'They Should Be Controlled': Kerala High Court Observes Orally After Woman Sues Resort Over Burn Injuries Allegedly Sustained During Spa

A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court by a 22-year-old girl who allegedly sustained burn injuries on her body from taking a steam bath as part of the Ayurveda spa package at the Kumarakom Heritage Resort, Kottayam district.She alleges that she sustained burn injuries on her body and had to undergo plastic surgeries and skin grafting due to the criminal negligence committed by...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea Against Mammootty Movie 'Bramayugam' After Makers Agree To Change Lead Character's Name

The Kerala High Court today closed a petition which sought the revocation of the certification of the upcoming Mammootty starrer 'Bramayugam' on the ground of alleged defamatory portrayal of a real-life person.Justice Devan Ramachandran heard the matter.The plea was closed following the film makers' submission that the name of the lead character had been changed to address the...

Advocate BA Aloor Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail After Sexual Harassment Allegations Made By Another Client

Advocate BA Aloor has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a complaint filed against him by a client alleging criminal intimidation and sexual harassment.FIR has been lodged for offences under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 294 (b) (obscene acts and songs), 506 (ii) (criminal intimidation) and...

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Transfer Of Justice Anu Sivaraman From Kerala HC To Karnataka HC On Her Request

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Anu Sivaraman from Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court on her request.By a communication dated 16 October 2023, Justice Anu Sivaraman sought a transfer out of the State of Kerala."The Collegium accedes to the request and resolves to recommend that Ms. Justice Anu Sivaraman be transferred, in the interests of the...

Temple Annual Festival: Kerala HC Permits Use Of Loudspeaker For 1 Hour After 10PM Deadline Provided Voice Doesn't Travel Beyond Its Premises

The Kerala High Court has permitted a Temple in Alappuzha district to use the Public Address System till 11 PM, i.e. till one hour after the 10 pm deadline for use of loudspeakers, on the last two days of their annual festival.The petitioner is the President of the Temple and had approached the Court seeking permission to use the Public Address System from 10 PM to 12 PM on main two last days...

S.21 Registration Of Births & Deaths Act Doesn't Authorise Registrar To Compel Parents And Child To Undergo DNA Test: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has made it clear that a Registrar's power to call for information regarding birth or death under Section 21 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 does not extend to order DNA test of a newborn and its parents.Justice VG Arun criticised the Registrar of Cheranalloor Grama Panchayat for refusing to issue birth certificate to the female child born to...

[Kerala Apartment Ownership Act 1983] High-Level Committee Constituted To Recommend Modifications Based On Stakeholder Inputs: Govt Tells High Court

The Kerala High Court has been informed that interested persons can submit their versions, including suggestions in written form before the High-Level Committee constituted by the state government in connection with the Kerala Apartment Ownership Act, 1983.The High-Level Committee was constituted by the government for the identification and rectification of discrepancies between the ...

Kerala High Court Directs Thrissur Corporation To Pay Damages For Demolishing Licensed Bunk Shop Despite Interim Protection Order

The Kerala High Court has ordered Thrissur Corporation to pay Rs. 50,000 damages to a woman whose deceased husband's licensed bunk shop was demolished despite interim protection orders passed by the Court.A single judge bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque said it cannot overlook the "high handed action" of the authority but awarded only nominal damages considering that an alternative shop...

“Depictions Of Black Magic Tarnish Family Reputation”: Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Revocation Of License Of Mammootty's Film 'Brahmayugam'

The Kerala High Court today heard a plea challenging the movie Brahmayugam, specifically the depiction of the lead character 'Kunjumon Potty.The petitioner is the head of Punjamon Illam, a traditional Brahmin household in Kerala. It was stated that the petitioners family lineage, historically engaged in ritualistic practises documented in the book “Aithihymala.”The petitioner claimed that...

Pending Financial Liabilities, Non-Payment Of E-Challans Won't Prohibit Transfer Of Vehicle's Ownership To Wife After Husband's Death: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has permitted the transfer of ownership of the vehicles to the successor wife after the death of her husband stating that pendency of financial liability due to the financier and non-payment of amounts due under the e-challans would not stand in the way of the ownership being transferred to the successor.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice A J Desai and Justice V...

[Masala Bonds Case] Kerala High Court Declines To Interfere With ED Summons Issued To KIIFB, Former Finance Minister Dr Thomas Issac

The Kerala High Court has refused to intervene in two pleas by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and by former Finance Minister Dr Thomas Issac challenging the summons issued to them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to the masala bonds case.Earlier, the Court had directed KIIFB to respond to the summons issued by ED for the production of certified copies...

[S.138 NI Act] Must Examine Those With Direct Knowledge Of Transaction To Prove Allegations Of Cheque Dishonour: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Conviction

The Kerala High Court has stated that the prosecution has to examine a witness who had direct knowledge regarding the transaction, issuance and execution of the cheque to prove dishonour of the cheque.The appellants approached the High Court with a criminal revision petition against the conviction in a cheque dishonor matter under Section 138 NI Act where the cheque was dishonoured for want...