Kerala High Court
Proceedings Pending U/S 125 CrPC Not Bar On Maintenance Tribunal's Jurisdiction To Provide Residence To Senior Citizens/ Parents: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that the pendency of maintenance proceedings before the Family Court under Section 125 of the CrPC would not affect the jurisdiction of the Maintenance Tribunal from ordering residence to senior citizens under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of 2007.Justice D. K. Singh observed that the 2007 Act was enacted to prevent the...
Have Some Respect For The Dead: Says Kerala HC Orally, Suggests Mediation For Dispute On Donation Of CPI(M) Veteran MM Lawrence's Body
Suggesting mediation with respect to the dispute over donation of deceased former CPI(M) veteran M. M. Lawrence's body, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 3) orally remarked that there must be respect shown to the person who has passed away. The court was hearing Lawrence's daughter Asha Lawrence who had preferred an appeal against the decision of Single Bench allowing the donation...
Unjustified For Bank To Proceed Against Property Based On Prior Settled Mortgage, When No New Mortgage Was Created: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that it was not appropriate to proceed against the property of a guarantor who has not created mortgage over the property as collateral, merely because the guarantor had previously acted as a surety in another mortgage that has already been settled.In the case before the high court, the petitioner company mortgaged its property to avail itself of a...
Bathing Of Pilgrims In Pamba River, Erumeli Stream In Sabarimala Is Prohibited: State Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed the District Collectors of Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Kottayam to ensure that necessary steps are taken to ensure a safe and secure pilgrimage to Sabarimala pilgrims ahead of the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season of 2024-25.The government informed the Court that bathing of pilgrims in Pamba and in the Erumeli stream has been prohibited. It was...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Former CPI (M) Municipal Councillor, Another In Alleged Karuvannur Bank 'Scam' Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday (December 2) granted bail to the former CPI(M) Municipal Councillor of Vadakkanchery Municipality Aravindakshan P. R. accused in the Karuvannur Bank Scam case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Justice C. S. Dias also granted bail to the former Senior Accountant of the Bank, Jilise C. K. Both of them were alleged to have committed offences...
Modesty Of Woman Is Outraged When Action Of Offender Could Be Perceived As Being Capable Of Shocking Her Sense Of Decency: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that an offence of outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 354 of the IPC is attracted when the offender's action is such that it would be perceived as capable of shocking a woman's sense of decency.In this case, the President of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of an upper primary school was accused of using obscene language and outraging the modesty...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 748-765]State of Kerala v Jayakrishnaraj G, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 748Baburaj Jacob v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 749The Federal Bank Ltd. v The Additional/ Joint/ Dputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 750Pooja Anand v Ashokan K. and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 751Georgekutty C X v Chairman and...
Kerala High Court Asks State To Transfer ₹1510 Crore Paddy Land Conversion Fee To Agricultural Promotion Fund In Next 12 Months
The Kerala High Court has ordered the State to remit the entire amount it collected as application fee for conversion of paddy land since the enactment of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 to the Agricultural Promotion Funds (APF) in the next 12 months. The State Level Officer responsible for managing the Agriculture Promotion Fund informed the Court that a total amount...
Kerala HC Quashes Notification To Set Up High-Security Number Plate Manufacturing Plants, Calls For Fair Tender Process
The Kerala High Court has quashed the notification issued by the state government dated July 30, 2024, permitting Regional Transport Officers in the State to set up plants for the production of high-security registration number plates (HSRP) and to obtain Technical Approval Certificates (TAC) for the implementation of the HSRP scheme.The government introduced the HSRP scheme, which...
'Torture' Not Part Of Police's Official Duty, No Sanction Required To Prosecute For Such Acts: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate Court can take cognizance in case of custodial torture by police office, without prior sanction of the State Government under Section 197(1) of CrPC. Justice K. Babu reasoned that a Police Officer torturing a man in a police station cannot be treated as part of official duty, thus not requiring sanction to prosecute.“How can we say that the...
No Criminal Proceedings Can Lie For 'Defamation' Of Banned Organisation Like PFI, Kerala High Court Grants Relief To Media House
The Kerala High Court quashed criminal defamation proceedings initiated against a media house for allegedly publishing a defamatory article about the 'Popular Front of India' (PFI).Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan observed that PFI is a banned association in India; therefore, defamation cannot be alleged against a banned organization, since it has no legal entity. While quashing the defamation...