Kerala High Court
Kerala Govt Proposes Three-Pillar Strategy To Address Human-Wildlife Conflict, Submits Report To High Court
The Kerala Chief Secretary has submitted a report before the High Court, detailing the road map put in place by the State for dealing with human-wildlife conflict in Aralam and Wayanad areas.The report was submitted before a Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian hearing a batch of writ petitions concerning the issue. The judges had...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court's Observations in Thanthri Rajeev's Bail
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 March) stayed the observations made by the Special Court against the investigation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala Gold Theft case. Justice A. Badharudeen issued the order in the plea moved by the State seeking to cancel the bail granted to Kandararu Rajeevaru @ Rajeev Thantri, who is arrayed as an accused in the Sabarimala gold...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Ex-MLA Antony Raju's Conviction In Evidence Tampering Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (17 march) dismissed the plea preferred by former MLA Antony Raju seeking to set aside the order of the District and Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram that rejected his application to suspend his conviction in the Evidence Tampering case. Justice C. Jayachandran delivered the judgment. Antony Raju was arrayed as the the second accused in an evidence...
Kerala High Court Upholds Non-Maintainability Of Writ Petitions In Bar Association Election Disputes
The Kerala High Court on Monday (16 March) reaffirmed that disputes concerning elections to Bar Associations are matters of internal administration and cannot be challenged through writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar was delivering the judgment in an appeal against dismissal of a writ petition...
S.88 Registration Act | Govt Officer Exempt From Personal Appearance Even If Document Registered In Another State: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that government officers exempted from personal appearance for document registration under Section 88 of the Registration Act, 1908 retain that exemption even when the document is registered in another State.Justice P.V Balakrishnan delivered the judgment in a writ petition, where the Court examined whether a registering authority in one State can insist on...
Co-Owner's Undertaking To Accept “Whatever Amount” On Future Sale Cannot Bar Statutory Right To Partition: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that an indefinite undertaking by a co-owner agreeing to accept “whatever amount” another party may pay on a future sale of property cannot bar a statutory right to seek partition.The Division Bench of Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment in a regular first appeal, affirming a preliminary decree for partition passed by...
Kerala High Court Directs Nurses' Union To Defer Strike Till March 19, Refers Wage Dispute With Private Hospitals To Mediation
The Kerala High Court on Friday (March 13) suggested mediation at the High Court Mediation Centre to resolve the issues between private hospital management and the nurses association regarding wages, service conditions, etc.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. directed the Kerala Private Hospital Association, the Kerala United Nurses Association, Kerala Private Medical College Management Association,...
Suraj Lama Case: Kerala High Court Allows Amendment Alleging State Negligence Led To Death, Seeking Compensation
The Kerala High Court on Monday (16 March) allowed an application to amend the habeas corpus petition filed in connection with Suraj Lama, an Indian citizen who was deported from Kuwait but went missing after arriving at Kochi.As per the application moved by Lama's son, State negligence led to Lama's death and it must now pay compensation for violation of his fundamental rights.The Division...
Release Victim Compensation Within A Week Or We'll Attach Treasury Accounts: Kerala High Court Warns State, Summons Finance Secy
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 16) remarked that it would pass orders to attach the Treasury accounts of the State government in case the amounts due to the Victim Compensation Fund and the fees to the mediators are not paid within a week.Division bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was hearing two pleas, including a suo motu petition concerning...
Kerala High Court Allows Extraction, Preservation Of Brain-Dead Man's Gametes At Wife's Request
The Kerala High Court has recently granted interim permission to extract and cryopreserve the gametes of a man declared brain-dead, following a petition filed by his wife seeking to preserve the possibility of having a biological child in the future.Justice M.B Snehalatha passed the interim order to allow the extraction and cryopreservation of the gametes of the petitioner's husband, by...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : March 09 - March 15, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 132 - 147]New India Assurance and Ors. v The Federal bank Ltd., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 132Ajeesh Kalathil Gopi v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 133Rafeek v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 134Saheer v. The Ombudsman for Local Self Government and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 135Union of India and Anr. v. Mohanan Madathil...
Kerala High Court Flags Irregularities In Accounting Of Ghee Sales In Sabarimala, Calls For Audit Dept Report
The Kerala High Court on Friday (March 14) noted serious irregularities in the accounting process related to Aadiya Sishtam Ghee sales in Sabarimala temple and directed the State Audit department to carry out an audit and place a detailed report before it.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the order in a Devaswom Board Audit Report...