Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Appoints Retd Justice VG Arun As Chairman Of High Power Committee For Implementing Sabarimala Master Plan
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (April 7) appointed retired Justice V.G. Arun as the Chairman of the High Power Committee for implementation of the Sabarimala Master Plan.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar noted that since the previous Chairman, Retd. Justice S. Siri Jagan, had passed away earlier this year, it was necessary to appointment a...
Kerala High Court Directs Urgent Steps To Ensure Postal Ballots For Voters On Election Duty
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (08 April) directed immediate corrective steps to ensure that election duty personnel receive their postal ballots without delay.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the order while considering a writ petition filed by the Kerala N.G.O. Union, which had alleged large-scale denial of voting rights to government officials deployed for election duty.According to...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Centre, NCC On Appeal Against Exclusion Of Transgender Persons From National Cadet Corps
The Kerala High Court on Monday (April 6) admitted the appeal challenging a Single Bench judgment which held that exclusion of transgender persons from the National Cadet Corps (NCC) does not currently violate the Constitution of India.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishnan Kumar also issued notice to the Central and State Governments, NCC, and other respondents...
Kerala High Court Pushes For Urgent Clearance Of Court Infrastructure Works Amid Model Code Of Conduct
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (April 7) directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to expedite the process for granting permission to undertake the urgent infrastructural works required in the High Court and other courts in view of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the State due to the upcoming Assembly elections.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and...
Kerala High Court Directs Urgent Action On Dangerous Road Conditions Near Kochi Metro Pillars
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (07 April) directed immediate corrective action to address hazardous road conditions along metro rail corridors in Kochi, following a Public Interest Litigation highlighting safety risks and fatal accidents.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. considered averments highlighting multiple instances of road surface...
Kerala High Court Seeks Affidavit On Action Taken Over Digital Survey Vigilance Report; Orders Removal Of Misleading Posts On Earlier Order
The Kerala High Court on Monday (06 April) directed the Revenue Secretary to file an affidavit detailing the steps taken pursuant to the Vigilance Enquiry Report regarding the procurement process tied to the state's Digital Survey Project.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Shaji J. Kodankandath...
Does Transgender Persons Amendment Act Affect Persons Already Undergoing Hormone Therapy? Kerala High Court Asks Centre
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (April 07) orally asked the Centre whether a person already undergoing a hormonal sex replacement therapy, be affected due to their alleged exclusion from the definition of 'transgender person' by virtue of the Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas raised the query while hearing two pleas challenging...
Kerala High Court Rejects Plea To Stall Movie Allegedly Inspired By Venjaramoodu Mass Murder Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (April 7) dismissed the plea preferred against the release of movie 'Kaalam Paranja Kadha', which is allegedly inspired by the Venjaramoodu Mass Murder case.The plea was preferred by the father of the accused, who stated that the movie may prejudice the trial in the case, which is still pending before the Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram.Justice Bechu...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Election Petition Filed By Independent Candidate Against Union Minister Suresh Gopi
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (07 April) dismissed an Election Petition filed against Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi challenging his election from Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath pronounced the order today in the open Court in a plea filed by Joshi Villadom, who has contested as an Independent Candidate from Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency in...
Employees' Compensation Claim Not Barred For Want Of Section 10 Notice If Employer Had Knowledge Of Accident: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that absence of formal notice under Section 10 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, does not bar an employee's compensation claim where the employer had prior knowledge of the accident.Justice S. Manu delivered the judgment in an appeal against an order by the Employees Compensation Commission, granting compensation to the respondent for injuries sustained...
'Nurses Strike Illegal, Unfair Labour Practice': Kerala Private Hospital Association Tells High Court
The Kerala Private Hospitals Association on Monday (April 06) told the High Court that the strike undertaken by the nurses association in the State was illegal for being violative of the provisions of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and amounted to an unfair labour practice.Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim was considering a batch of petitions, including a plea preferred by the Kerala...