Gestation Period Not Relevant For Termination Of Pregnancy If Medical Board Opines That There Exists Substantial Foetal Abnormality: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently held that length of pregnancy is not a relevant consideration for permitting termination of pregnancy when the Medical Board opines that there is a substantial foetal abnormality.The Division Bench of Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. Krishna Kumar thus permitted appellant-mother to carry medical termination of pregnancy, where the gestation period...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10- March 16, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 166-180]Ajeesh @ Ajeeshkumar v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 166Aanjaly Sandeep Shetty v. Additional Commissioner, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 167V. Subramanian v Union of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 168K R Harikrishnan v SI of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 169The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax v. Last Hour Ministry, 2025 LiveLaw...

“Let Teachers Carry A Cane”: Kerala High Court Mandates Preliminary Enquiry Before Registering Criminal Cases Against Teachers For Acts In Schools

"The mere presence of a cane with teachers will create a psychological effect in the student community by discouraging them from doing any social evils.”

Writ Court Shall Not Reappreciate Evidence In Disciplinary Proceedings Unless Inquiry Officer's Finding Of Guilt Is Perverse: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court stated that Writ Court shall not reappreciate evidence in disciplinary proceedings while exercising powers under Article 226 or 227 of the Constitution. The Court further stated that the Writ Court shall only interfere in the Inquiry Officer's findings of guilt only if they are perverse.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S....

Kerala High Court Seeks Detailed Action Plan From State Over Elephant Attacks In Aralam Farm

The Kerala High Court, on Thursday (13th February), asked the State Government if any plan of action had been formulated to combat the repeated elephant encroachments and attacks happening on Aralam farm in Kannur. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu asked the State to submit details on any plan of action formulated, the short-term and long-term plan...

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Enforce Ban On Certain Single-Use Plastics, Orders Strict Compliance

The Kerala High Court has issued a series of guidelines to ensure that the ban on certain single-use plastics (SUP) is properly enforced and to make sure that manufacturers, importers and persons recycling or processing plastic waste have got the necessary registration under Rule 13 of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu...

CSR Funds Scam: Founder Of National NGO's Confederation Anand Kumar Moves Bail Application Before Kerala High Court

K.N. Anand Kumar, the founder and Managing Trustee of National NGO's Confederation who is presently in judicial custody in the CSR Scam case has approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail. The allegation is that Anand Kumar persuaded various voluntary organizations and local representatives to secure funds by claiming that they were procuring two-wheelers, laptops, sewing machines at...

'Motherhood Is A Fundamental Aspect Of Life': Kerala HC Says Intending Women Would Be Eligible To Opt For Surrogacy Till They Turn 51 Yrs Old

The Kerala High Court has ruled that an intending woman is eligible for surrogacy throughout the age of 50 years, and her eligibility ceases only when the intending woman turns 51.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu thus overturned the decision of single bench in Rajitha P V v Union of India (2025), which held that an intending woman would be eligible...

Mere Registration Under Shops & Establishments Act Won't Entitle An Entity To ESI Registration : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that an entity will not be entitled to coverage under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) solely on the basis of its registration under the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act.The High Court further held that the members of an association of employees, who are self-employed, would not be covered under the ESI Act, unless it is...

Notion That Indian Women Won't Make False Sexual Assault Allegations Outdated; In Recent Years, False Rape Cases Being Filed : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court observed that the old concept that women in Indian society would not make false sexual assault allegations may not be always correct in view of the increase in false rape cases being filed in the recent years to settle personal scores and to exert pressure to fulfil illegal demands.In the facts of the case, the Petitioner is accused of subjecting the de facto complainant...

'Visual Pollution A Shame' : Kerala High Court Issues Detailed Directions On Removal Of Unauthorised Boards,Banners, Hoardings, Flags Etc

The Kerala High Court today issued directions declaring installation of unauthorized boards, banners, hoardings, flags, festoons as illegal and liable to fine and penal action. The Court stated that the non-removal of such unauthorized boards, banners, hoardings, flags, festoons shall become the personal responsibility of the Secretaries of the local self-government institutions.Justice...

Can A Person Be Held Liable For Acts Committed On A Body Which He Believed To Be Lifeless? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court held that a person cannot be held liable for an act committed on a body, when he believes that it to be lifeless at the commission of the act.In this criminal appeal, the Division Bench of Justice P.B.Suresh Kumar and Justice Jobin Sebastian examined whether the act of the husband of pushing the body of his wife, which he believed to be lifeless, in septic tank would...