Kerala High Court Refers St. Mary's Basilica Issue For Mediation

The Kerala High Court on Monday (02 March) referred the dispute at St. Mary's Basilica, Kochi for mediation.The Court has appointed Retired Justice T.R Ramachandran Nair as mediator in the dispute. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the order. The Bench was hearing the petition filed by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany who had approached the Court seeking immediate police intervention to...

Kannur Infanticide Case: Kerala High Court Calls For Sessions Court's Opinion On Reference To Govt For Remission Of Sentence

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) called for the opinion of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Taliparamba (Kannur) that convicted Saranya Valsaraj and sentenced her to life imprisonment for the murder of her one-year-old infant son.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the direction while considering an appeal preferred by Saranya challenging...

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP's K Surendran In 2019 Hartal Violence Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday (February 23) stayed all criminal proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader K. Surendran in relation to a 2019 crime perpetrated during a flash hartal.Justice C.S. Dias admitted Surendran's plea to quash criminal proceedings against him and issued notice to the parties. The judge then passed an interim order staying further criminal...

Kerala High Court Flags Potential Misuse Of Booking In Sabarimala Padi Pooja Using False Credentials; Orders Seizure, Production Of Records

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 25) expressed its apprehension that the booking system for the Padi Pooja in Sabarimala temple may have been misused by persons using false credentials for selling their bookings at a profit.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar then ordered the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer of the Travancore...

Magistrate Can't Return Private Complaint Solely For Want Of Accused's Postal Address: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot return a private complaint merely because the complainant has not furnished the postal address of the accused.Justice C S Dias was delivering the judgment in a criminal miscellaneous case. The petitioner had filed a private complaint before the Judicial First-Class Magistrate-II, Thrissur, alleging that the third respondent had...

2017 Actress Assault Case: Kerala Govt Moves High Court Against Acquittal Of Actor Dileep, Three Others

The Kerala Government has approached the High Court challenging a sessions court order acquitting actor Dileep of all charges in the 2017 Actress Assault case. Apart from Dileep who is Accused No. 8, the State has also challenged the acquittal of accused Nos. 7 Charly Thomas, 9 Sanilkumar @ Mesthiri Sanil and 15 Sarath G. Nair who are accused of entering into criminal conspiracy to commit...

CBFC Viewed Film In Full, Certification Can't Be Faulted On Basis Of Teaser Alone: High Court On Row Over 'Kerala Story 2'

The Kerala High Court on Friday (27 February), while paving way for release of the film 'Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond', observed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) grants certifications after viewing a film in full, and the same cannot be faulted on the basis of few teaser clips. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan...

Kerala High Court Lifts Stay On Release Of 'The Kerala Story 2' Movie; Stays Single Bench Order

The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 27) paved way for release of the movie 'The Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond'. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan stayed a single judge order which had stayed its release scheduled today and posted the case after two weeks.The Court passed the order in the writ appeals preferred by producer Vipul...

'Deplorable State Of Affairs': Kerala High Court Raps State After Tribal Man Killed In Elephant Attack At Aralam Farm

The Kerala High Court on Friday (27 February) criticised the State over the condition of Aralam Farm in Kannur District in light of the death of a person belonging to tribal community in an elephant attack on Friday morning. A Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian were hearing petitions concerning the human- wildlife conflict in Wayanad...

CMO Bulk Messaging Issue: Kerala Government Assures High Court No Further Messages Till Monday

The Kerala government on Friday (February 27) submitted before the High Court that its earlier undertaking to refrain from disseminating bulk messages from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) can continue till Monday (March 2).Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas recorded the submission of the special government pleader while considering a plea alleging that the CMO has violated the privacy of...

SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HC

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, has recommended the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, presently a Judge of the Kerala High Court (parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has been made in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on March 5,...

Kerala High Court Reserves Order On 'Kerala Story 2' Movie Producer's Appeal Against Single Bench's Stay On Release

The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard appeals preferred by the producer of the movie 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' against the interim order of the Single Judge granting stay on the release of the movie, slated to hit the theatres tomorrow.The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan heard the appeals urgently today, at 7:30 p.m., just hours after...