Kerala High Court
Successor To Decree Holder Can Continue Execution Without Prior Substitution Before Court That Passed Decree: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a person who succeeds to the rights in the property forming the subject matter of a decree need not first seek substitution before the court that passed the decree. Instead, such a successor may directly continue execution proceedings before the executing court by invoking Section 146 CPC read with the Explanation to Order XXI Rule 16 CPC.Justice Easwaran...
Kerala High Court Closes PIL Challenging Alleged Ban On Men's Entry At 'Freedom At Midnight' Event
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (13 August) closes a public interest litigation challenging the proposed “Freedom at Midnight” event organised by the Department for Women and Child Development on August 14.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M observed that the petition was founded on unverified press reports and that the petitioner had not...
Microfinance Fraud Case: Kerala High Court Orders Personal Appearance Of Investigating Officer
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 11) directed personal appearance of the investigating officer looking into the ₹15.85 crore SNDP Microfinance Scam case.The case relates to the alleged misappropriate of Rs. 15.85 crores of government funds under the Micro Finance Scheme and involves officers of the SNDP Yogam and former Managing Directors of Kerala State Backward Classes...
ED Officials Attack: Kerala High Court Refuses To Cancel Bail Granted To Accused Harishkumar But Imposes New Condition
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 13) refused to cancel the bail granted to Harishkumar, the 9th accused in the crime registered pursuant to the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials following a raid at the residence of Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter on May 27. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 444]The development comes in a plea moved by the State seeking to cancel...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Teacher's Plea Suspended For Framing Quiz Question On VD Savarkar
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 13) sought the State's response to a plea by Guruprasad Rai K., a teacher who was suspended for including V.D. Savarkar's name in a quiz on freedom fighters.Justice Viju Abraham granted time till Monday (August 17) for the government pleader to take instructions in the matter and to apprise the Court about reasons for suspension.According to the...
No Disciplinary Proceedings To Terminate Aided School Teacher Who 'Abandoned' Service To Continue Foreign Job: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that there is no need for disciplinary proceedings to terminate an aided school teacher, who refused to rejoin service even after the expiry of sanctioned leave in order to continue foreign employment. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 443]Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that disciplinary proceedings are not required in such cases since refusal to rejoin...
Police Protection Can't Be Used To Enforce Church Possession Rights Not Adjudicated By Civil Court: Kerala High Court In Malankara-Jacobite Dispute
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 13) held that police protection cannot be used to enforce a claimed right to possession of church properties where that right has not been adjudicated by a competent civil court.Allowing seven writ appeals arising from the Malankara-Jacobite church dispute, the Division Bench of Dr Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preetha A.K. set...
No Motor Vehicle Tax On Vehicle Rendered Unroadworthy After Accident, Even If Owner Failed To Intimate Authorities: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that motor vehicle tax cannot be imposed for a period during which a vehicle was neither used nor kept for use on the road because it had become completely unroadworthy, even if the registered owner failed to submit the prescribed advance intimation in 'G Form' under Kerala Motor Taxation Rules. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A., was delivering the judgment in a...
NGO Funding Peaceful Protests Can't Be Ground To Deny Its FCRA Renewal: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently came to the aid of two NGOs, whose FCRA renewal applications were rejected by the Centre relying on a report of the Central Security Agency (Intelligence Bureau) alleging that they 'funded' the protests at Vizhinjam Port. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 439]It was alleged that one of the NGOs [Save A Family Plan India] transferred funds to another NGO named Trivandrum...
Ambulance Scam Defamation Case: Kerala High Court Sets Aside ₹5L Award Against BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya, Remands Case
The Kerala High Court has set aside the ₹5 lakhs compensation awarded to Ravi Krishna, who is the son of former Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, and his company in the defamation suit filed against BJP leader Dr. Kirit Somaiya relating to the Ambulance Scam. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 438]The Ambulance Scam case refers to the alleged irregularities committed in the award of National Rural...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice To National Commission For Scheduled Tribes In Kumbh Mela Star's Police Protection Plea
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 11) impleaded the National Commission of Scheduled Tribes (NCST) and issued notice to it in the plea preferred by the viral Kumbh Mela star seeking police protection.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas yesterday allowed the petition filed by the star seeking to implead the Commission, the City Police Commissioner, Director General of Police, Thampanoor...
MSC Elsa 3 Wreckage Has Hazardous Materials, May Have To Be Removed From Seabed: Centre Tells Kerala High Court
The Central government on Tuesday (August 11) informed the Kerala High Court that the MSC Elsa 3 wreckage lying on the seabed has hazardous materials and therefore, may have to be removed.The submission was made before the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, which was hearing a batch of public interest litigations raising questions regarding...