Kerala High Court
Actress Assault Case: Kerala High Court Orders Completion Of Probe In FIRs Registered On Dileep's Plea Against Media Trial Within Two Months
The Kerala High Court has recently (20 February) directed the State to complete the investigation in the FIRs registered pursuant to its order in Malayalam cine actor Dileep's plea against media trial, within two months.Justice C Pratheep Kumar issued the direction. The petition was filed alleging that the directive that prohibited the publication, broadcast and telecast of trial proceedings...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Finalise SOP To Curb Overloaded Goods Vehicles On National Highways
The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to finalise and implement the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for enforcement against overloading on National Highways.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K V Jayakumar issued the directions while disposing of a writ petition which sought implementation of measures to prevent overloading and...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Ensure OPD, Essential Medical Services Not Disrupted Amid Medical College Doctors' Strike
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 26) directed the State government to ensure that Out-Patient and essential medical services in Government Medical Colleges are not disrupted due to the on-going doctors' strike in the State.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the State to...
'Wholly Unacceptable': Kerala High Court Raps Devaswom Board Over Poor Sanitation At Chottanikkara Temple Despite ₹2–4 Crore Monthly Income
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 25) pulled up the Cochin Devaswom Board for not taking effective steps to carry out the Suchitwa Mission's recommendations to maintain cleanliness in Chottanikkara Temple inspite of having monthly income of ₹2 to ₹4 crores.It also directed the Board to designate a Nodal Officer and team of officers to implement the same in a time-bound...
Kerala High Court Relaxes Bar On Issuance Of Patta In Munnar; Allows Processing Of Land Assignment Claims For Pre-1971 Occupants
The Kerala High Court has recently (23 February) permitted the State to process applications for assignment of government land to persons who claim occupation, if such occupation is before 1st August, 1971, with limitation and conditions prescribed under the Kerala Land Assignment Rules, 1964 in the Munnar land encroachment case.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and...
Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused Booked For Embezzling Sale Proceeds Of Sabarimala's Adiya Sishtam Ghee
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (February 24) denied anticipatory bail to Jithusooraj S.K., part-time shanti and the 31st accused in the crime registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Pathanamthitta in relation to the embezzlement of sale proceeds of Adiya Sishtam Ghee in Sabarimala.Justice A. Badharudeen noted that the FIR was registered on the basis of the Division Bench's...
'Kerala Doesn't Have Dignity As Such, Dignity Is Of India': Kerala Story 2 Producer To High Court
Producer of The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond has objected to the locus standi of the petitioners who have moved pleas before the Kerala High Court challenging the censor certification granted to the film, over alleged defamation of the State.The senior counsel appearing for the producer submitted before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas that the pleas are in the nature of public interest and...
'People Need Open Spaces': Kerala High Court Pulls Up Development Authority Over Kiosks On Queen's Walkway, Orders Status Quo
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (February 24) orally remarked that the people in Ernakulam are being harmed with the conversion of areas kept aside for public benefit into commercial spaces, including the proposed construction of 20 kiosks in the Queen's Walkway.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a plea preferred by the Tritvam Apartment Owners Association and its President,...
Kerala High Court Grants Leave To Advocates' Association To Seek Review Of Mandatory SHO Verification In Bank Account Defreezing Cases
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (25 February) granted leave to the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) to file a review petition challenging a recent High Court direction that mandates police verification of petitioners in cases seeking defreezing of bank accounts.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M allowed the...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Alleged LTTE Operative In NIA Terror Funding Case After Four Years in Custody
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24 February) granted bail to an alleged LTTE Operative who attempted to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), for the purpose of waging war against Sri Lanka, citing prolonged incarceration and the constitutional right to a speedy trial.A Division Bench comprising Justice Susrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P V Balakrishnan allowed the...
'Purpose Defeated': Kerala High Court Orders Discontinuation Of Kannur Corporation's 60 Year-Old-Siren Installed During Indo-Pak War
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment ordering the stoppage of Kannur Corporation's 60-year-old siren, which was installed in 1965 during the Indo-Pakistan war as a civil defence mechanism.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering a public interest litigation praying to discontinue the operation of the high-intensity siren.Allowing...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Alleging Misuse Of Broadcasting License Of 'Reporter TV' Channel
The Kerala High Court on Monday (23 February) issued notice to the Centre on a plea alleging violation of the Union Government's Broadcasting guidelines in the operation of Malayalam news channel 'Reporter TV'.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued notice and directed the standing counsel to get instructions in the matter. The petition is filed by Sabu M Jacob, Managing Director of Kitex...