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...

Kerala High Court Approves State's Revised Framework For Appointment Of Public Prosecutors, But District Judge's Opinion To Get "Due Primacy"

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (08 July) approved State's draft circular governing the appointment of Public Prosecutors, while directing that the opinion of the District Judge must receive "due primacy" in the preparation of panel candidates. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369]A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. delivered the judgment while disposing...

2017 Actress Assault Case: Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict In Pulsar Suni's Sentence Suspension Plea

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 9) reserved its verdict in the sentence suspension plea filed by Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni, who was convicted by the Sessions Court, Ernakulam in the 2017 Actress Assault case.Suni, who was arrayed as the prime accused (A1), has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar today...

PSC Recruitment Dispute | Pleadings, Orders Can't Be Published On PSC Website As Substitute For Notice To Candidates: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT), dealing with service recruitment disputes, cannot bypass the statutory procedure of serving notice on affected candidates by directing the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) to publish pleadings and orders on its website or candidate dashboards.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and...

Kerala High Court Mourns Demise Of Former Justice R Bhaskaran, Recalls His 'Life Devoted To Justice And Public Service'

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (09 July) held a Full Court reference to condole the demise of a former High Court judge, Justice R. Bhaskaran.Chief Justice Soumen Sen described Justice Bhaskaran as a judge whose life was devoted to the cause of justice and public service. He noted that Justice Bhaskaran's judgments, particularly in civil law, were marked by clarity, sound legal reasoning and...

CorroHealth Mass Lay Off: Kerala High Court Directs Parties To Attempt Conciliation As Per Industrial Relations Code

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) directed CorroHealth Infotech Pvt. Ltd., employees and the State to attempt to resolve disputes in the wake of large-scale lay off in the company by resorting to conciliation as contemplated under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 368]Last week, the US-based healthcare company suddenly decided to shut down its operations in...

Kerala High Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Congress MP K Sudhakaran Over Remarks On Judges, Accepts Apology

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (08 July) closed the contempt proceedings initiated against Congress MP K. Sudhakaran, for his comments on judges for declining CBI probe into murder of Youth Congress worker, Shuhaib. A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K. V Jayakumar closed the case on receiving his unconditional apology.Shuhaib was hacked to death on...

Kerala High Court Gives Investigating Officer Final Opportunity To Complete ₹15.85 Crore SNDP Microfinance Scam Probe

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) granted a final opportunity to the investigating officer to complete probe into Microfinance Fraud Case within one month and file final report.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering pleas registered in 2020 seeking appointment of a Special Investigation Team headed by an efficient officer to investigate into the crime registered by the Vigilance...

Kerala High Court Closes Film Producer's Contempt Plea After Police Inquiry Clears DySP Of Misbehaviour Allegations

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) closed the contempt plea initiated by film producer Sheela Kurian over non-compliance of direction to consider her representation seeking action against Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhu Babu for his alleged misbehaviour towards her. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 366]In December last year, a co-ordinate Bench had directed the Inspector General of...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response To PILs Challenging Constitution Of Waqf Board, No Interim Relief For Now

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) sought the State's response to four public interest litigations filed challenging the constitution of the State Waqf Board.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. granted a week's time to the State to file a counter in the case. However, at the moment, no interim order has been passed restraining the Board...

'Maligning Judiciary': Kerala High Court Issues Contempt Notice To IAS Officer Over Contemptuous Remarks In Cashew Corp Scam Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) directed K. Biju IAS, who is in charge of the Cashew Development department, to personally appear before it for allegedly making observations, amounting to ex facie contempt of court, in a cancelled government order.Justice A. Badharudeen also issued notice to the officer as per Rule 9 of the Contempt of Court (High Court of Kerala) Rules, so as...