Kerala High Court
Film Inspired By Venjaramoodu Murder Case Referred To Revising Committee: Censor Board Tells Kerala High Court
The Regional Officer of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has filed a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court stating that the Board's Chairperson has referred the movie 'Kaalam Paranja Kadha' to its Revising Committee.Justice Bechu Kurian was considering a plea challenging the release of the movie filed by the father of the accused person in the Venjaramoodu Mass Murder...
Bharat Mata Portrait Row: High Court Summons Kerala University VC In Contempt Plea For Defying Syndicate's Decision Reinstating Registrar
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 February) ordered the Vice-Chancellor of Kerala University, Dr. Mohan Kunnummel to appear before it in the contempt petition filed for failing to implement University Syndicate's decision reinstating Prof. Dr. K S Anil Kumar as the Registrar.The Registrar was suspended by the VC in July 2025 for cancelling a seminar to be attended by the Governor, amid...
Kerala High Court Quashes State Govt Order For Nava Kerala Citizens Response Programme'
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the public interest litigation challenging the State government's 'Nava Kerala Citizens Response Programme' which commenced on January 01.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. passed the verdict.The plea had alleged that the survey is a politically motivated exercise intended to benefit the ruling Left Democratic...
Liquor Branding Contest Not Indirect Solicitation Or Surrogate Advertisement: Excise Commissioner Tells Kerala High Court In Plea Against BEVCO
The Excise Commissioner has filed a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court in the public interest litigation preferred against the liquor naming and branding contest announced.Last week, the Court had ordered an interim stay on the contest announced by BEVCO [Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation] and Malabar Distilleries Ltd. inviting suggestions from...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Centre's Order Allowing Old Labour Courts To Function After Enactment Of New Industrial Code
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 February) dismissed the petition challenging a Central Government notification that permits Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals constituted under the repealed Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to continue adjudicating cases even after the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 came into force.Justice Gopinath P delivered the judgment. The petition was filed...
Challenge To Vested Forest Notification Filed After 14 Years Barred By Limitation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a challenge to a vesting notification under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, filed 14 years after publication, was barred by limitation.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment in a batch of appeals arising from proceedings before the Forest Tribunal relating to...
High Court Can Quash Gratuity Orders Passed Without Jurisdiction Even If Employer Did Not Object To Claim: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that high courts can exercise power under Article 226 of the Constitution to set aside the order passed by the Controlling Authority granting gratuity without jurisdiction, even if the claim for gratuity was not objected to by the employer.Justice Gopinath P. was considering a writ petition preferred by Kosamattam Finance Ltd. seeking to set aside the...
S.482 BNSS | Pre-Arrest Bail Not Maintainable After Arrest, Even If Accused Released On Transit Bail: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that an accused arrested and released on transit bail cannot prefer an anticipatory bail plea, and he is only allowed to prefer a regular bail application before the jurisdiction court.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath dismissed a pre-arrest bail application of a Kashmiri man, who is arrayed as an accused in a crime registered by the Cyber Crime Police...
Suraj Lama Case: Kerala High Court Modifies Order, Directs DIG-Rank Officer To Head SIT
The Kerala High Court on Monday (16 February) modified its interim order directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to continue its investigation to document the sequence of events from the time of Suraj Lama's arrival in India until his death.In the interim order dated 11 February, the Court had directed the SIT to be headed by the Commissioner of Police or an officer of equivalent...
Identity Of Petitioner Must Be Verified Through SHO In Bank Account Defreezing Cases: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday (13 February) ordered that no writ petition or similar plea seeking defreezing of bank accounts shall be entertained unless the Station House Officer (SHO) concerned is made a party respondent.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, passed the order in a suo motu Judicial Practice and Procedure proceeding initiated by...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 09 - February 15, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 82 - 99]Sanil Narayanan Nampoothiri v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 82Havildar B. Manikuttan v. Union of India and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 83Venkatraman Bhat and Ors v Anantha Bhat and Ors. and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 84Velayudhan v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 85State of Kerala and Ors. v...
SC/ST Act | Special Court Considering Protest Complaint Must Verify Police Refer Report, Pass Reasoned Order: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has clarified that a Special Court considering a protest complaint alleging offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act must pass a reasoned order after verifying the refer report filed by the Investigating Officer so as to either accept or reject the same.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering an appeal challenging the...