Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Questions ECI Over Alleged Denial Of Voting Rights To 20,000 Election Duty Staff
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (April 28) questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over allegations that more than 20,000 election duty staff were unable to cast their votes in the Assembly elections held on April 9.Justice K. V. Jayakumar was hearing a batch of writ petitions alleging large-scale denial of voting rights to government officials deployed on election duty during...
Kerala Assembly Polls 2026 : High Court Directs Swift Action On Candidate's Complaint Over Strong Room Opening
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28 April) directed the Chief Electoral Officer to consider and dispose of representations alleging the opening of strong room storing ballot boxes of General Election in the State within three days. Justice K. V. Jayakumar issued the order in a plea by UDF candidate Adv. K. Praveen which alleged that the strong room located at JDT Islam Convention Centre,...
Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case Over Violence In Hartal Over Nithin Raj Death
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28 April) initiated a suo motu case over instances of violence reported during the hartal called over the death of BDS student Nithin Raj. The statewide hartal was called upon by various Dalit organisations in Kerala, demanding justice in connection with the death of Nithin Raj, a BDS student who died by suicide. The family has alleged that Nithin has...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Blocking of MediaOne's Facebook Page
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28 April) issued notice on a plea filed by Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited, broadcaster of Media One news channel, challenging blocking of its official Facebook page in India.Justice K.V. Jayakumar issued the notice to the respondents and directed the Central government and Meta to file counter affidavits. The petitioner, contends that its Facebook page...
Denial Of Additional Time To Lead Evidence Not A Violation Of Natural Justice To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that alleged procedural lapses such as denial of additional time to adduce evidence, do not automatically justify bypassing statutory appellate remedies to approach High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.Justice Gopinath P was delivering the judgment in a writ petition filed by Majlis English Medium School challenging an order of the Controlling...
Advocate AK Preeta Sworn In As Additional Judge Of Kerala High Court
Advocate Preeta Aravindan Krishnamma has sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court on Monday (April 27).The Centre had notified her appointment last week. Chief Justice Soumen Sen administered the oath for the newly appointed judge.Justice Preeta expressed her gratitude to all her family members, mentors, the members of the Collegium, classmates, colleagues, teachers,...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 to April 26, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 208 – 225]Hans Joseph v. Union of India and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 208Neonova Munnar LLP and Anr. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 209Shajeer v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 210Ratheesh v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 211Sreekumar M.R and Ors. v. Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 212State of...
Custodial Torture | Complaints Authority Can Recommend Criminal Case Even Against Retired Officers U/S 110 Kerala Police Act: High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, clarified that Section 110 of the Kerala Police Act grants power to the Police Complaints Authority to recommend registration of criminal cases against even retired police officers for custodial torture.Justice P.M. Manoj was considering a writ petition challenging the order of the District Police Complaints Authority, Alappuzha that dismissed the...
Kerala High Court Permits Vadakkumnatha Temple Advisory Committee To Put Up Advertisement Boards During Thrissur Pooram
The Kerala High Court on Friday (April 24) permitted the Temple Advisory Committee of Sree Vadakkumnatha Temple to install advertisement boards in Vadakkumnathan Kshetra Maidan during Thrissur Pooram.The vacation bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar allowed a Devaswom Board Application filed by the Temple Advisory Committee challenging an order of the Cochin...
DV Act | Magistrate Has Inherent Power To Restore Case Dismissed For Default If Sufficient Cause Shown: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, held that a magistrate has inherent power to restore a petition under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act that was dismissed for default.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar opined:“for ensuring the effective protection under the D.V.Act it is to be held that a Magistrate who has power to dismiss a case for default inherently...
'Land Once Acquired Can't Be Returned Even If Purpose Not Achieved': Kerala High Court Refuses Reconveyance After 37 Years
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State cannot be directed to return the land that it acquired from a person even if the purpose of the acquisition became impossible or redundant.It, however, added that the State had a duty to maintain the land properly and put it to use as is legally mandated.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was...