Inclusion of Petroleum Products Under GST(02.12.2021)
Kerala High Court was discontent with the reasons given by the Goods and Services Tax Council for its decision to not include petrol and diesel within.....
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Kerala High Court Asks TCS in Sabarimala Virtual Queue Row to Ensure Data Privacy(02.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued various directions to the Project Manager of the Tata Consultancy Services regarding the data of pilgrims entered into th.....
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Kerala HC Reduces Sentence Imposed on Former Catholic Priest Mathew Vadakkumchery(02.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has reduced the sentence imposed on former Catholic priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery from 20 years to 10 years of rigorous imprison.....
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Kerala HC: Goods Can be Released on Payment of Fine in Lieu of Confiscation(03.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the goods can be released on payment of the fine in lieu of confiscation during the process of adjudication and post-a.....
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Kerala HC Directs to File Report on Manner of Appointment of Public Prosecutors(03.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed all Principal District Judges to file a report in a suo motu writ petition initiated to investigate the matter of appoi.....
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Kerala HC Allows Centre's Appeal Against Single Judge Decision to Reduce Covishield Dose Interval(03.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed the appeal preferred by the Central Government against the Single Judge decision allowing the second dose of COVISHIELD .....
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Kerala HC: Collecting Annual Fees In Advance Amounts to Profiteering(11.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that collecting annual fees from students for the next year in advance when the previous year's studies have not been c.....
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Kerala HC: Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked to Challenge Appointment of Arbitrator(12.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to challenge the appointment of an arbitrator since such grievances could be redre.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Interim Order Staying Order Fixing Bottled Water Prices(12.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal challenging a Single Judge decision that stayed the government order fixing the price of bottled water in t.....
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Kerala HC: Non-Commercial Associations Can Use Kerala, India In Their Names(12.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that an association formed by private individuals cannot be prevented from naming after Kerala or Bharat or India under th.....
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Kerala High Court Asks Centre to Clarify Its Stand on K-Rail SilverLine Project(12.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has asked the Central government to make its stand clear regarding the K-Rail Silverline project while staying the process of laying.....
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Kerala High Court Strikes Down Rules 9(4A) and 9(4C) of Municipality Rules on Property Tax Fixation(13.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has set aside Rules 9(4A) and 9(4C) of the Kerala Municipality (Property Tax, Service Tax and Surcharge) Rules, 2011 which prescribe.....
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Kerala HC: State Can Bring Entire Territory for Enabling Mortgage by Deposit of Title-Deeds(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the provisions of Section 58(f) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 pertaining to Mortgage by deposit of title-d.....
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Kerala High Court Calls for Ban on Nokkukooli, Calls It Illegal & Unconstitutional(21.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has pronounced an elaborate judgment observing that the practice of demanding gawking charges, often referred to as nokkukooli in Ma.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Produce Video Footage in Pink Police Harassment Case(21.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to produce the video referred to in an affidavit earlier submitted by the IGP, after it denied the.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Seeking to Remove Photograph of PM from COVID Certificates(22.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a directive to remove the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from paid COVID-19 vaccin.....
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Kerala HC: No Reason to Suspect Foul Play in Ongoing Investigation Against Antique Dealer(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that there was no reason to suspect any foul play in the ongoing investigation against the infamous fake antique dealer.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Grant of Rs 1.5 Lakh Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has delivered its judgment in a plea moved by a minor girl who, along with her father, were harassed by a pink police officer in a p.....
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Kerala HC Issues Direction to Ensure No New Unauthorised Flag Posts are Installed(21.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has issued a set of further directions to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts, banners or boards are installed in the State a.....
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Kerala HC: Presence of Maoist Threat in Locality Sound Reason to Deny NOC for Explosive Licence(21.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the presence of a Maoist threat in a locality is a sound reason to deny a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for an explos.....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to 33-Year Old Disabled Woman for Dropping Newborn in Water(21.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to a 33-year-old woman suffering from multiple disabilities who allegedly dropped her newborn into a bucket of wate.....
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Kerala HC Grants Interim Relief to Actor Dileep for Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Police Officers(24.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to actor Dileep in the recent case registered by the Kerala Police for allegedly conspiring to kill the p.....
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Kerala HC: Complaint Filed Against Defamatory Article Published Against RSS(25.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a complaint filed by the State Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) against a defamatory article publis.....
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Kerala HC Revokes Centre's Order Upholding Representative Voting at SNDP Yogam Elections(25.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has annulled the order issued by the Central Government in 1962 which upheld representation voting at the Sree Narayana Dharma Parip.....
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Kerala HC Directs Police to Make No Arrests Except Where it is Inevitable(26.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed that the Police should not make arrests, except where it is inevitable. The Court has also said that the Police will be.....
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Kerala High Court to Remain Closed Till 14th April(26.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 14th April, 2020 and has d.....
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Kerala HC: Independent and Active Application of Mind Necessary for Conducting Inquiry(25.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that what is expected from the competent authority while ordering an inquiry under Section 65(1) of the Kerala Co-operativ.....
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Kerala HC: Claiming Adverse Possession After Encroachment Into Public Road Not Admissible(28.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a petitioner claiming the right of adverse possession after encroaching into a public road cannot be treated as a usu.....
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Kerala High Court Condemns Practice of Erecting Flags, Festoons Announcing State Meeting(02.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has condemned the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for erecting flags, festoons, and boards announcing the party’s State meeting t.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Telecast Ban on MediaOne Channel, Dismisses Appeal Against Judgment(02.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal moved by Malayalam news channel MediaOne against the single judge order upholding the recent ban imposed on.....
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Kerala HC Restrains Sprinklr from Breaching Data Confidentiality(27.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has passed a slew of directions to address the concerns of data confidentiality over the controversial Sprinklr deal to process data.....
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Kerala HC Stays Kerala Move to Defer Govt Staff Salary(29.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed the State Government’s order on deferring payment of a month’s salary to its staffers in a bid to mobilise COVID-19 funds.....
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Kerala HC: Nurses in Other States May Raise Their Grievances Before Nodal Officers(01.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation seeking to bring back the COVID-19 affected/ vulnerable Nurses of Kerala from other St.....
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Kerala HC: Development Permit Not Required for Residential Building in Small Plot(29.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that a Panchayat cannot require an owner of a small parcel of land that has been subdivided from a larger plot to produ.....
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Kerala HC: No Illegality in Invoking LARR Act for Land Acquisition(30.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State government was reasonable in acquiring land in furtherance of its K-Rail SilverLine Project by invokin.....
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Kerala HC Denies Bail to Prime Accused Pulsar Suni in Sexual Assault Case(30.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has refused to grant regular bail to Pulsar Suni in 2017 sexual assault case where a well-known actress was abducted and raped in a .....
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Kerala High Court Sets Aside Insurance Court’s Order for Being Violative of Statutory Provisions(18.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has set aside an order passed by Insurance Court on the ground that the procedure adopted by the Court is violative of Section 75(2B.....
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Kerala High Court Temporarily Defers Centre's Ban on News Channel MediaOne(01.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has deferred the order issued to popular Malayalam news channel MediaOne by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoking it.....
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Kerala HC: Parties to Litigation Entitled to be Informed of Reasons for Denial of Their Claim(01.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that a party to litigation is entitled to be informed of the reasons behind the denial of their claims.
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Kerala HC: Litmus Test to Consider Default Shall be as Defined in Amended Section 4 IBC(02.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the litmus test is whether the default exists as defined in amended Section 4 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2.....
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Kerala High Court Admits Plea Alleging Unauthorised Lab Conducting Covid Tests at Calicut Airport(02.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has admitted a plea alleging that an unauthorised lad is conducting Rapid-PCR Covid tests at the Calicut International Airport. The .....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea for Implementation of Recommendations for Women in Film Industry(03.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State and Central governments on a writ petition filed by Disha, a non-governmental organisation from Ma