Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18 - August 24, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 502 - 518]P.C. Tomy v. State of Kerala and connected case, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 502Adv. Richard Rajesh Kumar and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 503Appachan v. SI of Police and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 504Luckose Joseph v State of Kerala, 2025 Livelaw (Ker) 505Suo Motu v. AAA, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 506Muhammed Bilal and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr., and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 507Dr. Sivaprasad v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 508M.K. Aravindakshan and Anr. v. M.R. Pradeep and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 509Suo Motu v. Union of India and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 510Manilal v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 511Sulaiman M S and Ors v State of Kerala and Ors. and Connected Matter, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 512A. Chandran v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 513Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Thalothil v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 514T.M. Hariprasad v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 515Liviya Jose v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 516Bhargavan Pillai and Ors. v District Geologist and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 517Sukumaran and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 518Judgments/ Orders This WeekAngamaly Co-op Scam: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Two Booked For Misappropriating ₹115.8 Crores By Allegedly Giving Fake LoansCase Title: P.C. Tomy v. State of Kerala and connected caseCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 502The Kerala High Court on Monday (August 18) granted bail to two persons booked in the Angamaly Urban Cooperative Society scam case, who along with other accused are booked for misappropriating ₹115.8 Crores by allegedly granting fake loans.Justice A. Badharudeen granted the bail to the 5th accused PC Tomy and 12th accused Elsy Varghese, who were both board members of the society, in the 2024 criminal case registered by Crime Branch Ernakulam, noting that they did not have any past criminal records and the investigation has progressed well. 'Will Rationalise Public Transport Fares': Kerala High Court Calls For Revival Of Kochi Metropolitan Transport AuthorityCase Title: Adv. Richard Rajesh Kumar and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 503The Kerala High Court has recently passed detailed directions to revive the defunct Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority (KMTA), a body envisaged under the Kerala Metropolitan Transport Authority Act, 2019. The body was notified by the government of Kerala by an official Gazette on 30 October 2020.While considering a writ petition seeking a direction to revive the KMTA, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji directed that the authority, which has remained on paper for the past five years, must be made functional by the Kerala Day, 1 November 2025.Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Film Distributor Swargachitra Appachan For Allegedly Tampering With 2004 Movie 'Vellinakshatram'Case Title: Appachan v. SI of Police and Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 504The Kerala High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against film distributor Appachan, prominently known as Swargachitra Appachan booked for allegedly tampering with Malayalam film 'Vellinakshtram'.A crime was registered, alleging insertion of a scene in the film after it was certified by the Censor Board. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that since there was absolutely no material to show that the scene in question was inserted after the film was certified by the Censor Board, the offence would not stand.S. 19 PC Act | Valid Sanction Needed To Prosecute Public Servants, But Mere Error In Sanction Can't Reverse Conviction: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Luckose Joseph v State of KeralaCitation: 2025 Livelaw (Ker) 505The Kerala High Court has observed that while a valid sanction is prerequisite for prosecuting public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act, mere error or irregularities in the sanction order will not alter/reverse any finding, sentence or order of a court unless it causes failure of justice.Partly allowing an appeal, Justice A Badharudeen passed the order while confirming the conviction of the appellant, a former Village Officer for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹250 in 2001 for issuing possession certificates in respect of a property, but reduced his sentence to the statutory minimum.Kerala High Court Closes Criminal Contempt Case Against Lawyer For 'Shouting' In Magistrate Court, Accepts His ApologyCase Title: Suo Motu v. AAACitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 506The Kerala High Court on Monday (August 18) closed the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against Ettumanoor-based lawyer after he filed an affidavit furnishing his unconditional apology.A Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar closed the contempt proceedings, which were initiated after the advocate allegedly disrupted the proceedings of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Ettumanoor on...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18 - August 24, 2025

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