Kerala High Court Judge Calls Own Judgment 'Per Incuriam'; Says Illegal Sand Mining Attracts Both Sand Act Offences And Theft Under BNS

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that a person can be prosecuted for illegal removal or transportation of river sand as per the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 in addition to the offence of theft under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath remarked that his earlier decision in Mohammed Noufal v. State of Kerala was...

Masala Bonds Case: Kerala High Court Dismisses ED Appeal As Stay On Show Cause Notice Issued To KIIFB Expires

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (18 March) disposed of the appeal preferred by the Enforcement Directorate against a Single judge's interim order staying the show cause notice issued against Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), relating to the utilisation of funds raised through masala bond.The Division Bench...

S.94 BNSS Permits Furnishing Existing Records, Not Collating Info: Kerala HC Directs Customs To Provide Duty Register In Drug Smuggling Probe

The Kerala High Court recently passed an order whereby it directed the Deputy Commissioner of Customs to furnish the duty register of customs officers on duty at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) to facilitate investigation into a crime relating to smuggling of methamphetamine from Muscat to India.Justice C.S. Dias observed that in...

Kerala High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Use Of 'Indian Premier League' Name For IPL

The Kerala High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the legality of name “Indian Premier League” used by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for conducting IPL.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M disposed of the petition noting that there is no merit in the argument by the petitioner....

Kerala High Court Brings Regulations To Curb Sexual Harassment Of Women At High Court

The Chief Justice of Kerala High Court has notified the Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the High Court of Kerala (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2026.The Regulations will come into effect from March 23, 2026. Definition of Sexual HarassmentAs per Regulation 2(m), sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following unwelcome acts or...

Kerala High Court Allows Consumer Commission Member To Continue Beyond Tenure Till Rules Are Amended, Fresh Recruitment Done

The Kerala High Court has recently allowed a member of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Malappuram to continue in the post beyond his original tenure, till fresh recruitment is made after appointment rules are suitably amended.Justice N. Nagaresh issued the interim order and directed the respondents to file a counter affidavit within three weeks. The...

Vellapally Natesan Files Appeal Before Kerala High Court Against Removal As SNDP General Secretary

Vellapally Natesan has approached the Kerala High Court in an appeal challenging the Single Judge judgment ordering his removal as the General Secretary of the Aruvipuram Sree Narayana Dharma Paripala Yogan (SNDP Yogam).The litigation traces back to complaints alleging that certain directors of the Yogam had incurred disqualification under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, primarily...

Kerala Govt Proposes Three-Pillar Strategy To Address Human-Wildlife Conflict, Submits Report To High Court

The Kerala Chief Secretary has submitted a report before the High Court, detailing the road map put in place by the State for dealing with human-wildlife conflict in Aralam and Wayanad areas.The report was submitted before a Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian hearing a batch of writ petitions concerning the issue. The judges had...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court's Observations in Thanthri Rajeev's Bail

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 March) stayed the observations made by the Special Court against the investigation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala Gold Theft case. Justice A. Badharudeen issued the order in the plea moved by the State seeking to cancel the bail granted to Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev Thantri, who is arrayed as an accused in the Sabarimala gold...

Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Ex-MLA Antony Raju's Conviction In Evidence Tampering Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 march) dismissed the plea preferred by former MLA Antony Raju seeking to set aside the order of the District and Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram that rejected his application to suspend his conviction in the Evidence Tampering case. Justice C. Jayachandran delivered the judgment. Antony Raju was arrayed as the the second accused in an evidence...

Kerala High Court Upholds Non-Maintainability Of Writ Petitions In Bar Association Election Disputes

The Kerala High Court on Monday (16 March) reaffirmed that disputes concerning elections to Bar Associations are matters of internal administration and cannot be challenged through writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar was delivering the judgment in an appeal against dismissal of a writ petition...

S.88 Registration Act | Govt Officer Exempt From Personal Appearance Even If Document Registered In Another State: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that government officers exempted from personal appearance for document registration under Section 88 of the Registration Act, 1908 retain that exemption even when the document is registered in another State.Justice P.V Balakrishnan delivered the judgment in a writ petition, where the Court examined whether a registering authority in one State can insist on...