Kerala High Court Asks Litigant Alleging Corruption In Lotteries Dept To 'Follow Up' Remedy Under RTI Act

A PIL was moved before the Kerala High Court alleging large-scale corruption and lack of transparency in the State Lotteries Department. The PIL was preferred by Babu K.M., a retired government official and mandalam president (Vytilla) of Indian National Congress.The petitioner had, in 2024, sought various information for the financial year 2023-24 from Public Information Officer of...

NH-544: Kerala High Court Defers Order On Restoring Paliyekkara Toll Over Reports Of Service Road Collapse

The Kerala High Court has refused to pass orders lifting suspension of toll collection at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH 544, citing collapse of a service road at Muringoor.The Division bench comprising Justice A Muhammed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V Menon were hearing writ petitions concerning severe traffic congestion in the Mannuthy–Edappally stretch of NH...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 565 - 587]Suo Motu v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 565Shaji @ Shaiju v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 566Dr. A Neelalohithadasan Nadar v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 567Sunilkumar v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 568XXX v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 569Suo Motu v State of Kerala and...

Refusal Of Sanction Without Considering Prosecution Material, Merely Praising Accused's Work Not Valid: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that a sanction order denying prosecution of public servant is not valid if the same was made without reference to the prosecution materials and merely depicts appraisal of the accused's contributions. Such an order cannot be termed to be one made with application of mind, it added.Justice A. Badharudeen remarked that though sanction order is a...

University's Wisdom To Prescribe Minimum Standards Of Education Cannot Be Questioned In Writ Petition: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that a University's decision to prescribe minimum standards to increase the quality of education in the colleges cannot be questioned in a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.Justice N. Nagaresh was considering a writ petition preferred by a college under the Kerala University of Health Sciences. The college had intended to...

Kerala High Court Issues SOP For Paperless Operation Of 'Model Digital Family Court' In Sasthamkotta

The Kerala High Court has issued an office memorandum notifying an SOP consolidating the procedures for filing, case handling, viewing, production and retention of documents, service of processes, transfer of cases, and payment workflows governing Model Digital Family Court, Sasthamkotta.The SOP has been prepared by the IT Directorate of the High Court for implementation of a Model Digital...

Kerala High Court Proposes Minimum 45 Yrs Age, 10 Yrs Practice For Designation As Senior Advocate, Invites Suggestions From Bar

The Kerala High Court on Friday (September 19) issued a notice containing the draft High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2025 as per which one of the conditions for eligibility is that advocate should be 45 years of age. It has invited suggestions/objections on the same, which has to be submitted in writing to the Registrar General, High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam...

SC/ST Act | No Bar On Granting Pre-Arrest Bail If Substantive Offence Not Found To Be Committed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that the bar against grant of anticipatory bail would not apply in cases where an offence under Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST is alleged if there is a prima facie conclusion that the substantive offence punishable by 10 years' imprisonment has not been committed.Justice Gopinath P. observed: “In other words, in cases where the allegation is that an...

Islam Permits Polygamy Only When A Man Can Do Justice Between Wives : Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has observed that Islam permits polygamy only when a man has the ability to give equal justice to his wives. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, made the observations while disposing of a revision petition, which upheld a Family Court order that had dismissed a claim by the petitioner wife , who sought ₹10,000 monthly maintenance from her husband, a blind man who survives on alms...

A Beggar Cannot Be Directed to Pay Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC: Kerala High Court Rules

The Kerala High Court has held that a person who subsists on begging cannot be directed to pay maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), even if his wife seeks sustenance from him.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, while disposing of a revision petition, upheld a Family Court order that had dismissed a claim by the petitioner, who sought ₹10,000 monthly maintenance...

Kerala High Court Refuses To Discharge Bus Driver In Fatal Accident Case Despite FIR Based On Non-Eyewitness Statement

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a bus driver accused in a 2016 road accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist, despite arguments that the prosecution's case rested on a First Information Report (FIR) registered on the basis of a statement from a non-eyewitness relative of the deceased.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, dismissed the revision petition....

'Justice Not Abstract But A Living Reality, Must Be Accessible To All': Kerala High Court Bids Farewell To Justice Amit Rawal

The Kerala High Court held a farewell reference for Justice Amit Rawal on Friday (September 19) who is set to retire on September 21 on attaining age of superaanuation. The ceremonial reference was attended by members of the Bench, Bar, and legal fraternity. Justice Rawal in his farewell speech expressed his gratitude to the Kerala Bar and Bench for embracing him with warmth since his transfer...