Kerala High Court Directs Immediate Disbursal Of Victim Compensation From Allocated Funds, Seeks Report On Status Of Mediators' Remuneration

The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) to ensure the immediate and complete disbursal of victim compensation from funds already allocated by State Government, while calling for updated information on whether any additional compensation has become payable in the meantime.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. also directed the Member Secretary to file a report confirming that the entire amount earmarked for victims'...

Kerala High Court Asks Panchayats To Remove Wild Vegetation From Vacant Residential Plots Where Owner Is Unknown To Prevent Snake Bites

The Kerala High Court has asked gram panchayats in the State that in case they receive genuine complaints, they must swiftly act on it and remove wild vegetation from vacant private property/residential plots where owner is unidentifiable, as such spots can become a breeding ground for snakes posing a threat to life of residents. In doing so the court held that a Gram Panchayat cannot refuse to remove dangerous nuisances from private property merely because the owner of the land has not...

'Liberty Can't Be Affected Merely Because They Are Foreigners': Kerala High Court Orally Remarks In MSC Elsa 3 Crew's Plea To Return Home

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 1) questioned the Union of India over its inquiry into sunken Liberian-flagged vessel 'MSC Elsa 3', orally remarking that due to the non-completion of inquiry the liberty of the foreign crew members is being after as they are not being permitted to return the their respective countries.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas made the oral observation while hearing the writ petition filed by the captain and six other crew members of the ship that sank off the coast of...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 286 - 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 299Nominal IndexMarakkar v. State of Kerala & connected cases, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 286The State Public Information Officer and Ors. v. The Kerala State Information Commission and Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 287Aneesh Babu v. The Secretary, Home Affairs and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 288Sreeja v Malabar Devaswom Board and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw...

Kerala High Court Asks ED Not To Act Against CMRL Until Verdict On Appeal Challenging Refusal To Quash PMLA Case, Order On June 5

The Kerala High Court on Monday (June 1) reserved its verdict in the appeal filed by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and its officials challenging an order of the Single Bench that dismissed a plea seeking to quash the proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged case of misappropriation of public funds.The verdict is likely to be pronounced on Friday (June 5). In the meantime, the Court asked the agency not to precipitate issue against the appellants until...

Dental Student Suicide | 'Medical Colleges Are Cruelly Treating Students': Kerala HC Orally Remarks In College HOD's Anticipatory Bail Plea

Hearing an anticipatory bail plea of the HOD of the College wherein a dental student allegedly committed suicide, the Kerala High Court on Monday (June 1) orally expressed concern at the seriousness of the matter, remarking that students were being treated cruelly in medical colleges in the State noting that there were many complaints. During the hearing, Justice A Badharudeen orally said: "In Kerala, medical colleges are ruining students. No doubt about it. They are very cruelly...

O.7 R.3 CPC | Not Mandatory To Include Defendant's Property In Schedule To Suit For Determination Of Boundary: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that it is not necessary to schedule the property of the defendant in suits for determination/fixation of boundary as per Order VII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Division Bench of Justice Satish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar clarified that the mandate is that the plaint must describe the plaintiff's property and mention that the...

Denial Of Disability Pension To Army Personnel Based On Medical Opinion Unsupported By Full Reasons Invalid: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, laid down that denial of disability pension to an ex-army personnel based on a medical opinion that is not fully supported by reasons is not valid.The Division Bench of Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson John was considering a writ petition that challenged an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal that rejected the claim of the petitioner...

S.17 CPC | Partition Suit For Properties Across Jurisdictions Can Be Filed In Any Court Where A Portion Is Situated: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has said that under Section 17 CPC if immovable properties are situated in the jurisdiction of different Courts, then a partition suit can be instituted in any of the Courts within whose jurisdiction any portion of the property or one or more properties may be situated.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar examined Sections 16 and 17...

Cashew Corp Scam: Kerala High Court Defers Industries Dept Secretary's Personal Appearance In Contempt Case Till Disposal Of Appeal

The Kerala High Court on Friday (29 May) directed the Single Judge of the Court to defer the personal appearance of the Principal Secretary, Industries Department (Cashew) of the State Government in a contempt case till the disposal of the appeal against the Single Judge's order.The contempt case was initiated by the Court for repeatedly denying sanction for the Central Bureau of...

Kerala High Court Upholds Disability Pension For Army Veteran Discharged Due To Schizophrenia, Faults Unreasoned Medical Board Opinion

The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that armed forces personnel invalided out of service due to schizophrenia are entitled to the benefit of statutory presumptions under military pension rules unless the authorities provide reasons to deny disability pension.A Division Bench comprising Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson John dismissed a writ petition filed by the Union of India...

Court Decree Not Needed To Change Spouse Name In Passport After Muslim Personal Law Divorce : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that passport authorities cannot insist on a court-issued divorce decree for deleting a spouse's name from a passport when the marriage has already been dissolved through a legally recognised form of extra-judicial divorce under Muslim personal law.Justice Murali Purushothaman was delivering the judgment in a writ petition filed by a divorced Muslim woman...