Kerala High Court Asks NHAI To Produce Contractual Timeline For NH-544 Work After Reports Of Delay In Construction

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (02 December) directed the National Highways Authority of India to report the time period prescribed in its agreement with the Contractor for the completion of National Highway stretch in NH-544. The division bench comprising Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V Menon were considering the writ petition regarding traffic congestion...

Further Probe Under S.173(8) CrPC Permissible Only By Agency Which Conducted Original Investigation: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that further investigation under Section 173 (8) CrPC must be conducted by the same agency that has conducted the original investigation and not a different agency.Justice C Pratheep Kumar was delivering the judgment in a writ petition filed by the accused in pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pathanamthitta.The petitioner, accused of offences...

Rescheduling Payment Under OTS Amounts To Rewriting Contract, High Court Can't Do It In Writ Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the High Court cannot invoke its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to reschedule payments to be made by a borrower under One Time Settlement (OTS). A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S thus sett aside a Single Judge order that had granted borrowers the facility to clear loan arrears...

Suraj Lama Missing Case: Kerala High Court Seeks Information On Body Found In Proposed Judicial City Area, Questions Police Surveillance

The Kerala High Court on Monday (December 01) directed the Director General of Police to make available before it all details about the body traced out from a marshy area in Kalamassery, which is suspected to belong to Suraj Lama, who has been missing since October 5 after he arrived in Kochi from Kuwait.Additionally, the Superintendent of the Medical College Hospital, where the missing Mr....

Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection To 'Bokashi Bucket' Mark, Bars Sale Of Identical Compost Bins

The Kerala High Court has put a temporary restraint on a Kozhikode-based business from making or selling compost bins using the name “Bokashi Bucket,” after finding that the term is a registered trademark owned by Global Pharmaceuticals. A single bench of Justice S Manu passed the order on November 18, 2025, overturning a Additional District Court order refusing to grant protection to...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 24 - November 30, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 769 - 786]Vyshna S.L. v. State Election Commission and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 769Natural Wood & Veneers Pvt. Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 770Pranav Mohanan v The District Geologist and Anr, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 771Suo Motu v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 772Rajeevan M. v. Rantin P. and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 773Muhammed Nashif U....

Single Partner In A Firm Cannot Invoke Arbitration Without Explicit Authority From Other Partners: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that one partner of a partnership firm cannot, without explicit authorisation from the other partners, invoke an arbitration clause or seek appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.Justice S. Manu, delivered the judgment in an arbitration request.The arbitration request was filed by a partner of M/s P...

Applications Filed Under Muslim Women's Divorce Act Subject To 3-Year Limitation Period: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963, applies to applications filed under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.The division bench comprising Dr. Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian, delivered the order in an Intra-Court Reference initiated after a Single Judge questioned the correctness...

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Curb Illegal Sale Of “Adi Sishtam Ghee” & Mislabelled Honey Used In Sabarimala Rituals

The Kerala High Court on Friday (28 November) issued directions to curb the illegal sale of “Adi Sishtam Ghee” and the incorrect packing of honey used for temple rituals at Sabarimala.The division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar issued the order based on the report submitted by the Special Commissioner, Sabarimala.The Report submitted by the...

High Court Flags Run-Down State Of Heritage Kerala Varma College, Asks Devaswom Board To Engage Expert To Preserve Architecture

The Kerala High Court recently flagged the present run-down condition of the Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur, which was the erstwhile Merry Lodge palace donated by the Maharaja of Cochin, Sri Kerala Varma XV (Aikya Keralam Thampuran).The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, after noting the need of expertise to preserve the...

Cashew Corp Scam: Kerala High Court Slams State For Repeatedly Blocking CBI Prosecution Of Ex-Officials; Says Courtesy Shown By Court Misused

The Kerala High Court once again came down heavily on the State for denying sanction for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute allegedly corrupt ex-officials of the State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC).Justice A. Badharudeen orally told yesterday that the third-time denial of State sanction was a misuse of the Court's grace since an opportunity was given to rectify...

Kerala High Court To Watch 'Haal' Film To Decide Christian Outfit's Appeal, Says Costs Will Be Imposed If There Is No Objectionable Content

The Kerala High Court on Saturday (November 29) agreed to watch Malayalam movie 'Haal' starring Shane Nigam before deciding the writ appeal preferred by the Catholic Congress challenging the Single Judge's decision quashing A-certification, cuts to the movie.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan told that exemplary costs would be...