Kerala High Court
Quasi-Judicial Authority Can't Challenge Order Setting Aside Its Own Decision: Kerala High Court Rejects Admission Supervisory Committee's Appeal
The Kerala High Court has held that the Admission Supervisory Committee for Medical Education in Kerala, being a statutory body exercising adjudicatory functions under the Kerala Medical Education (Regulation and Control of Admission to Private Medical Educational Institutions) Act, 2017, cannot be treated as an “aggrieved person” entitled to maintain a writ appeal against a judgment...
'Desertion' Under Divorce Act Means Desertion Without Reasonable Cause: Kerala High Court Denies Past Maintenance To Deserting Spouse
The Kerala High Court has held that the expression “desertion” under Section 10 of the Divorce Act, 1869 must be understood as desertion without reasonable cause, despite the absence of an express statutory qualifier.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar were disposing of matrimonial appeals arising from a common judgment of the Family...
Temple Accounts Digitisation: KITFRA To Place Detailed Statement Before Kerala High Court To Ensure Transparency
The Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd. (KITFRA), which has been entrusted by the Travancore Devaswom Board to facilitate digitisation of temple account, undertook that it would place a detailed statement including the proposal and timeframe required for the exercise before the Kerala High Court.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V....
Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To YouTube Channel Editor Booked For Allegedly Obscene Content Involving CM Pinarayi Vijayan
The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 30) granted pre-arrest bail to the chief editor of Crime Online, a YouTube Channel, who is accused of posting an obscene content involving Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order granting bail to T.P. Nandakumar, who is alleged to have committed the offences under Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology...
Offence Of Cruelty Against Woman U/S 498A IPC Not Attracted If Marriage Annulled By Competent Court: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man and his mother for allegedly committing the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code after noting that there was no valid marriage between him and the complainant in view of the annulment made by a competent court.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar was considering a plea preferred by the...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Set Up Special NDPS Courts In Three More Districts
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (27 January) directed the State to constitute Special NDPS Court in three more districts, in addition to the proposed special courts at Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. The direction was issued by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C Jayachandran, which was considering batch of petitions dealing with curbing of drug menace in...
Kerala Congress Leader Booked For Social Media Post Linking CM Pinarayi Vijayan To Sabarimala Gold Theft Moves Kerala High Court
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee member N. Subramanian has moved the High Court challenging the initiation of criminal proceedings against him for allegedly making a social media post depicting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with Unnikrishnan Potty, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case.The prosecution allegation was that on December 25, 2025 at 8 p.m., Subramanian posted...
Paid Menstrual Leave Is Policy Matter, Not Enforceable Right: KSRTC Tells Kerala High Court
The law officer of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has filed a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court opposing the plea seeking 2 days paid menstrual leave for KSRTC's women conductors.The petitioners had cited the Karnataka Government's decision regarding paid menstrual leave and prayed for a direction granting similar relief to the women conductors working in...
Kerala High Court Directs Police Protection For Expelled CPI(M) Leader Ahead Of Book Release Alleging Fund Mismanagement By Party
The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 30) directed the District Police Chief and the SHO, Payyanur to ensure that there is adequate protection to the life of expelled Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Kunhikrishnan V. ahead of the release of his book "Nethruthwathe Anigal Thiruthanam", which is stated to be an exposé on irregularities and mismanagement of martyrs funds and other...
Compromise Without Pre-Existing Rights Invalid In Service Inam Land Proceedings: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that the claimants who possess no pre-existing legal rights over Service Inam lands cannot enter into a binding compromise inter se, under the Kerala Service Inam Lands (Vesting and Enfranchisement) Act, 1981. It has further held that the statutory authorities cannot abdicate their adjudicatory role by merely recording such settlements.For context,...
'Nip It In The Bud': Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Prompt Reporting Of Malpractices In Temples, Including Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Friday (January 29) issued guidelines for the effective and prompt reporting of the lapses, misconduct and malpractices in the religious institutions under the Travancore Devaswom Board.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu petition initiated on the basis of the report of the Sabarimala...
Pulsar Suni Approaches Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction & Sentence In 2017 Actress Assault Case
Sunil N S also known as Pulsar Suni, the first accused in the 2017 actress abduction and rape case has approached Kerala High Court challenging his conviction and sentence imposed by the Sessions Court, Ernakulam.The Sessions Court has found him guilty of offences punishable under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) read with Sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (outraging modesty),...