Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Passes Fresh Order Granting Police Protection To Viral Kumbh Mela Star
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (July 21) passed a fresh order granting police protection to viral Kumbh Mela star.The order was passed in a plea moved by the star alleging that hate campaigns were propagated against her on mainstream media and online platforms following her marriage to her husband Mohammed Farmaan, a Muslim man.Today, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was informed by the counsel for the star that she had approached the police with a representation to give her protection after the...
Kerala High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Ex-DGP Sreelekha Booked For Disclosing POCSO Victims' Names
The Kerala High Court on Monday (July 13) passed an interim order directing the investigating officer to desist from taking any coercive action against former Director General of Police (DGP) and Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Councillor Sreelekha R. IPS who is booked for allegedly disclosing the the names of victims in three rape cases through her YouTube channel and blog.Justice Jobin Sebastian was considering a plea filed by her seeking to quash the FIR registered against her by the Museum...
Hit-And-Run Cases Often Put On Back Burner Unless They Draw Media Attention: Kerala High Court Directs Formation Of Special Squads
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State Police Chief to constitute special squads in every district to trace offending vehicles and offenders involved in hit-and-run accidents, observing that such cases are often pushed to the back burner unless they attract media attention. The Court also urged the Union Government to overhaul the compensation framework for hit-and-run victims...
Typewritten Cheque Though Uncommon Is Not Illegal, Its Use Alone Can't Defeat NI Act Claim: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held the mere fact that a cheque is typewritten is not a legally sustainable ground to doubt its genuineness or refuse to invoke the statutory presumptions under the Negotiable Instruments Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 384]Justice A. Badharudeen delivered the judgment in a criminal appeal challenging the acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Directs SIT To Complete Probe After Receipt Of Scientific Report From National Metallurgical Lab
The Kerala High Court on Monday (July 20) noted that the final scientific report from the CSIR National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand has been received by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala Gold Theft case.The case refers to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the gold-cladded Dwarapalaka idols and door frames of the Sabarimala temple.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar today perused the report from the...
LiveLaw Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 13 - July 19, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 370 - 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 382Nominal IndexSugathan R v. State of Kerala and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 370Vinu K.S. and Anr. v. Veena Viswan, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 371Muhammed J.I. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 372Sharestates, Inc. v. Prasad Choorakuzhiyil Gopalan & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 373Tenny Joppen v. State of Kerala and...
Kerala High Court Closes Plea Against Vice-Chancellor's Appointment Of University Standing Counsel After Former Counsel's Resignation
The Kerala High Court on Monday (July 20) closed the plea filed challenging the appointment of Advocate Girija Gopal as standing counsel for the Kerala University by its Vice-Chancellor after removing Advocate Thomas, who was appointed by the Syndicate in 2016. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 383]Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas noted that the plea has become infructuous since Advocate Thomas Abraham...
'Evaded Payment For 16 Years': Kerala High Court Rejects Cop's Appeals Against Compensation Award To Lawyer He Assaulted
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed two second appeals preferred by a police officer, who was directed to pay compensation to a lawyer who he had assaulted in 2010. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 379]Justice Easwaran S. observed that there are no substantial questions of law raised in the regular second appeals and that the same were bereft of merits.“The dispute started in the year 2010. For...
Kerala High Court Strikes Down Kerala Minerals Vesting Law, Says Deprivation Of Private Property Without Compensation Violates Article 300A
The Kerala High Court has declared the Kerala Minerals (Vesting of Rights) Act 2021 as unconstitutional, holding that the State cannot vest ownership of privately owned mineral rights in itself without providing compensation or complying with the constitutional safeguards under Article 300A. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 381]A Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta...
2017 Actress Rape Case: Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On Sentence Suspension Pleas Of Two Convicts Sentenced To 20 Years
The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 17) heard the sentence suspension pleas of H. Saleem (A5) and C. Pradeep (A6), who were convicted in the 2017 Actress Rape case.They were each awarded a 20-year term by the District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam in the verdict passed in December 2025.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar today heard detailed...