Kerala HC Suggests Constitution Of A Tribunal Or Ombudsman To Hear Grievances Related To 'School Kalolsavam'

The Kerala High Court suggested constituting a body in the nature of Tribunal or Ombudsman for considering grievances related to School Kalolsavam an annual art event organized by the state government comprising of competitions for school students across the state.Justice C. Jayachandran made this observation taking into account that large number of cases relating to School Kalolsavam was...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: December 2024 [Citations: 766 - 828]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 766 - 828]C. Alavi v The State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 766T. N. Mukundan v State of Kerala and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 767Motorsigns India v State of Kerala & Connected Matters, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 768Nizar v State of Kerala , 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 769Aravindakshan P. R. v Assistant Director, ED and Another, 2024 LiveLaw...

ESI's Refusal To Reimburse Medical Expenses On Minor Technical Grounds Arbitrary: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Honourable Mr. Justice C.S. Dias of the Kerala High Court ruled against the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in a medical reimbursement case. The court held that ESIC's refusal to reimburse expenses for an emergency liver transplantation on grounds such as non-submission of an 'emergency certificate' was hyper-technical and arbitrary....

Kerala High Court Quarterly Digest: October - December, 2024 [Citations: 608 – 828]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 608 – 828 ]XXX v State of Kerala & Connected Matter, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 608N. Bhasurangan v The Assistant Director & Akhiljith J. B. v The Assistant Director, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 609E. Sreedharan v State of Kerala and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 610Naveed Raza v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 611Vineesh v Raji...

Bar Councils Cannot Charge Fees To Verify Certificates Of Enrollment Applicants : Kerala High Court

The direction issued by the Bar Council of India to collect Rs 2500 as verification fee cannot be implemented, the Court ruled.

Kerala High Court Directs 'Mridanga Vision' Proprietor's Surrender In Connection With Event Where MLA Uma Thomas Was Injured

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 31) directed the sole proprietor of Mridanga Vision, Nigoshkumar M to surrender before the investigation officer on January 2 (Thursday), while disposing of his anticipatory bail plea moved over the accident caused to Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas.Mridanga Vision had organized 'Mridanga Naadam', an event conducted with an intention of setting a...

Kerala HC Stays Proceedings By Police Asking Malayalam Newspaper To Disclose Source On Report About Alleged Data Leak Of PSC Applicants

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 31) stayed further proceedings in connection to notices issued by the police's Crime Branch to Malayalam language newspaper Madhyamam Daily asking it to reveal how it accessed a note by the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) which is stated to have said that the name and password of several PSC applicants were available on the dark web.Madhyamam...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 23 - December 29, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 823 – 826 ]The Management Committee of Chempazhanthi Agricultural Improvement Co-operative Society and Another v The Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 823XXX v Union of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 824M/s Elstone Tea Estates Ltd. v State of Kerala And Connected Case, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 825Chavakkad...

Longevity Of Service Cannot Be Sole Reason For Claiming Regularisation: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A single bench of Justice Harisankar V. Menon dismissed petitions by Cochin Port Trust firemen seeking regularisation and pay parity with permanent firemen. The court observed that the firemen were engaged only as Leave Reserve Pool (LRP) workers and were not entitled to regularisation or equal pay. Relying on Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Umadevi (3) [(2006) 4 SCC...

Charitable Society Looking After Socio-Economic And Welfare Matters Of Ex-Servicemen, Their Families Can Levy Service Tax: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court stated that services by charitable society who look after socio-economic and welfare matters of ex-serviceman and their families is liable to service tax. The Division Bench of Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Easwaran S. observed that “for an association like the assessee, the embarking on a transaction that is designed to earn income for its members,...

'Mridanga Vision' Proprietor Moves Kerala HC Seeking Anticipatory Bail Over Accident At Event Which Injured MLA Uma Thomas

Nigoshkumar M., the sole proprietor of 'Mridanga Vision' has moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail over the accident caused to Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas.Reportedly, the MLA fell from the 15-foot VIP gallery erected at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the event 'Mridanga Naadam'. The program was organized by Mridanga Vision with an intention to set a Guinness World Record and...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Nominal Index Citations: [2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 1-275]Union of India & Ors. v. P.K. Santhosh Kumar, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 1P C Najeeb v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 2George Mathew v. State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 3XXX v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Ranjith Kumar K.V. & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors., 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 5X v Y, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 6Thazheveettil...