Lawyer Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Bar Council Of India's Bar On Election Process For State Bar Councils

A lawyer has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the Order issued by the Bar Council of India (BCI) interdicting State Bar Councils from initiating the process of election for constituting a new Bar council, despite the expiry of the term of the existing Bar Council. Justice Devan Ramachandran today sought the response of the BCI and the Bar Council of Kerala (BCK) in the matter....

Kerala High Court Seeks Views Of Bar Members On Applications Submitted For Designation As Senior Advocate

The Kerala High Court has sought the views of the Members of the Bar on the applications submitted by various candidates for designation as 'Senior Advocates'. The notice issued by the Registrar General of the High Court has invited the suggestions of the members of the Bar and other stakeholders to be made within 30 days. It has further been stated that the views on the proposed names...

Titanium Company Scam : Kerala High Court Orders CBI Investigation, Says State VACB Not Equipped To Deal With International Transactions

The Kerala High Court directed the Central Government to order the CBI to investigate the corruption allegations involving high officials of Titanium Company for entrusting its pollution abatement cum capacity expansion project involving above 256 crore rupees to M/s.Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited (MECON).“Resultantly, respondent No.4 is directed to issue...

Kerala High Court Stays State Government Order Mandating Installation Of Surveillance Cameras On Private Buses

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the State government's order mandating the installation of security cameras in private buses. The Transport Commissioner had issued Orders, mandating all private stage carriers in the State to be fitted with functional surveillance cameras as a precondition for renewal of their Certificates of Fitness from November 1, 2023. Justice Dinesh Kumar...

Farmers Who Sell Grains To Govt Can't Be Shown As Borrowers In Paddy Receipt Sheets, Their Credit Rating Can't Be Affected : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court yesterday held that farmers who sell their paddy to the Government of Kerala through Supplyco(Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation) under the tripartite agreement cannot be treated as borrowers. It noted that under the tripartite agreement, Supplyco has to obtain loan from the bank to make payments to the farmers, so Supplyco is the borrower and not the...

'Madhu Lynching A Blot On Social Conscience & Cultural Fabric' : Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of 12 Convicts

The Kerala High Court today rejected the plea for suspension of sentence of 12 convicts out of the 13 convicts in case of brutal lynching of a mentally challenged tribal youth, Madhu, to death for stealing rice from a grocery shop in Attappady in Kerala in February 2018.The Division Bench comprising Justice P.B.Suresh Kumar and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar rejected the suspension of sentence...

Verify Efficacy Of ‘My Kochi’ App For Septage Waste Collection : Kerala High Court To Cochin Corporation

The Kerala High Court today directed the Secretary of the Cochin Corporation to verify the efficacy of ‘My Kochi’ app which is a mobile application developed by the Kochi Corporation for septage collection and to resolve public grievances regarding it.Justice Devan Ramachandran directed the Standing Counsel of the Corporation to obtain specific instructions and to submit a report before...

Kerala High Court Seeks To Know Purpose Of Surrogacy Rules Amendment Barring Couples From Using Donor Oocytes

A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the recent amendment introduced by Central Government in the Surrogacy Regulations Rules, 2022. As per the new amendment introduced in March 2023, intending couples who wants to undergo surrogacy can only use their own gametes and not donor gametes. Before the amendment, the rule permitted the usage of donor oocytes...

Section 147 MV Act| Loading/Unloading Worker In Goods Carriage Also Entitled To Benefit Of Policy In Case Of Death, Injury: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday laid down that a loading and unloading worker of the owner of a Tipper Lorry would also be covered under the ambit of classes of employees mentioned under clause (c) of the first proviso to Section 147(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ('MV Act, 1988'). Section 147 of MV Act lays down the requirements of policies and the limits of liability. Clause (c) to...

[Farmer's Plea] Kerala High Court Directs Expert Committee To Submit Report On Paddy Procurement Process

The Kerala High Court passed an interim order directing the Expert Committee constituted by the state government to submit report on the process of paddy procurement in the state.Justice Devan Ramachandran passed the interim order while considering a plea moved by the paddy-cultivating farmers of Palakkad district who have approached the Court seeking for measures to revamp and improve the...

Eateries Must Exhibit Date & Time Of Food Preparation On Packaging: Kerala High Court In 'Shawarma Death' Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the issuance of instructions to eateries to exhibit the date and time of preparation of food articles on its packaging. The Court issued the direction while considering a plea by the mother of a 16-year-old who lost her life in 2022, upon consuming the dish, 'Shawarma'. Justice Devan Ramachandran in this regard, also directed necessary steps to be...

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code : Section 14 Does Not Bar Finalisation Of Assessment, Adjudication Proceedings: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently laid down that assessment orders could not be set aside on the ground of the Official Liquidator not having been heard while finalizing the assessment, since Section 14 of IBC does not bar finalisation of the assessment and adjudication proceedings in respect of the taxes. "On the resolution once the reference has been admitted, there is moratorium for recovery...