Unauthorized Waste Dumping: Kerala High Court Asks Municipal Corporations To Provide Complaint Number To Citizens

The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the Municipal Corporations in the State to put a system in place where residents are provided with a contact number which can be used to alert authorities of unauthorised littering in their area, so that immediate action can be taken. A Division Bench comprising Justice S.V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji stated that the Chief Secretary must ensure...

[Coach Selection] Kerala High Court Directs Sports Council To Reconsider Application Of Candidate Who Failed To Show Activeness In Sport After 2002

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State Sports Council to reconsider the application of a candidate under the Khelo India Scheme which was rejected for crossing the prescribed upper age limit, despite a provision in the selection notification of age relaxation for deserving candidates. The candidate had applied to the post of Swimming Trainer at the District Sports...

Kerala Student Suicide: Amal Jyothi College Moves High Court Seeking Protection Amidst Protests By Student Political Organizations

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court seeking police protection for the management personnel, staff, vehicle and students of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, amidst protests and alleged threats by the members of various student political organizations, following the suicide of a second year BTech student in the ladies hostel of the college on June 2, 2023. It is the case of...

Waste Disposal Sites Overwhelmed, Printing Agencies To Face Penal Action If Illegal Hoardings Not Removed Within 7 Days Of Notice: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the authorities designated by it to identify 'holding areas' for disposal of illegal boards, flags, and festoons erected in public places, as it was informed that the waste disposal facilities in the State are already 'overwhelmed'.Court said after the designated authorities remove illegal hoardings to the holding areas, the printing agencies will...

Gratuity Is To Be Calculated From Date On Which It Became Payable, Not From Date Of Disbursement: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that the maximum amount of gratuity payable under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 must be calculated from the date on which gratuity became payable and not on the date the amount was actually disbursed.The Court was considering the plea of a retired Regional Engineer from the Kerala State Housing Board whose DCRG and last month pay was withheld due...

Tanur Boat Tragedy: Kerala High Court Grants State Time To Explain Measures To Prevent Boat Accidents, Wants Senior Bureaucrat To Assist In Matter

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to nominate a senior most bureaucrat to assist the Court in matter of suo motu proceedings initiated in light of the tragic boat accident in Tanur area of Malappuram district, which claimed 22 lives, including 15 children in May, 2023. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji passed...

'Catch Them Young, Watch Them Grow': Kerala HC Legal Services Committee Introduces 'SAMVADA' To Inculcate Civic Sense In School Students

In a bid to inculcate value based, civic sense in school students and mould them into responsible citizens of the Country, the Kerala High Court has developed yet another novel initiative named ‘SAMVADA’, under the aegis of the High Court Legal Services Committee (HLSC). The Project which was conceived by Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque in his capacity as the Chairman of the High Court...

On SBI's Appeal, Kerala High Court Stays Single Bench Decision Against Rejection Of Educational Loan Over Student's CIBIL Score

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the Single Bench decision which held that an application for education loan by a student could not be rejected on the ground of a low CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited) score.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji passed the Order on taking the view that the writ jurisdiction of the Court...

Misuse Of Liberty By Accused Sufficient Ground For Bail Cancellation: Kerala High Court Reiterates

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the misuse of the liberty granted to a person released on bail is sufficient ground to cancel the bail.The Court held as above while considering the challenge to an order of the Special Judge that cancelled the statutory bail granted to a man booked under the NDPS Act for possession of 40.5kgs of Ganja, who was subsequently found in possession...

Go First: Kerala High Court Refuses To Modify Order For Suspension Of Airline's Ticket Booking Portals

The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to modify its previous order dated May 5, 2023, directing the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to check the factual aspects averred by a lawyer in a petition seeking suspension of ticket booking portals of GO First Airlines. The Court had further directed the DGCA that if the same were found to be correct, the Airlines would have to be...

Married Daughter Of Hindu Malayala Kammala Given Stridhan Also Entitled To Share In Self-Acquired Property Of Parent: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that married daughters belonging to the Hindu Malayala Kammala caste would also be entitled to a share in the self-acquired property of their parent. The Court in this case was dealing with a case in which it was contended that the females would not be entitled to a share in the property, since as per the custom of the community, they were given in marriage...

In A First, Kerala High Court Undertakes 'Virtual Site Visit' Of Alleged Encroachment In Forest Land

In an unprecedented step, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, took a virtual view of 56.77 hectares of land in Agali Village. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S.V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji, in a matter pertaining to encroachment of forest land in Agali Village, had directed the parties to visit the forest site and give a virtual access to the same, after identifying the...