Kerala High Court Quashes Three Rape FIRs Lodged Against Youth Citing Consensual Relations, Settlement Between Parties

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a young man that was based on three rape FIRs filed by the same prosecutrix in three different districts.The Court recorded the settlement entered into between the parties and quashed all further proceedings in the crimes before the Harippad Police Station (Alappuzha), Ernakulam North Police Station and Thodupuzha...

Street Vendors Act Not Applicable In Panchayat Areas, No Protection Orders Can Be Passed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that Panchayat does not come under the definition of 'Local Authority' under Section 2(1)(c) of the Street Vendors (Protection of livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act.Justice Mohammed Nias C P, delivered the judgment in a petition filed by a street vendor seeking issuance of a certificate of vending in Thamarassery Grama Panchayat. The counsel for...

Kerala High Court Views Viral Videos Showing Unauthorized LED Lights, Cabin Videography In Buses; Orders Enforcement Drive

The Kerala High Court on Friday, viewed in open court a few videos posted by vloggers on YouTube that showed unauthorized fixing of multiple strips of LED lights, flashing name boards and flickering DJ lights on heavy vehicles carrying passengers and goods.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. cautioned against the dangers that these...

Kerala High Court Directs FSSAI To Consider Representation On Microplastic Contamination In Bottled Drinking Water

The Kerala High Court on Friday (21 November) directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to examine a representation alleging microplastic contamination in packaged drinking water.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M thus disposed of a PIL seeking judicial intervention on the issue.The petitioner had approached the...

Kerala High Court Recommends Statewide Information Mechanism To Trace Missing Persons

The Kerala High Court on Friday (21 November) suggested a Statewide information mechanism to trace missing persons.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha, were considering the habeas corpus plea filed by Santon Lama to trace out his father, Suraj Lama – stated to be missing since October 5 since his arrival in Kochi from Kuwait.A...

Kerala High Court Quashes Special Judge's Order To Proceed Against ADGP Ajithkumar In DA Case, Relegates It To Pre-Cognizance Stage

The Kerala High Court on Friday (November 21) set aside the order of the the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram that had decided to proceed against Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M.R. Ajith Kumar in an alleged disproportionate assets case. The ADGP, currently holding the post of Excise Commissioner, had approached the High Court challenging the order of...

Kerala High Court Expunges Special Court's Derogatory Remarks Against CM Pinarayi In Disproportionate Assets Case Against ADGP

The Kerala High Court on Friday (November 21) allowed the State's plea to expunge derogatory remarks made against government authorities and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan by a Special Court.The Special Court had said there is every probability of "executive intrusion" that led to favourable report against ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar in a disproportionate assets case.Justice A. Badharudeen today...

Maintenance | Loan EMIs, Insurance Premiums, Savings Can't Be Deducted While Calculating Husband's Income: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that payments towards loan, insurance premiums, and other savings contributions cannot be reduced for calculating the net income of the husband for the purpose of quantifying the maintenance to be paid to the wife or children.Justice A. Badharudeen, observed: “In fact, the above payments are to be reckoned as personal savings and those items shall not be...

Kerala High Court Stays ECI's Order Delisting Registered Unrecognised Political Parties In State

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (20 November) granted interim relief to political parties that were recently delisted from the Election Commission of India's (ECI) register of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs).Justice V.G. Arun issued an interim stay for the operation of the order of ECI that delisted them, allowing the parties' candidates to contest in the ongoing local...

Highway Authority Can't Re-Evaluate Site Suitability After Granting Provisional Permission For Petrol Pump: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the Highway Administration cannot reconsider compliance with Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) at the stage of final access permission, when a valid Provisional Permission for establishment of Petroleum Retail Outlet has been issued earlier under Section 28 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic)...

Assessee Missed Hearing Due To Faulty VC Link & Hearing Email Sent At 3AM: Kerala High Court Quashes CIT(A) Order

The Kerala High Court has set aside an order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) after finding that the assessee missed the hearing due to the non-functional video-conference link (VC link) and because the hearing link was emailed at an odd hour, i.e., at 3:13 a.m. CDT (Central Daylight Time) while he was in the U.S. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. stated that the assessee...

Kerala High Court Seeks Action Taken Report Against Vlogging Inside Driver Cabins Of Moving Buses, Heavy Vehicles

The Kerala High Court recently underscored the rampant issue of contract carriages and other heavy good vehicles openly flouting the safety standards prescribed by the Central Government.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. on Wednesday (November 19) remarked that a lot of these vehicles are not adhering to the lighting installation requirements and...