Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Relaxes Bar On Issuance Of Patta In Munnar; Allows Processing Of Land Assignment Claims For Pre-1971 Occupants
The Kerala High Court has recently (23 February) permitted the State to process applications for assignment of government land to persons who claim occupation, if such occupation is before 1st August, 1971, with limitation and conditions prescribed under the Kerala Land Assignment Rules, 1964 in the Munnar land encroachment case.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and...
Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused Booked For Embezzling Sale Proceeds Of Sabarimala's Adiya Sishtam Ghee
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (February 24) denied anticipatory bail to Jithusooraj S.K., part-time shanti and the 31st accused in the crime registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Pathanamthitta in relation to the embezzlement of sale proceeds of Adiya Sishtam Ghee in Sabarimala.Justice A. Badharudeen noted that the FIR was registered on the basis of the Division Bench's...
'Kerala Doesn't Have Dignity As Such, Dignity Is Of India': Kerala Story 2 Producer To High Court
Producer of The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond has objected to the locus standi of the petitioners who have moved pleas before the Kerala High Court challenging the censor certification granted to the film, over alleged defamation of the State.The senior counsel appearing for the producer submitted before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas that the pleas are in the nature of public interest and...
'People Need Open Spaces': Kerala High Court Pulls Up Development Authority Over Kiosks On Queen's Walkway, Orders Status Quo
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (February 24) orally remarked that the people in Ernakulam are being harmed with the conversion of areas kept aside for public benefit into commercial spaces, including the proposed construction of 20 kiosks in the Queen's Walkway.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a plea preferred by the Tritvam Apartment Owners Association and its President,...
Kerala High Court Grants Leave To Advocates' Association To Seek Review Of Mandatory SHO Verification In Bank Account Defreezing Cases
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (25 February) granted leave to the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) to file a review petition challenging a recent High Court direction that mandates police verification of petitioners in cases seeking defreezing of bank accounts.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M allowed the...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Alleged LTTE Operative In NIA Terror Funding Case After Four Years in Custody
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24 February) granted bail to an alleged LTTE Operative who attempted to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), for the purpose of waging war against Sri Lanka, citing prolonged incarceration and the constitutional right to a speedy trial.A Division Bench comprising Justice Susrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P V Balakrishnan allowed the...
'Purpose Defeated': Kerala High Court Orders Discontinuation Of Kannur Corporation's 60 Year-Old-Siren Installed During Indo-Pak War
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment ordering the stoppage of Kannur Corporation's 60-year-old siren, which was installed in 1965 during the Indo-Pakistan war as a civil defence mechanism.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a public interest litigation praying to discontinue the operation of the high-intensity siren.Allowing...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Alleging Misuse Of Broadcasting License Of 'Reporter TV' Channel
The Kerala High Court on Monday (23 February) issued notice to the Centre on a plea alleging violation of the Union Government's Broadcasting guidelines in the operation of Malayalam news channel 'Reporter TV'.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued notice and directed the standing counsel to get instructions in the matter. The petition is filed by Sabu M Jacob, Managing Director of Kitex...
Kerala High Court Admits State's Appeal Against Order Quashing Sabarimala Greenfield Airport Land Acquisition, Orders Status Quo
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24 February) admitted an appeal preferred by the State against the judgment which set aside the government's preliminary notification and other steps taken for acquiring 2570 acres of the land for the Sabarimala Greenfield Project.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha admitted the appeal and directed the...
'Kerala Lives In Total Harmony, Movie Has Wrong Portrayal' : Kerala High Court On 'The Kerala Story 2' Film
The Kerala High Court has sought the Centre's stand today itself on whether a screening of the film 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' can be arranged before it decides the pleas challenging its Censor certificate for allegedly depicting the State in a bad light.On perusing the transcript of certain dialogues from the film, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas orally remarked that while people in the...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Common Software Tender For Agricultural Credit Societies, But Seeks Bid Details Before Contract
The Kerala High Court has refused to stay the tender process initiated by the State government in a move to have a centralised Uniform Common Software for all Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS).Justice Gopinath P. was considering a plea preferred by the Managing Committee of PACS, namely Kallettumkara Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd., registered under the Kerala Cooperative...