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...

Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Two Foreigners Caught On Indian Waters Aboard Srilankan Boat With Heroine, Bulk Arms

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 19) dismissed the bail pleas of two Srilankan nationals, who were caught by the Indian Coast Guard in 2021 near Lakshadweep aboard the Srilankan fishing vessel 'Ravi Hansi' carrying 300 kg of heroine, and rifles with 1000 rounds of Pakistani ammunition. It also denied bail to the Indian citizen, who is accused of being involved in the...

'We Are Perplexed': Kerala High Court Flags Safety Concerns After Tribal School Relocated To Area Prone To Human-Wildlife Conflict

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (19 November) expressed concern over the relocation of Model Tribal Residential School, Thirunelli to premises within the Tribal Resettlement and Development Area (TRDA) near Aralam Farm, which is statedly prone to wild elephant intrusion.The division bench comprising Dr. Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian were hearing...

Sabarimala Overcrowding: Kerala High Court Caps Spot Bookings To 5,000 Amid High Influx Of Pilgrims

Taking note of the high influx of pilgrims that visited Sabarimala in the last couple of days for the Mandala-Makaravilakku season, and the Special Commissioner's report concerning crowd management issues, the Kerala High Court ordered that the booking be capped at 75,000 per day from today (November 20).The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar...

Kerala High Court Directs Election Commission To Take Action Against Unauthorized Flags, Banners In Wake Of Upcoming Election

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 19) directed the State Election Commission (SEC) and the District Election Officers to monitor and to take action against unauthorized installation of banners, boards and flags put up by political parties in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran passed the direction while dealing with a review in a plea against illegal and unauthorized flags...

'No Preference To Celebrities': Kerala High Court Rejects Film Director's Plea To Include His Name In Voters List Ahead Of Elections

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 19) dismissed the plea filed by renowned film director, V.M. Vinu, seeking to include his name in the voters list of Kozhikode Corporation.According to the director, he was approached by the UDF to contest in the election to the Kallayi Division No.37 of Kozhikode Corporation and he reluctantly yielded to the request to contest. However, at the time...