Kerala High Court Grants Parole To 'Ripper Jayanandan' For Attending Daughter's Wedding

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted parole for a period of fifteen days to 'Ripper Jayanandan', an infamous killer accused of seven murders committed during thirty-five robberies, for partaking in the wedding of his daughter. In the petition filed by the wife of the convict, their daughter, Advocate Keerthi Jayanandan had appeared as the counsel. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, while...

Kerala High Court Quashes Governor's Order Suspending KTU Syndicate Resolutions

The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the order of the Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Governor of the State, suspending the resolutions issued by the Syndicate and Board of Governors of the University. Justice Sathish Ninan passed the above order noting that the proviso to Section 10(3) of the APJ Abdul Kalam...

No Finality For Kerala HC's Observation That Church Assets Are Public Trusts & Not Governed By Canon Law : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that the observations made by the Kerala High Court in Cardinal George Alencherry's case regarding canon law and the power of the Bishops to alienate church assets are prima facie in nature and no finality can be attached to them.While dismissing the petition filed by Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, to quash the criminal cases...

Ernakulam Law College Students To Have Facility To Watch Live Stream Of Supreme Court & High Court Hearings On Campus

Kerala’s oldest institution of legal education which is about to celebrate 150 years of its inception, is paving the path for effectively incorporating technology into the education system. The Government Law College, Ernakulam will be inaugurating a dedicated facility for live streaming of Supreme Court and Kerala High Court proceedings at its campus on Saturday, 18th March, 2023. The...

Senior Citizen Offsprings Of 94-Yr-Old Who Died In Road Accident Entitled To Compensation For 'Loss Of Parental Consortium': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently considered the issue as to whether the children of a nonagenarian road accident victim, who are themselves senior citizens, would be entitled to compensation for 'Loss of Parental Consortium'. Noting that the Tribunal had awarded an amount of Rs. 40,000/- under the head 'Loss of Love and Affection', which was challenged by the counsels for the Insurance Company...

CBSE Submits In Kerala High Court Suggestions To Prevent Sexual Abuse In Schools But Says Govt Agencies More Appropriate To Implement It

The committee of experts constituted by the CBSE on the direction of the Kerala High Court to create and implement a prevention-oriented programme on sexual abuse in schools submitted its report on ways to put mechanisms in place for the same. A single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas on Wednesday took the report of the Committee of Experts of CBSE on record. CBSE prefaced its report...

[Motor Accident] Kerala High Court Adopts Notional Income Of Deceased Child As ₹30,000; Enhances Compensation Under 'Loss Of Dependency'

The Kerala High Court recently enhanced the compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Tribunal under the head of 'Loss of Dependancy' to the parents and sibling of a deceased child, who had been a victim of a motor accident. Justice Devan Ramachandran, relying on various precedents, adopted Rs.30,000/- as the notional income of the deceased child in the present case, and thereby partly allowed...

Brahmapuram Fire | District Collector Should Oversee Implementation Of Solid Waste Management Rules : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that Environmental degradation is a "disaster" (within the meaning of the Disaster Management Act) and therefore, the implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016 will be under the District Collector."Whatever is being done henceforth in implementing the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016, shall be strictly...

Bar Council of Kerala Appeals Against Interim Order That Restricted Enrollment Fee For Advocates To Rs 750

The Bar Council of Kerala (BCK) has appealed to a division bench of the Kerala High Court against the interim order of a single judge which directed the BCK to not collect more than Rs 750 as enrollment fees from prospective advocates who had petitioned the Court. The Bar Council has stated in its petition that the interim order restricting the enrolment fee to Rs. 750 has virtually stalled...

Brahmapuram Fire | 'Right to Clean Air Basic Human Right' : Kerala High Court Seeks Detailed Plan For Solid Waste Management

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday took note of the plan of action that had been formulated for immediate short term and long term measures for due implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handing Rules, 2016, by the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department; the Ernakulam District Collector; the Secretary of Cochin Municipal Corporation, and the Chairman of the...

Police Bound To Grant Protection To Asianet News Channel If Protests Against It Turn Violent : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed that the units of Malayalam news channel Asianet News should be granted effective police protection if protests against the channel turn violent. The channel is facing protests over allegations that in November 2022 it aired a staged interview in which a minor girl was made to say that she was a victim of drug abuse and sexual exploitation.The...

Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Preserve Audio-Video Recording Of Proceedings Leading To Contempt Case Against Lawyer

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered the preservation of the audio-video recordings of the proceedings which took place in the court of Justice Mary Joseph on February 9, when a lawyer had indulged in alleged misbehaviour resulting in the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him.The order was passed on a writ petition filed by Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, who is facing...