Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Use Of 'Indian Premier League' Name For IPL
The Kerala High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the legality of name “Indian Premier League” used by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for conducting IPL.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M disposed of the petition noting that there is no merit in the argument by the petitioner....
Kerala High Court Brings Regulations To Curb Sexual Harassment Of Women At High Court
The Chief Justice of Kerala High Court has notified the Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the High Court of Kerala (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2026.The Regulations will come into effect from March 23, 2026. Definition of Sexual HarassmentAs per Regulation 2(m), sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following unwelcome acts or...
Kerala High Court Allows Consumer Commission Member To Continue Beyond Tenure Till Rules Are Amended, Fresh Recruitment Done
The Kerala High Court has recently allowed a member of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Malappuram to continue in the post beyond his original tenure, till fresh recruitment is made after appointment rules are suitably amended.Justice N. Nagaresh issued the interim order and directed the respondents to file a counter affidavit within three weeks. The...
Vellapally Natesan Files Appeal Before Kerala High Court Against Removal As SNDP General Secretary
Vellapally Natesan has approached the Kerala High Court in an appeal challenging the Single Judge judgment ordering his removal as the General Secretary of the Aruvipuram Sree Narayana Dharma Paripala Yogan (SNDP Yogam).The litigation traces back to complaints alleging that certain directors of the Yogam had incurred disqualification under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, primarily...
Kerala Govt Proposes Three-Pillar Strategy To Address Human-Wildlife Conflict, Submits Report To High Court
The Kerala Chief Secretary has submitted a report before the High Court, detailing the road map put in place by the State for dealing with human-wildlife conflict in Aralam and Wayanad areas.The report was submitted before a Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian hearing a batch of writ petitions concerning the issue. The judges had...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court's Observations in Thanthri Rajeev's Bail
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 March) stayed the observations made by the Special Court against the investigation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala Gold Theft case. Justice A. Badharudeen issued the order in the plea moved by the State seeking to cancel the bail granted to Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev Thantri, who is arrayed as an accused in the Sabarimala gold...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Ex-MLA Antony Raju's Conviction In Evidence Tampering Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 march) dismissed the plea preferred by former MLA Antony Raju seeking to set aside the order of the District and Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram that rejected his application to suspend his conviction in the Evidence Tampering case. Justice C. Jayachandran delivered the judgment. Antony Raju was arrayed as the the second accused in an evidence...
Kerala High Court Upholds Non-Maintainability Of Writ Petitions In Bar Association Election Disputes
The Kerala High Court on Monday (16 March) reaffirmed that disputes concerning elections to Bar Associations are matters of internal administration and cannot be challenged through writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar was delivering the judgment in an appeal against dismissal of a writ petition...
S.88 Registration Act | Govt Officer Exempt From Personal Appearance Even If Document Registered In Another State: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that government officers exempted from personal appearance for document registration under Section 88 of the Registration Act, 1908 retain that exemption even when the document is registered in another State.Justice P.V Balakrishnan delivered the judgment in a writ petition, where the Court examined whether a registering authority in one State can insist on...
Co-Owner's Undertaking To Accept “Whatever Amount” On Future Sale Cannot Bar Statutory Right To Partition: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that an indefinite undertaking by a co-owner agreeing to accept “whatever amount” another party may pay on a future sale of property cannot bar a statutory right to seek partition.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment in a regular first appeal, affirming a preliminary decree for partition passed by...
Kerala High Court Directs Nurses' Union To Defer Strike Till March 19, Refers Wage Dispute With Private Hospitals To Mediation
The Kerala High Court on Friday (March 13) suggested mediation at the High Court Mediation Centre to resolve the issues between private hospital management and the nurses association regarding wages, service conditions, etc.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. directed the Kerala Private Hospital Association, the Kerala United Nurses Association, Kerala Private Medical College Management Association,...
Suraj Lama Case: Kerala High Court Allows Amendment Alleging State Negligence Led To Death, Seeking Compensation
The Kerala High Court on Monday (16 March) allowed an application to amend the habeas corpus petition filed in connection with Suraj Lama, an Indian citizen who was deported from Kuwait but went missing after arriving at Kochi.As per the application moved by Lama's son, State negligence led to Lama's death and it must now pay compensation for violation of his fundamental rights.The Division...