Kerala High Court Questions Catholic Congress' Locus To Appeal Against Haal Movie, Verdict Reserved

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 27) reserved its verdict in an appeal preferred by the Catholic Congress against a Single Judge's direction to CBFC to reconsider A-certification granted to 'Haal' film, without deleting some scenes depicting the Bishop.The Christian outfit argues that the film depicts the Bishop of Thamarassery as a supporter of inter-faith marriages, when his...

Kerala High Court Directs Calicut University To Convene Senate Within 30 Days To Replace Recused Member In VC Search Committee

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 26) directed the University of Calicut to convene a Senate meeting within 30 days to find a replacement for Prof. Sabu A., who has expressed his unwillingness to be a member of the Search-Cum-Selection committee that has the duty to select a vice-chancellor for the varsity.Justice V.G. Arun was considering the State's plea that had challenged...

'Hospitals Must Display Rates, Mustn't Deny Emergency Care For Not Paying Advance' : Kerala High Court Upholds Clinical Establishments Act

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 26) dismissed the appeals preferred by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Kerala Private Hospitals Association against a Single Bench's order upholding the provisions of the Kerala Clinical Establishment Act and Rules.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. upheld the law, which...

'Prima Facie Money Laundering Made Out': Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Businessman Accused In Cashew Import Scam

The Kerala High Court recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of businessman/cashew dealer Aneesh Babu, who is accused of money laundering and cheating a total of around ₹25 crores from multiple persons promising to deliver them imported cashews.Babu is arraigned in five crimes for the offences under Sections 120B, 406, 408, 409, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 34 of the IPC, which...

Buyer–Seller Credit Dealings Not “Mutual, Open & Current Account” Under Article 1 Of Limitation Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a buyer–seller account involving credit sales does not constitute a “mutual, open and current account” under Article 1 of the Limitation Act, 1963, unless reciprocal and independent obligations exist on both sides.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment in regular first appeals arising from...

Kerala High Court Permits State To Accept Land Tax From Residents Of Disputed Munambam Land

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 26) passed an interim order directing the District Collector, Tahsildar and the Village Officer to accept tax from the persons residing in the disputed Munambam land, which the State Wakf Board has claimed to be wakf property.Justice C. Jayachandran passed the interim order while considering a batch of petitions, one of which was preferred by the...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Former Devaswom Board Official

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 26) orally directed not to arrest S. Sreekumar, the former Administrative Officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board, who is arraigned as the 6th accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering the anticipatory bail plea of Sreekumar, who is accused of the offences under Section 120B, 403, 406, 409 and 467 r/w Section...

Muslim Man Can't Avoid Maintenance To First Wife Citing Duty To Maintain Second Wife: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that a Muslim husband who has contracted a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage cannot contend that he has no means to maintain his first wife. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, was delivering the judgment in the revision petitions filed by the husband challenging a Family Court order which granted maintenance to the first wife and...

Christian Man's Parents, Siblings Need Not Be Arrayed In Motor Accidents Claim Petition If He Left Behind Widow, Children: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, clarified that the non-lineal kindred of an intestate Christian male need not be arrayed as respondents in a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 if he has left a widow and his children.Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that when the deceased in a motor accident is a Christian male, then his legal representatives,...

Kerala High Court Admits Plea By Senior Citizens, Other Depositors Seeking Release Of Fixed Deposits From Kandala Service Co-operative Bank

The Kerala High Court on Monday (24 November) admitted a petition filed by a group of sixteen depositors, most of them senior citizens, who have approached the High Court alleging that the Kandala Service Co-operative Bank has failed to release their matured fixed deposits and savings bank amounts despite repeated requests.The Bank was under scrutiny for alleged irregularities pertaining...

'Forgery Need Not Cause Monetary Loss': Kerala HC Upholds Conviction For Fake University Certificates, Cites Harm To Academic Integrity

The Kerala High Court has held that forgery under Section 465 IPC can be established even in the absence of pecuniary loss, so long as the act causes non-pecuniary injury analogous to harm to body, mind, or reputation.Justice P.V. Balakrishnan delivered the judgment while upholding the conviction of a man found in possession of forged university certificates.The revision petitioner had...

Not Producing Accused Before Magistrate Within 24 Hrs Renders Arrest Illegal; Rearrest From Prison Premises Impermissible: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently exercised its inherent power under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to set aside a remand order and to grant bail to an NDPS accused.Justice C.S. Dias observed that since the accused was not brought before the jurisdictional magistrate within the 24-hour period mandated by Article 22(2) of the Constitution, his arrest stood vitiated and he...