Shahabas Murder Case: Kerala High Court Seeks Govt's Response On Father's Plea To Prevent Accused Children From Writing Class 10 Exam

The Kerala High Court on Monday (10th March) gave further time to the State government to file its response to the petition filed by father of Shahabas, a class 10 student who was allegedly attacked by his tuition fellows in Kozhikkode, leading to his death.Shahabas' father Muhammed Iqbal seeks to prevent the accused children from writing the 10th SSLC examination, scheduled between March 03...

Magistrate Can Cancel Bail Granted By High Court For Violating Conditions When Specifically Authorised To Do So: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate can cancel bail given by High Court for violating bail conditions, when the former is specifically authorized to do so.In the instant case, the petitioners were given bail by the High Court which was subsequently cancelled by the Magistrate Court for violating the bail conditions. The petitioners challenged the order of the Magistrate on the...

Lawyer Has No Right To Record Proceedings: Kerala HC Mulls Contempt Action Against Adv Nedumpura For Circulating Court Clippings On WhatsApp

The Kerala High Court has held that lawyers being permitted to enter the Court proceedings through video conferencing does not mean that they can record and circulate court proceedings.Stating thus, Justice P. Gopinath took exception to Advocate Mathews Nedumpura's conduct in recording and circulating court proceedings through WhatsApp. The bench observed that such action prima facie...

CSR Funds Scam: NGOs Approach Kerala High Court Seeking Investigation, Action Under Banning Of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act

Seven NGO's from across the State have approached the Kerala High Court seeking direction to the Chief Secretary to investigate and take action against the National NGO's Confederation and others responsible for the CSR funds scam under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act 2019 (BUDS Act).The matter came up before Justice Kauser Edappagath today and it is posted to March 27 for...

Kerala High Court Asks Police To File Statement Regarding Investigation Into Kasargod Teen's Death, Says Case Diary Shows Action Was Taken

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (11th March) directed the Police to file a statement regarding investigation into the disappearance and death of the 15-year old girl child from Kasargod.While dealing with her mother's plea accusing the Police of inaction in the matter, a Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M. B. Snehalatha also orally remarked,“We cannot find from the...

If Alleged Acts Constitute An Offence, Denying Criminal Action Solely Due To Pursuit Of Civil Remedy Would Be 'Travesty Of Justice': Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that it would be travesty of justice to deny parties from approaching criminal courts to initiate proceedings against offenders solely because they had pursued a civil remedy by filing a suit, particularly when the alleged acts also constitute specific criminal offences.The single bench of Justice G. Girish observed that care must be taken to prevent...

[Prevention Of Corruption Act] CBI Can File Final Report Even If No Offence Is Revealed During Probe: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court refused to accept the argument that the CBI is divested of investigative powers when it is revealed during investigation that no offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) were made out.Justice K. Babu observed that while the FIR should allege offences under the PC Act for the CBI to start an investigation under Section 17 of the Act, it does not stop them...

Income Tax Act | Principal Commissioner Has Authority To Cancel Registration Of Assessee Without Waiting For Decision From Assessing Authority: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court stated that principal commissioner has authority to cancel registration of assessee without waiting for decision from assessing authority. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Easwaran S. observed that “the provisions of Section 12AA independently empower the Principal Commissioner to consider whether or not the circumstances mentioned...

Income Tax | Whether There Was Proper Notice Or Not Is Disputed Question Of Fact, Can't Be Challenged Under Article 226: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that the issue as to whether there was a proper notice or not is a disputed question of fact and cannot be challenged under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. “…….As rightly observed by the learned Single Judge, the question as to whether there was a proper notice or not is certainly a disputed question of fact, which cannot be gone into in...

Kerala HC Directs Appearance Of IO In Case Over Missing Child Whose Deceased Body Was Discovered Along With Alleged Detenue's Body

The Kerala High Court, today, directed the investigating officer who was investigating the complaint filed by the mother of a 15 year old missing child, who was later found dead, to appear before the Court tomorrow (March 11) with the case diary.As per facts, 15-year-old girl child from Kasargod district had been missing since February 11. On the same day, Pradeep who is a 42 year old...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 3 - March 9, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 149 – 165]Manjusha K v CBI, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 149N Prakash v R Ashakumari, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 150Sidhique Chundakkadan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 151Sharmina S v Sub Divisional Magistrate, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 152Ibrahim Sherif K V Malathi B P and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 153Lt. Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan and Others v Bijukumar S....

Review Petition Filed In Kerala HC Against CPI(M) Veteran MM Lawrence's Body Donation, Cites Retrieved Video Showing His Wish To Be Buried

Asha Lawrence, daughter of CPI(M) veteran M. M. Lawrence has approached the Kerala High Court once again challenging donation of her father's body to Ernakulam Medical College. She is also joined by her sister Suja Boban in the writ petition. It is submitted that they have recently retrieved a video in which their father had stated that his body should be buried in the place where Suja...