Power Of Attorney Holder Cannot Represent A Party In Court Without Obtaining Its Permission: Kerala High Court Reaffirms

The Kerala High Court has held that a private person cannot appear on behalf of another on the basis of a power of attorney, without prior permission of the Court. The Court observed that only enrolled advocates can appear on behalf of another party without permission. For a private person to do so, he has to get the permission of the Court under Section 32 of the Advocates Act, even if he is...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea By Legal Aid Counsel Seeking Maternity Benefit After Being Told Benefits Had Already Been Extended To Them

The Kerala High Court closed the petition filed by 2 Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel under the LADCS seeking maternity benefits after taking into account that the maternity benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act has been extended by National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) to the personnel appointed under the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS).The order was passed by Justice D....

Drug Mafia's 'Poisonous Fangs' Have Reached School Kids: Kerala HC Affirms Bail Cancellation Of NDPS Accused Who Indulged In Another Case

The Kerala High Court refused to interfere with the order of Special Court cancelling the bail of an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) who got involved in another NDPS case while on bail.Justice V. G. Arun remarked that the drugs have reached to the school going children. The Court observed that if a person accused of offences under NDPS Act who...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To MS Solutions Founder Shuhaib Booked For Leaking Class 10 Question Paper On YouTube

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 6) dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of Shuhaib, the founder and CEO of MS Solution and accused of leaking State Board Class 10 Question Papers through his YouTube channel.Shuhaib had argued that he had only predicted probable questions, based on the previous question papers. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan pronounced the order today,...

Step-Parent Not Permitted To Adopt Child Without Consent Of Biological Parent: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that adoption by step-parent cannot be permitted unless the biological parent of the child gives consent for adoption. The Court further clarified that CARA (Central Adoption Resource Agency) cannot relax the requirement of obtaining biological parent's consent for adoption under the Adoption Regulations due to the legal implications of an adoption.Justice...

Party-In-Person Must File Case From Own E-Filing Account, Registry Can Object If Case Filed From Another Person's ID: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that when a party in person wants to file a case, that person must be registered as an Electronic-Filer (E-Filer) under the Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala) 2021 and must file the case from their own account.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas further said that the Registry can raise an objection if the case is filed by a party-in-person using the...

Kerala High Court Orally Observes 1998 State Law Inadequate To Curb Menace Of Ragging, Expresses Need To Formulate Rules

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (March 5) orally observed that rules need to be framed under Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998 to effectively tackle the menace of ragging. The High Court orally noted that the State only had a brief legislation of 9 sections to address the issue. It observed that since the passing of the legislation, UGC has come up with detailed guidelines to...

Kerala High Court Entrusts KeLSA With Creating Awareness Against Child Marriages In Tribal Communities Of Wayanad

The Kerala High Court has entrusted Kerala State Legal Service Authority (KeLSA) with creating awareness about the ills of child marriage in the tribal communities in Wayanad.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu was dealing with a suo motu petition on the practice of child marriage prevalent in some tribal communities in Wayanad. Some tribal communities in...

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter

The Kerala High Court recently allowed the bail application of a woman who was accused by her husband of committing aggravated sexual assault on their one-and-half-year old daughter.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan relied upon another recent decision in Noushad K v State of Kerala and Another (2025) which held that the mere fact that the complainant is a lady does not create a presumption that...

Appeals U/S 19 Of Contempt Of Court Act Can Only Be Against Order Imposing Punishment, Framing Of Charges Not Appealable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court observed that an appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Court Act will lie only in cases when the order is connected and incidental to the order of punishment for contempt. The Division Bench, comprising of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. held that there should be an order of punishment preceding the order which is being appealed. The court...

Kerala High Court Lifts Suspension Of Website Of Lending Service Provider 'Olyv'

The High Court of Kerala has lifted the blocking of the website 'olyv.in', which is a Lending Service Provider (LSP). The website was deactivated following a communication issued by the Kerala Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (Kerala Police) invoking powers under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to the domain service provider. The Kerala Police issued the...

Clear Evaluation Criterion Known In Advance By Aspirants Crucial To Maintaining Integrity Of Exams: Kerala HC Pulls Up PSC For Last-Minute Change

The Kerala High Court held that Public Service Commission (PSC) cannot arbitrarily prescribe minimum mark criteria for each compartment of a single examination, after the written examination is over without informing the candidates in advance.The Court was considering whether PSC was justified to prescribe minimum marks for each compartment of a single examination after the examination was...