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Kerala High Court Quashes Govt Order Abolishing Police Officers Association, Says It Violates Article 19(1)(c) Rights

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (29 September) allowed a petition challenging the government order that restructures police personnel associations. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 536]Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas quashed the impugned orders."It is evident that the impugned order is an intrusion to the rights of the petitioner in both these writ petitioners granted under Article 19 (1) (c) and Article 33...

Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Thoppi, Says No Obscene Or Sexually Coloured Remarks Directly Made By Him

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) granted anticipatory bail to controversial Malayalam gamer/Youtuber Toppi, officially known as Muhammed Nihad, who is booked for allegedly live-streaming obscene remarks about a young woman on streaming platforms. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 533]Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that there were no obscene words or sexually coloured remarks spoken...

Plea Before Kerala High Court Challenging Centres TV Rating Policy Clause On Landing Page Viewership Withdrawn

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) permitted the petitioners to withdraw a plea challenging the proviso to Clause 5.4.1 of the TV Ratings Policy 2026 issued by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 529] According to this clause, viewership arising out of Landing Page shall not be counted in the viewership measurement and that Landing Page can...

Accidental Saffron Down Display Of National Flag Not Offence Without Intent To Insult: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that accidental 'saffron down' display of National Flag does not attract prosecution under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 as the required intention or mens rea is absent. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 531]Justice A. Badharudeen was delivering the judgment in a petition to quash the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner...

AMMA Row: Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Ansiba Hassan In Lakshmi Priyas Plea To Quash Intimidation FIR

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) issued notice to actress Ansiba Hassan in a plea filed by actor Lakshmi Priya and her husband seeking to quash a criminal initimidation case initiated against them based on Hassan's complaint.Justice Jobin Sebastian was considering the plea preferred by Lakshmi Priya and husband Jayesh, who are arrayed as the 1st and 2nd accused in the...

Centre Can Invoke S.100 Patents Act To Make Exorbitantly Priced Patented Drugs And Sell On Non-Commercial Basis: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) held that Section 100 of the Patents Act can be invoked by the Central government to use a patent to manufacture the medicine covered by it and sell it to a person, including a needy patient, on a non-commercial basis. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 528]The court ruled the provision may be invoked where government intervention is required, including when...

Domestic Violence | In-Laws Cant Be Roped In Without Material Showing Shared Household With Complainant: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the existence of a domestic relationship is a foundational requirement for bringing a person within the ambit of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDV Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 530]Justice Jobin Sebastian was considering a petition seeking to quash proceedings initiated under the PWDV Act. The petition was filed by respondents 4 and...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Bar Council of Kerala And Its Chairman In Plea Challenging Bar Council Committee Formation

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (26 September) issued notice to the Bar Council of Kerala in a plea challenging formation of the council's statutory committees, alleging that no elections were held for constituting these committees. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the notice. The writ petition has been filed by advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, an elected member of the XIII Bar Council of...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To SEBI On Plea Seeking Probe Into Kitex Garments Financial Transactions

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (26 September) issued notice to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a writ petition seeking directions to SEBI to consider a complaint alleging irregularities in the financial reporting, related party transactions and cross-border dealings of Kitex Garments Ltd. (KGL) and its group entities. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the notice. The...

Sabarimala Gold Theft Probe: Kerala High Court Says Apprehension Of Vigilance Team Replacement Is Misconceived

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (September 24) closed the plea moved by BJP leader K. Surendran seeking a direction not to replace the existing members of the Devaswom Vigilance Investigation Team functioning at Sabarimala, while the probe into the gold theft cases are pending. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 526]The plea that came up before the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and...

CMRL Exalogic Case: High Court To Decide Correctness Of Kerala Govt Move For Enquiry Without FIR Against Pinarayi Vijayan, Kin

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (September 26) observed that it would decide the correctness of Kerala government's move to conduct a preliminary enquiry without registering an FIR on receipt of Enforcement Directorate (ED) communication about alleged commission of Prevention of Corruption Act offences in the CMRL-Exalogic Payoff case.The Bench of Justice A. Badharudeen was hearing a plea...