Kerala High Court
High Courts Work Even On Holidays, Denial Of Compensatory Leave To Its Officers Illegal, Violates Article 229: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 28) held that denial of compensatory leave to the Gazetted Officers of the High Court is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 229 of the Constitution.Justice N. Nagaresh observed: “In High Court, the functional realities are materially different from other Government Departments. Administrative and judicial work continues even during...
Telling Someone 'Go Away And Die' In Heat Of Quarrel Doesn't Amount To Abetment Of Suicide: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that casual or angry utterances made during a quarrel, without the requisite mens rea, do not amount to abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.Justice C Pratheep Kumar, was delivering the judgement in a criminal revision petition against a Sessions Court order rejecting the application for discharge. The Session Judge has also...
Confession Made To Police Can't Be Used Against Co-Accused Without Independent Evidence: Kerala High Court Acquits Man In Theft Case
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that a confession made to the police by one accused cannot be used to convict a co-accused in the absence of an independent incriminating evidence.Justice M B Snehalatha was delivering a judgment in a criminal revision petition filed by the second accused in a theft case. The petitioner challenged the conviction and sentence for the offence punishable...
'At Least Final Report Should Be There': Kerala High Court Says FIRs In Other Rape Cases Not Antecedents Against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 28) reserved its verdict in the anticipatory bail plea preferred by Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in rape and miscarriage case.Subsequent to the registration of the present crime, two other complaints alleging him of rape have been filed by two different women, which the prosecution argued has to be taken as criminal antecedents.Dr. Justice...
Kerala High Court Closes Pleas Against Sprinklr Deal, Says There Was No Data Sharing By State
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (28 January) closed a batch of writ petitions which questioned the data confidentiality of the State government's agreement with US-based data analytics firm Sprinklr Inc. for managing COVID-19 related data.The division bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, confirmed the earlier directions issued by a division bench of the Court...
POCSO Act | False 'Sexual Harassment' Allegation Won't Attract Prosecution Under Section 22: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a prosecution for making a false complaint under Section 22 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) is maintainable only if the alleged false information relates to offences under Sections 3 (penetrative sexual assault), 5 (Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault), 7 (Sexual Assault) or 9 (Aggravated Sexual Assault) of...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Criticises SIT For Delay In Filing Chargesheet Leading To Accused Being Released On Default Bail
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 27) orally criticised the Special Investigation Team for its delay in submitting the final report in the Sabarimala gold theft case, which has led to some of the accused being released on statutory bail.Recently, the prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty was granted statutory bail in one of the cases and Murari Babu was also granted default bail by the...
Kerala High Court Raps Authorities Over Non-Removal Of Pilgrims' Clothes From Pampa River At Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 27) pulled up the Travancore Devaswom Board for ignoring the directions issued to remove clothes dumped in River Pampa after pilgrimage season in Sabarimala.The Division Bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu petition, which it had closed earlier this month after it was assured that there is no waste...
Vembanad Lake Pollution: Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Curb Pollution By Non-Compliant Houseboats
The Kerala High Court recently issued detailed directions to curb pollution caused by the plying of houseboats in the Vembanad lake, the longest lake in India and the largest in Kerala.Justice V.G. Arun passed the interim order while considering a batch of petitions, in which the main issue was whether houseboats registered at Kodungallur Port can be allowed to operate in Alappuzha...
Kerala High Court Mourns Demise Of Its Former Judge Justice S Siri Jagan
Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 27) conducted a full court obituary reference to mourn the demise of former judge, Justice S. Siri Jagan, who passed away on Saturday (January 24).Justice Jagan had served the Kerala High Court for a period of 9 years, spanning from 2005 to 2014. He also served as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS),...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 19 - January 25, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 32 - 48]Reshmi Saseendran v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 32 Malu K. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 33Bineesh v. Mathew Joseph and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 34Pradeep S v Gopakaumar Nair and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 35Adv. Shani A.R. and Ors. v. Bar Council of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 36P G Thomas Tharakan...
Kerala Law Reforms Commission Proposes To Decriminalize Act Of 'Giving Dowry': State Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala government recently (21 January) informed the High Court that the State Law Reforms Commission has proposed a draft amendment to the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, proposing to decriminalise the act of giving dowry.The submissions were made before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, while it was considering an ongoing PIL filed by a...