Courts Cannot Presume Bride Entrusts Gold To Husband Or In-Laws Based On Social Customs Alone: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that courts adjudicating matrimonial disputes cannot presume that a bride entrusted her gold ornaments or money to her husband or in-laws merely on the basis of prevailing social customs or general practices. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 371]Observing that assumptions drawn from past precedents may no longer reflect contemporary realities, the Division Bench of Justice...

'Can't Massacre People's Mandate': Kerala High Court Permits Detained Thiruvananthapuram Councillor To Take Oath From Prison

The Kerala High Court on Monday (13 July) directed the State to enable detained Thiruvananthapuram Councillor Sugathan R, to take oath of office from inside the Prison.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the order on a petition moved by the BJP Councillor detained under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (KAAPA)."Since the petitioner is detained under the KAAPA, this...

LiveLaw Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 06 - July 12, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360 - 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369Nominal IndexThadevoos v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360Superintendent of Police and Anr v. Sankaran Nair (Died) and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 361Ramjith Nayak v State of Kerala and Ors. and connected cases, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 362Anil Kumar T v State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 363Suresh Kumar v State of Kerala, 2026...

Letter To Kerala High Court CJ Seeks Expedited Hearing In Case Over Exorbitant Pricing Of Breast Cancer Drugs

A letter has been addressed to Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Soumen Sen, seeking intervention for expeditious final hearing of a writ petition concerning access to exorbitantly priced life-saving, patented breast cancer medicine.The letter is written by Jyotsna Singh and K.M. Gopakumar, co-convenors of the Working Group on Access to Medicines and Treatment, pointing to the delay...

Kerala High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June, 2026 [Citations 1 - 352]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 352NOMINAL INDEXBinu Surendran and Anr. v. V. Vijayakumar and Ors. and connected cases, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Praveen@ Poocha Praveen v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 2Green Roots Nature Conservation Forum and Anr v. Government of India and Ors. and connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 3Sidharth K. Bhattathiri v. Union Of India, 2026...

Detained Kerala Councillor Sugathan R Moves High Court Seeking Direction To Prison Authorities To Facilitate Fresh Oath-Taking

A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor Sugathan R, seeking directions to the State Government and prison authorities to facilitate his appearance for a fresh oath-taking ceremony scheduled for July 14, 2026, in compliance with an earlier High Court judgment.The petitioner, Sugathan was elected from Ward No. 20 (Vazhottukonam)...

Kerala High Court Questions State On Monitoring Of Waste Collection Agencies, Suggests Stronger Audit And CSR Coordination

The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 10) orally raised concerns over the State's monitoring of empanelled waste collection agencies, questioning whether adequate government oversight exists to ensure that waste collected from households and institutions is ultimately processed and disposed of in accordance with the law.The Court also suggested better coordination for the dispersal of...

After Kerala High Court Flak, IAS Officer Tenders Unconditional Apology Over 'Contemptuous Remarks' In Cashew Corp Scam Case

On Friday (10 July), IAS officer K. Biju, who is in charge of Kerala's Cashew Development department, tendered an unconditional apology before the High Court for allegedly making 'contemptuous remarks' in a sanction order, that was later cancelled.The apology was tendered before Justice A. Badharudeen who is considering a contempt plea filed by Kadakampally Manoj.The proceedings were...

Kerala High Court Vacates Protection Granted To Viral Kumbh Mela Star After Police Fail To Trace Her

The Kerala High Court on Friday (10 July) vacated its interim order granting police protection to Viral Kumbh Mela Star.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas vacated the order when it was informed by the government pleader that the police was unable to trace or locate the petitioner based on the contact number or the address provided. "The issue is that after getting the order...The police is unable...

2026 Wayanad Landslide: Kerala High Court Directs Immediate Disbursal Of Ex-Gratia, Free Treatment For Injured

The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 10) directed the State government to ensure that ex-gratia compensation to the victims of the recent landslide in Wayanad is disbursed immediately and that for now hospitalisation and treatment expenses for the injured persons shall be incurred by the State. It further directed that bodies of the deceased persons be immediately handed over to their...

Kerala High Court Grants 30 Days' Interim Bail To PFI Member Sentenced To Death In BJP's Ranjith Sreenivasan Murder Case

The Kerala High Court recently granted interim bail for a period of 30 days to Navas, the PFI member who was sentenced to death for the political murder of BJP leader and lawyer Ranjith Sreenivasan.The case relates to brutal hacking and murder of 45-year-old BJP OBC Morcha leader Advocate Ranjith Sreenivasan, in his house in Alappuzha in front of his family members, a few hours after the...

Disclosing Nicotine, Tar Content On Cigarette Packs May Confuse Consumers About Health Risks: Centre Tells Kerala High Court

The Central Government on Thursday (July 9) informed the Kerala High Court that it does not consider it a good public health measure to disclose the actual numerical contents of nicotine and tar on cigarette packets, since it may confuse the consumer regarding the harmful effect of cigarettes.Deputy Solicitor General of India (DSGI) submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen...