Kerala High Court
Draft Law Based On Hema Committee Report Likely To Be Placed Before Council Of Ministers In Nov: State Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 8) was told by the Government Pleader that the draft legislation for addressing issues in the entertainment industry in the State is likely to be placed before the Council of Ministers by the first week of November.During an earlier hearing, the Special Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C.S. Sudha had orally pointed lacunae...
LIC's Cancer Cover Valid Only If 'First Diagnosis' Occurs After Waiting Period, Not Expert Confirmation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court allowed Life Insurance Corporation's appeal against direction to pay insurance coverage claim of a cancer patient, holding that LIC's coverage for cancer care would apply only if the first diagnosis–which does not include confirmation by expert, occurred after waiting period of 180 days. The claimant, an LIC policy holder, had renewed her cancer cover on 16.03.2021. As...
Ill Treatment Of Children By Spouse Constitutes Cruelty Under Section 10(1) Divorce Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the ill-treatment of children by a spouse constitutes mental cruelty towards the other spouse and can be a valid ground for dissolution of marriage under Section 10(1)(x) of the Divorce Act, 1869.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar, dismissed the wife's appeal against a Family Court judgment granting divorce to...
Kerala High Court Closes Plea Challenging Proposal To Set Up Polling Booth At Mosque, Notes Site Shifted To Anganwadi
The Kerala High Court has closed a writ petition moved by Twenty 20 Party challenging the proposal to fix a Mosque (Madrasathul Islamiya) as the polling booth for the upcoming local body elections, after the District Election Officer proposed a nearby Anganwadi for the purpose.The writ petition was filed seeking to quash the proposal to fix the polling station at Madrasthul Islamiya in...
Kerala High Court Asks Actor Dulquer Salmaan To Approach Customs Authority Seeking Provisional Release Of Seized Vehicle
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) asked actor Dulquer Salmaan to approach the authority under the Customs Act seeking the provisional release of his Land Rover Defender, which was seized by Customs officials as part of Operation Numkhor.The Court asked the actor to approach the adjudicatory authority under the Customs Act with an application under Section 110A of the Customs Act....
Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict On PIL Against Sale Of Arundhati Roy's Book Showing Her Smoking On Cover
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) reserved its verdict on a PIL challenging Arundhati Roy's book "Mother Mary Comes To Me", the front cover of which shows her smoking a Bidi without any statutory health warning.The Petitioner, an advocate, seeks stay on the book's sale without the statutory label.After hearing the matter for some time, a division bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar...
'Who Will Be Able To Contest?' Kerala High Court Questions BCI On ₹1.25 Lakh Nomination Fee, Orders Status Quo On State Bar Elections
“Who will be able to contest?" the Kerala High Court orally remarked today while hearing a plea challenging the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to hike the nomination fee for State Bar Council elections from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000— a 2400% increase.Justice N Nagaresh thus directed BCI to maintain status quo as regards to the issuance of notification for election to the State...
After Kerala High Court Nudge, State Establishes Online Portal For Redressal Of Grievances From Public Hospitals
The Kerala government has informed the High Court that an Online portal has been set up for redressal of grievances from public hospitals.The submission was made before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, which is dealing with a writ petition seeking safety standards at public medical facilities, following the collapse of Kottayam Medical...
Customary Practice Of Divorce Can Be Proven In Evidence Even If Hearsay, Upon Satisfying Conditions U/S 32 Evidence Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that a customary practice of divorce can be proven in evidence if the same is hearsay, if the statement satisfies the conditions under Sections 32(4) and 48 of the Indian Evidence Act.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and P. Krishna Kumar was considering a matrimonial appeal challenging the decision of the Family Court declaring the respondents...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Bigg Boss Malayalam Winner Booked In Alleged Gym Theft Case
The Kerala High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to bodybuilder and the winner of 'Bigg Boss Malayalam 6' Jinto P.D., booked in an alleged case of theft after trespassing into a gym “Jinto Body Craft”.The prosecution allegation was that the petitioner entered into the establishment run by the de facto complainant and stole ₹10,000/- and certain important documents and...
Separate Property Acquired By Mitakshara Hindu Who Died Before 1956 Completely Devolves Upon Son: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the separate property acquired by a Hindu governed by Mitakshara law, who died before 1956, will completely devolve upon his son.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar observed that the Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment ) Act, 1929 did not affect the son's absolute right to inherit his father's property. “It...