GST Levy On Group Health Insurance Policies Challenged; Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To Union Bank Pensioners

The Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to retired employees of the Union Bank by allowing them to renew their group health insurance policies without paying the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the premium.The Court passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by Vinod Mukundan and others, including the All India Union Bank Pensioners & Retirees Federation, challenging...

Kerala High Court Directs Administrative Committee Of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple To Submit Comprehensive Report On Repair Works

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (29 October) directed the Administrative Committee of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple to submit a comprehensive report on the repairr works being carried out in the temple. The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha were considering a petition which alleged defects in Moolavigraha (principal idol) of Sree...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Review Petition Against Body Donation Of Deceased CPI(M) Leader MM Lawrence

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 29) dismissed a review petition filed by the daughters of deceased veteran CPI(M) leader M M Lawrence, against rejection of their appeal challenging an order permitting donation of their father's body. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S Manu delivered the judgment. The review petition was filed on the ground that...

Suspicious Husband Can Turn Matrimonial Life Into Living Hell: Kerala High Court Grants Divorce To Woman Suspected Of Infidelity

While granting divorce to a woman, the Kerala High Court observed that an unfounded suspicion of a husband amounts to a serious form of cruelty.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was delivering the judgment in a matrimonial appeal filed by the wife against the decision of Family Court, Kottayam which declined the relief of divorce sought by...

Limitation Period Begins To Run On The Date 'Continuous Breach' Of Contract Ceases: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has said that under Section 55 of the Limitation Act where a contract is breached and if the breach is continuous, the limitation period begins to run from the date the breach ceases. A division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar, delivered the judgment in an appeal filed against a trial court order dismissing suit for damages for breach...

Constitutional Remedy Cannot Be Invoked By Litigant To Avoid Approaching Tribunal Under SARFAESI Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that a litigant cannot use the constitutional remedy of writ petitions as an alternative to avoid approaching the Tribunal under the SARFAESI Act, which would require the payment of fees.A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S was considering a writ petition challenging proceedings initiated...

Kerala High Court Explains Concept Of 'Contradictions' Under Indian Evidence Act & Pre-Trap Verification In Corruption Cases

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified what constitutes a contradiction in law and under what circumstances an omission can be treated as a contradiction under the Evidence Act.Justice A Badharudeen was delivering a judgment in the corruption case of a former village office under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.The case arose, when the appellant, a former Village Officer...

S.263 Income Tax Act Can Be Invoked When AO Fails To Address Core Issue In Assessment Order: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, can be invoked where the Assessing Officer (AO) fails to address a core issue in the assessment order. The bench opined that the main issue does not appear to have been addressed by the assessing authority while issuing an order under Section 143(3) of the Act. Since the assessment order does not appear to...

Citing SC Observation, Kerala High Court Refrains From Hearing Anticipatory Bail Plea Filed Directly Without Approaching Sessions Court

The Kerala High Court has refused to entertain an anticipatory bail plea filed directly before it, without approaching the Sessions Court first.In doing so, Justice K Babu cited Supreme Court's observation in Mohammed Rasal C v. State of Kerala (2025), issuing notice to the Kerala High Court for "bypassing" the Sessions Court.The Top Court had held that though concurrent jurisdiction is...

Kerala High Court Modifies Order To Trace Missing Kuwaiti Man, Directs State Police Chief To Constitute SIT

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 27) modified the interim order which directed the Commissioner of Police to constitute a Special Investigation Team to trace out Suraj Lama, who has been missing since October 5 after he arrived in Kochi from Kuwait.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha took up the matter at the request of the...

Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan's Son Unqualified For IHRD Directorship, Was Appointed Due To Political Clout: KTU Dean To Kerala High Court

Dean (Academics) of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. Vinu Thomas has told the Kerala High Court that Dr. VA Arunkumar–son of late former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan–is not qualified to be appointed as director of Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD).Thomas's counter affidavit was filed in an appeal moved by Dr. VA Arunkumar challenging the Single Judge's direction to...

S.36(1)(vii) Income Tax Act | Closing Individual Debtor Accounts Not Mandatory For Bad Debt Deduction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that closing individual debtor accounts is not mandatory for bad debt deduction under Section 36(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 36(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, deals with the deduction of bad debts. It allows the taxpayer to claim a deduction for bad debts that have been written off in the books of accounts during the previous...