Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Warns Officials of Personal Liability Over Monsoon-Damaged Roads
The Kerala High Court has issued a warning to civic and highway authorities, cautioning that engineers and officials could face personal liability if accidents occur due to potholes, road craters, and other dangerous road conditions during the monsoon season.Justice Devan Ramachandran, issued the order while considering the petition dealing with the poor road condition in the State.The court on previous occasions have called for accountability of the concerned authorities on the conditions of...
Kerala High Court Summons Audit Director To Explain 17-Year Delay In Finalising Audit Of Travancore Devaswom Board Administration
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (June 10) directed the Director, Devaswom Audit, Kerala State Audit Department to appear before it and explain the delay of more than 17 years in finalising the audit of the General Administration of the Travancore Devaswom Board.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar also ordered the Director to place a comprehensive statement making clear the particulars of the audit objections pending, its present status, reasons for...
Kerala High Court Seeks Detailed Status Report On Flood-Mitigation Measures In Kochi
The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the District Collector's Committee to submit comprehensive report on Kochi's monsoon preparedness and progress of ongoing flood-mitigation work, expressing concern that while initial rains have not caused widespread flooding several long-standing flood-prone locations in the city require attention.Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering the review petition in a petition concerning the upkeep of Perandoor Canal. The Court had earlier, in its...
Irregularity In Sabarimala Ghee Sales: Kerala High Court Orders Independent Re-Evaluation Of Records To Check If Penal Offences Are Made Out
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 9) ordered an independent re-valuation of the records relating to alleged irregularities in the Aadiya Sishtam Ghee sales in Sabarimala temple, which had allegedly caused a loss of more than Rs. 17 lakhs to the Travancore Devaswom Board during a short span of a month's time.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the order in the light of a report submitted by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau...
Kerala High Court Stays Trial Proceedings In Shuhaib Murder Case
The Kerala High Court in an interim order on Wednesday (10 June) stayed till June 15 trial court proceedings in Youth Congress activist Shuhaib's murder case. Before approaching the High Court, the accused had moved the Sessions Court, Thalassery, seeking transfer of the trial. Their first application was dismissed on technical grounds for want of an affidavit, while a second application filed with an affidavit was rejected on merits on June 6, 2026.Justice G. Girish, passed the interim...
Govt Employees Cannot Claim Hostel Subsidy Under Children's Education Allowance Scheme Merely Because School Mandates Hostel: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that government employees are not entitled to claim hostel subsidy under the Children Education Allowance (CEA) Scheme merely because a school mandates hostel accommodation.For context, the Children Education Allowance Scheme is a scheme introduced by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, in favour of the employees of the Department...
Motor Accident Claim | Salaried Deceased's Contribution As Homemaker Can't Be Added To Income Unless Evidence Is Adduced: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, held that in motor accident claims cases, contribution of a deceased as a homemaker, who also was a salaried employee, cannot be added to monthly income unless proved by evidence.Justice Sobha Annamma Eapen was considering an appeal filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal.The...
Advocate Anoop V Nair Appointed As Kerala State Attorney
The newly-elected government in Kerala has appointed Advocate Anoop V. Nair as the State Attorney.The government had earlier appointed Senior Advocate Jaju Babu as the Advocate General and Advocate T.A. Asaf Ali as the Director General of Prosecution.Advocates Mohammed Shah and K.C. Vincent are appointed as the Additional Advocate...
2017 Actress Assault Case: Another Kerala High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Survivor's Plea For Fresh Probe Into 'Memory Card Leak'
Kerala High Court's Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath on Wednesday (June 10) recused from hearing a plea filed by the survivor in the 2017 Actress Assault Case seeking a fresh and comprehensive probe by SIT into the alleged illegal access of the memory card that contained visuals of the assault.This development comes after a coordinate bench of Justice Jobin Sebastian had recused from hearing...
Major Siblings Can Claim Compensation For 'Loss Of Dependency' If Proved By Evidence: Kerala High Court Upholds Award To Unmarried Sister
The Kerala High Court recently held that a sibling is entitled to compensation under the head of loss of dependency if dependency is established by adducing evidence before the Tribunal in motor accidents claims.Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen upheld the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to an unmarried and unemployed sister of the deceased, who had deposed and gave...