Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Grants Police Protection To School After Mob Intrusion Over Hijab-Uniform Row
The Kerala High Court has granted police protection to St. Rita's Public School, a Christian management school affiliated with CBSE, following alleged threats and mob intrusion for not allowing a Muslim girl student to wear hijab with school uniform.Justice N Nagaresh passed the interim order.The writ petition was filed seeking immediate police protection for its management, staff, and...
KSRTC 'Bottle' Row: Driver Moves Kerala High Court Challenging 'Arbitrary' Transfer Order
Jaimon Joseph, the driver of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) who came to limelight following 'bottle' row, has moved the High Court challenging his transfer from Ponkunnam (Kottayam) to Pudukkad (Thrissur).The controversy arose on October 1, when the State Transport Minister, K.B. Ganesh, called up the media and stopped the fast passenger bus at Ayoor on its route...
Traffic Improved But Toll Suspension Hurting Maintenance: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Tells Kerala High Court In Paliyekkara Toll Case
The Kerala High Court has said that it will pass orders on Friday, deciding whether toll collection at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH-544 highway should be resumed, in light of the repair works carried out by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).More than two months have lapsed since toll collection was suspended by the High Court, following a 12-hour...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL Seeking Regulation Of Pre-Primary Institutions Including Daycare, Anganwadis
The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 13) sought the state government's response to a plea seeking directions for framing and implementing comprehensive guidelines for the regulation of pre-primary institutions in the state, including pre-schools, daycare centres, anganwadis, etc.When the case came up for consideration before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice...
"Authorities Must Prevent Unauthorised Constructions": Kerala High Court Orders Restoration Of Mangrove In Kunhimangalam
The Kerala High Court has observed that the state Authorities are under a statutory mandate to ensure unauthorised constructions are prevented in protected zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with Coastal Regulation Zone Notifications. The observations were made by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, while delivering judgment...
Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Tribunal Reforms Act, Appointments Of DRT Ernakulam Presiding Officer & DRAT Chennai Chairperson
A petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the appointments of Retired Justice G. Chandrasekharan as the chairperson of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai and Retired District Judge, Su Williahm, as presiding officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ernakulam.The plea states that the two appointments were not in accordance with the directions laid down by...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 06 - October 12, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 622 - 642]X v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 622National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 623Abdul Majeed C.K. v. Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors. and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 624Sivananda Prabhu and Ors. v. S.N. Govinda Prabhu & Brothers and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 625Jinto P.D. v. State...
Kerala High Court Closes Plea Seeking Conduct Of Enrollment After Bar Council Of Kerala Enrols New Batch Of Advocates
The Kerala High Court has closed a plea seeking to conduct enrollment of law graduates to the Bar Council of Kerala.Justice N Nagaresh closed the matter after the counsel for the petitioner told the court that the enrollment for the new batch of advocates had been conducted on 11 and 12th October 2025. The Court has previously invoked Section 58 of the Advocates Act to protect the interests...
Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Against Arundhati Roy's 'Mother Mary Comes To Me'
The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 13) dismissed the Public Interest Litigation filed seeking action against author Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' for having a photo of the author smoking on the cover. The petitioner had sought a stay on the book's sale without statutory label.Division bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji pronounced in open...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Film Producer Sheela Kurian's Plea Seeking Action Against Cop For 'Improper Behaviour'
Film producer Sheela Kurian has moved the Kerala High Court seeking action against Deputy Superintendent of Police, Madhu Babu alleging improper behaviour by him when she visited his office in connection with a criminal complaint.When the matter came up for consideration before Justice G. Girish on Thursday, the judge take time to the prosecutor to take instructions in the case and issued...
S. 263(1) & S. 269(1) BNSS | Court Cannot Prepare Format Of Charge & Merely Fill Details Of Case In Vacant Space: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently set aside an order of a Magistrate Court, which had framed the charges in printed format with the name and other details of the accused inserted in writing.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that the framing of charges ought to have been done in writing, in accordance with Sections 263(1) and 269(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/ Sections 240(1)...
Ensure Competent Officers Are Posted In Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau: Kerala High Court Tells Authorities
The Kerala High Court recently observed that the Director General of Police and the Director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) must ensure that competent officers are posted in the VACB.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering a petition challenging the vigilance proceedings initiated against two government officials for an alleged case of demand of bribe. The prosecution...