Kerala High Court Directs DLSA To Provide Assistance To Family Of 9-Yr-Old Hit-And-Run Victim To Get Accident Compensation

The Kerala High Court directed the Kozhikode District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) to render all necessary assistance to the family of the minor child Drishana to help them submit claims to get victim compensation for being a road accident victim.Reportedly, 9-year-old Drishana got hit by a moving car in February 2024. The vehicle did not stop after the accident. She has been in a state...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Take Custody Of All Vehicles Driven Dangerously During Onam Celebrations At Farook And Nehar College

Kerala High Court had directed the state to take custody of all vehicles which were used dangerously in the Onam show at Naher College in Kannur and Farook College in Kozhikode.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P. G. Ajithkumar orally directed to register crime against the drivers and owner of the vehicles. The Court also asked to get the details of other persons in...

[2015 Kerala Assembly Ruckus Case] High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Three Congress Legislators

The Kerala High Court has quashed proceedings against former Congress MLAs M A Vaheed, Dominic Presentation, K Sivadasan Nair in the 2015 Kerala Legislative Assembly Ruckus case.Former LDF legislators K K Lathika and Jameela Prakasham filed complaints against the legislators for obstructing their movement inside the Assembly by using force and touching their bodies. The Magistrate had...

[Wayanad Landslides] 'Grievance Of Survivors Not Redressed Within Two Weeks Must Be Brought Before Us': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court directed the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) and Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) to bring before the court, the unredressed grievances of survivors in the Wayanad landslides.The Division Bench comprising the Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. ordered that the Court would monitor the...

Kerala High Court Dismisses VD Satheesan's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into KFON Project Over Allegations Of Corruption

The Kerala High Court today dismissed the plea filed by Leader of the Opposition of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and MLA V D Satheeshan seeking a probe by the Central Investigating Agency (CBI) into the conception and execution of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project Ltd. (K-FON) and to quash the award of contract to implement the project to he consortium comprising of Bharat...

Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Moto Case After Two Police Officers Attack Lawyer Inside Alleppey Court, Mulls SOP For Police Conduct

The Kerala High Court has initiated a suo case to deal with instances of violence against members of the legal fraternity by the police. The suo moto case was initiated based on a letter submitted by the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) to the Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque seeking action against the police officers who attacked a lawyer within the premises of...

[Justice Hema Committee Report] Director Vinayan Moves Kerala HC Challenging Inclusion Of B Unnikrishnan As Member In Draft Policy Committee

A plea has been moved by prominent South Indian Film Director Vinayan challenging the government order dated July 15, 2023, that appointed Director B Unnikrishnan, the secretary of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) as a member of the committee for the formulation of policy related to cinema based on the Justice Hema Committee Report.The draft policy committee constituted in...

Vehicle Owners Cannot Be Penalised For Glazing Windows With Plastic Film If They Conform To Stipulated Standards & Specifications: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that motor vehicles cannot be penalised for using Safety Glass or Safety Glazing including glazing with plastics in their windscreens or window glasses if they comply with stipulated standards and specifications.The Court was considering whether motor vehicle owners using safety glazing complying with the Standards of Visual Transmission of Light (VLT) as per Rule...

Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Police Officer For Remarks Against Walayar Rape Victims, Asks DGP To Consider Action Against News Channel

The Kerala High Court has quashed the criminal case filed against Superintendent of Police M. P. Sojan for making distasteful comments against the child victims in Walayar rape case. He was booked under Section 23(1) Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) for making comments against the children in '24 News' channel. The Court said that at the time of making of the...

Kerala HC Invokes 'Parens Patriae' Jurisdiction To Protect Vulnerable Minors, Allows Mother To Take Children To UAE Without Father's Consent

The Kerala High Court has permitted a mother to take her minor children to UAE by invoking its parens patriae jurisdiction. The Court stated that constitutional courts can invoke parens patriae jurisdiction to protect the rights of vulnerable adults and minors. A petitioner mother has approached the Court seeking permission to take her children to the UAE to obtain permanent residency, as...

Malayalam Cine Actor Baburaj Approaches High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case

Malayalam movie actor Baburaj has moved an anticipatory bail application before the Kerala High Court in connection with a rape and sexual harassment case lodged against him at the Adimali police station in Idukki.The matter came before Justice C. S. Dias and the Court has sought instructions from the Government. The complainant has come forward with the allegation after publication of...

Actor Jayasoorya Moves Kerala High Court For Anticipatory Bail Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

Prominent Malayalam film actor Jayasroorya has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with sexual abuse allegations made against him after publication of the Justice Hema Committee Report.Jayasroorya apprehends arrest under Section 354 A (sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment) and Section 354 D (stalking) of IPC. Crime was registered against...