Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder: Kerala High Court Directs Comparison Of Fingerprints In Aadhar Database To Trace Culprits

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 14) gave a direction for comparison of the fingerprints of the suspects of the Sreekrishnapuram Double Murder case with those stored in the Aadhar database. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 579]Case refers to the brutal assassination of a middle-aged couple in Sreekrishnapuram in Palakkad in 2016 allegedly with a motive of robbing them. The local police and...

Courts Must View CDs, Videos Themselves Before Convicting For Obscenity: Kerala High Court Acquits Man

The Kerala High Court recently reversed a concurrent finding of guilt of a man, who was convicted under Section 292 IPC for the sale of obscene CDs in his shop. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 578]Justice Jobin Sebastian relied on the decision in Harikumar v. State of Kerala and held that conviction based solely on the testimony of the investigating officer is not valid since the trial court did...

Teachers Can't Face Criminal Action For Trivial Corrective Measures To Maintain Classroom Discipline: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal case initiated against a teacher, who was accused of offences under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Indian Penal Code for pulling the hand of her student and causing injury to her. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 577]Justice Jobin Sebastian noted that the teacher did not have any mala fide intention and only wanted to maintain discipline in the...

Indian Succession Act | Different Treatment Of Hindu And Christian Wills Upon Testator's Marriage 'Not Discriminatory': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, held that the differential treatment of wills made by Christians and Hindus upon marriage of the testator, as contemplated under Indian Succession Act, 1925, is not discriminatory. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 571]Section 69 provides for automatic revocation of Wills made by Christians, upon their marriage. This provision is not applicable to Hindus due to...

Kerala High Court Directs Speedy Decision In Jiostar's Appeal Against Halt On 'Anali' Series Allegedly Based On Koodathayi Murders

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) directed the expeditious hearing and disposal of an appeal filed by Jiostar Pvt. Ltd. challenging a temporary injunction passed restraining the release of Hotstar webseries Anali, which is allegedly based on the Koodathayi murders. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 575]The injunction suit was filed by Jollyamma Joseph @ Jolly, who is accused of the murders....

SFI Activist Abhimanyu Murder Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Halt Trial Till Completion Of Probe Against Co-Accused

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) refused to halt the trial in the murder of SFI Activist Abhimanyu, which is pending before the Sessions Court, Ernakulam. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 576]Abhimanyu was stabbed to death in 2018 during a campus political rivalry at Maharaja's College in Ernakulam. Presently, trial is pending before the Sessions Court against 16 accused (Accused Nos. 1 to...

Kerala High Court Designates Longest-Serving Lawyer And Guinness World Record Holder P.B. Menon As Senior Advocate

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 11) designated Guinness World Record holding lawyer P.B. Menon as a senior advocate with effect from October 12.The notification reads thus:"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961) read with Rule 2 of the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026, the Honorable...

CMRL-Exalogic Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Order For Vigilance FIR Against Pinarayi Vijayan, Kin

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) reserved its verdict in the petitions filed by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T. and her husband Muhammed Riyas seeking permission to appeal against the Single Bench order directing the Vigilance director to register FIR against them in the CMRL-Exalogic pay off case.The Division Bench of Justice K. Natarajan and...

Kerala High Court Admits State's Appeal Against Single Judge Order Quashing Police Associations' Restructuring

The Kerala High Court on Monday (12 October) admitted the appeals challenging a Single Judge's decision that quashed the government order restructuring the recognised police associations.The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jaysankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K admitted the appeals. The dispute concerns a government order reorganising three recognised associations, the...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order Allowing Co-Education In Girls' School; Says Rival Claims Of Nearby Boys' School Be Heard

The Kerala High Court recently set aside a Single Bench order directing the Erattupetta Municipality Secretary to grant approval for introducing co-education scheme in Muslim Girls' Higher Secondary School, Erattupetta— a girls-only school. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 574]The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. was considering a writ appeal filed by the manager...

Kerala High Court Directs Disbursal Of Balance Financial Aid To Transgender Person For Post Sex-Reassignment Surgery Treatments

The Kerala High Court recently directed for the disbursal of the balance amount out of the mandatory financial aid payable to a transgender person towards post sex reassignment surgery (SRS) treatments. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 572]Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan allowed the plea preferred by a transgender person alleging that he was not disbursed with the financial aid stipulated for...

Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Daughter Move High Court Challenging Order Directing FIR Against Them In CMRL-Exalogic Case

Former Chief Minister of Kerala and Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena T., founder of Exalogic Solutions Pvt. Ltd., have moved appeals before the Kerala High Court challenging the Single Bench order directing registration of Vigilance FIR against them in the CMRL-Exalogic pay off case.They have also filed petitions seeking leave/permission to move the appeal since...