Kerala High Court Raps State For Failure To Constitute Wetland Management Unit For Conservation Of Ashtamudi Wetland, Warns Of Contempt

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (06 January) expressed its displeasure over the State's failure to constitute a Management Unit for the conservation of Ashtamudi Wetland.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M was considering a contempt petition by Advocate Boris Paul, former President of the Kollam Bar Association stating that the State has...

Divorced Muslim Woman Can Seek Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC Even After Receiving Payment Under 1986 Act: Kerala High Court

Relying on Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana, the Kerala High Court recently held that a divorced Muslim woman can invoke Section 125 Cr.P.C. or Section 144 BNSS to claim maintenance from former husband even if he had discharged his obligations under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that when a Muslim...

Kerala High Court Satisfied With SIT Probe Into Sabarimala Gold Theft, Grants Six-Week Extension

The Kerala High Court on Monday (January 5) expressed satisfaction regarding the manner in which the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is conducting investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft case.The SIT had submitted a report regarding the progress into the investigation before the Court today and after examining the same, the Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V....

Custodial Death Compensation: Kerala High Court Seeks Expeditious Finalisation Of SOP For Collection Of Prisoners' Legal Heirs Data

The Kerala High Court on Monday (05 January) directed the stakeholders to furnish their inputs to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the collection and verification of nominee/ legal heir details at the time of admission of prisoners in the State, so that the SOP can finalised at the earliest.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part II]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 301 - 600]Adarsh E. v The Registrar and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 301M/S. National Collateral Management Service Ltd. and another v. Valiyaparambil Traders, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 302Dr. Ciza Thomas v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 303Akhil Raj v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 304TGN Kumar v. State of Kerala, 2025...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

Nominal IndexLeo L.K. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 849Sujatha Krishnan and Ors v. Radha Mohandas and Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 850A.K.Sukumaran v. Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 851Dhinil Babu v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 852Alexander Vadakkedom v. Land Revenue Commissioner and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 853Abhijith B. v. Bank of Maharashtra...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque As Chief Justice Of Sikkim High Court

The Central Government on Saturday (January 3) notified the appointment of Kerala High Court judge Justice A Muhamed Mustaque as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointment which states:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India,...

Kerala High Court Directs Railway Claims Tribunal To Annex Details Of Evidence, Witnesses To All Its Orders

In an exercise of the supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Kerala High Court recently directed the Railway Claims Tribunal to follow Rules 181 of the Civil Rules of Practice so as to incorporate proper appendices to all its orders.Justice S. Manu observed that the Tribunal's judgments generally do not contain any attachment showing the witnesses examined...

Kerala High Court Stays Appointment Of KMML Law Officer After Plea Alleges Favouritism In Recruitment Process

The Kerala High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (December 30) stayed the appointment of the law officer of Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) while considering a plea alleging favouritism by the company in its recruitment process.The plea was preferred by an aspirant to the post and originally, prayers in the plea were for directions to correct the illegality in the conduct of...

Custody Decisions Not Based On Gender Of Parent But On Child's Best Interests; Children Require Both Parents Equally: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that children involved in matrimonial custodial litigations, quintessentially require the support of both parents for their mental and physical growth for their upbringing as Model Citizens of the Society.The vacation bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and P.Krishna Kumar was considering a batch of petitions challenging the custody of minor child...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: December 2025 [Citations: 787-858]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 787 - 858]South Indian Bank Ltd. and Anr. v. Rahim H K and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 787Anish Anand v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 788Shijo Mon Joseph v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 789Kerala State Medical Councils v Daleel Ahmmed and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 790Save A Family Plan (India) v. The Deputy Commissioner...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Soumen Sen As New Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court

Justice Soumen Sen will join as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court upon the retirement of its present Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar.The Central Government today issued a notification to transfer Justice Sen from Meghalaya High Court to Kerala High Court.Justice Jamdar will retire on January 9, 2026.Click to Read/Download...