Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court Reserves Judgment On Appeal By Sanskrit University Against Order Allowing Suspended Students to Write Examinations
The Kerala High Court on Monday (02 November) reserved its judgment in an appeal preferred by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit challenging an interim order permitting 16 suspended students to appear for the university examinations commencing on November 4.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishnan S. heard both the appellants and the respondents and reserved the matter for judgment. The Single Judge, by an order dated October 30, had directed the...

Mini Cooper Crash: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response To Bail Application Of Accused
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 2) sought the response of the State to the bail application preferred by Joyal S. Anto, the 3rd accused in the Mini Cooper Accident case that claimed the lives of three.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath today directed the public prosecutor to get instructions and posted the case to November 10 (Tuesday).On October 30, the bail application moved by the prime accused 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev, who allegedly drove the car under the influence of alcohol,...

'Ill Inside Jail, But Can Go Abroad When Granted Bail?': Kerala High Court Questions Ex-DGP Tomin Thachankary's Plea
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 2) orally questioned the plea preferred by former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary seeking to go abroad to rejoin his work.Thachankary has sought to modify the conditions imposed by the Court while suspending the sentence awarded to him by the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam in the disproportionate assets case. He had spent around 4 weeks in jail before his sentence was suspended.When the matter came up today,...

LiveLaw Kerala High Court Weekly Round - Up: October 26 - November 01, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 600 - 610Nominal IndexX v. The Registrar (District Judiciary) and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 600Nivin Pauly v. State of Kerala and Ors., Abrid Shine v. State of Kerala and Anr., P.S. Shamnas v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 601 M.R. Ajayan v The Director, CBI and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 602 Chokkad Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v Labour Court and...

Kerala High Court Judge Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Completes Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Held In Goa
Kerala High Court judge Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas has completed the world-class Ironman 70.3 held in Goa last weekend.Ironman 70.3 Goa is the half-Ironman triathlon held annually in Goa that offers qualifying slots for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.The contestants have to cover 70.3 miles (about 113 km), including a 1.9 km swim, 90 km cycling and 21.1 km half marathon race, in a single day.Justice Bechu competed in the Males' 55-59 age category and completed the race in 8:46:44.

Application Moved Before Kerala High Court Seeking Survey Of Land Occupied By AKG Centre
An interlocutory application has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking direction to the competent authorities to measure the land in the possession of the AKG Centre for Research and Studies and the CPI(M), alleging that a substantial extent of University of Kerala property is under their occupation. The application is moved in a public interest litigation pending before the the...

Kerala High Court's Example Prompted Supreme Court To Strive For More Women Representation : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday (November 1) inaugurated the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Kerala High Court, marking 70 years since its inception on November 1, 1956."This High Court has been a place where constitutional promises have found practical meaning, where difficult questions of law have received thoughtful answers, and where successive generations have reposed their faith in the ideals of justice, fairness and dignity. It is this legacy of public trust and...

Kerala High Court Orders Dignified Burial Of Indian Man Whose Body Remained In UAE For 1.5 Years
Duty to ensure dead is buried decently, whether poor or wealthy, Court said.

Citing Victim's Privacy, Kerala High Court Denies CCTV Copies To POCSO Accused, Allows Counsel To View Footage
The Kerala High Court, in a recent order, struck a balance between the accused's right to fair trial and the victim's right to privacy by permitting the accused's counsel to view a CCTV footage taken at the place of occurrence while refusing to give a copy of the same in order to safeguard a POCSO victim's privacy. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 609]Justice Jobin Sebastian directed the trial judge to...

Kerala High Court To Celebrate Its Platinum Jubilee On November 1
CJI Surya Kant will inaugurate the ceremony.

Kerala High Court Refuses Interim Plea To Restrain Former Kerala Bar Council Chairman From Attending Legal Education Trust Function
The Kerala High Court on Friday (30 October) dismissed an interlocutory application seeking to restrain Ajith T.S, the former Chairman of the Bar Council of Kerala, from holding himself out as the Executive Trustee of the Kerala Advocates Academy for Continuing Legal Education Trust attending a scheduled function in that capacity.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan dismissed the interlocutory...

