Microfinance Fraud Case: Kerala High Court Warns Of Change In Investigating Officer Noting Delay In Completing Probe

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 20) directed the officer investigating the SNDP microfinance case to complete probe within 3 weeks and observed that in case of failure to do, it would be constrained to consider entrusting another investigating officer.The case relates to the alleged misappropriate of Rs. 15.85 crores of government funds under the Micro Finance Scheme and involves officers of the SNDP Yogam and former Managing Directors of Kerala State Backward Classes Development...

Kerala High Court Orders Police Protection For Viral Kumbh Mela Star

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19) directed the Station House Officer of Central Police Station, Ernakulam to grant police protection to the viral Kumbh Mela star Monalisa Bhosle.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas remarked that he was prima facie satisfied that protection should be granted to Monalisa:"Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government...

Kerala High Court Seeks Chief Minister VD Satheesan's Response In Police Protection Plea By Expelled Congress Leader Simi Bell Rose John

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19) sought the response of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and his brother, V.D. Ajayakumar in a police protection plea filed by expelled Congress leader Simi Bell Rose John, accusing them of threatening her.The present plea before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was preferred by Simi seeking a direction to the State and the SHO of Thevara police station to...

Dental Student Suicide: Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To College HOD Dr. Kodanda Ram In Abetment Case

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19) dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Dr. M. Kodanda Ram seeking pre-arrest bail in the suicide abetment case of dental college student Nithin Raj. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 329]Justice A. Badharudeen opined that there was prima facie commission of offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and...

Safe Kerala Project: High Court Orders Release Of Quarterly Payments Due To Contractor Who Installed AI Cameras

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19) passed an interim order directing the State and the Motor Vehicles Department to release to Keltron the amounts due for the instalment and maintenance of AI traffic camera, as part of the 'Automated Traffic Enforcement' for Safe Kerala Project.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. further directed Keltron to forthwith release the amounts due to SRIT India Ltd.,...

'Don't Play These Tactics': Kerala High Court Warns IAS Officer Of Arrest Over Repeated Absence In Cashew Corporation Contempt Case

The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19) expressed extreme displeasure at the non-appearance of Mohammed Hanish, the Principal Secretary, Industries Department of the State government inspite of positive direction to do so.The Court also ordered the present officer in charge of Cashew Development department, K. Biju IAS, to pass sanction order to prosecute the alleged corrupt ex-officials of...

Can Electro-Homeopathy Be Practised Without Registration Under Medical Laws? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment clarified that the practice of Electro-Homeopathy is not unregulated. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 335]The Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. observed that the practice of alternative medicine is, in fact, regulated by the provisions of the the Kerala State Medical Practitioners Act, 2021 and before that,...

'Can't Linger Indefinitely': Kerala High Court Asks SIT To Specify Time Required To File Final Report In Sabarimala Gold Theft Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 18) has granted a final opportunity to the Special Investigation Team, probing the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala temple, to place before it the timeframe within which the final report is proposed to be laid before the jurisdictional court, the Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kollam.The case refers to the...

Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict In PIL Against Free Bus Travel For Women, Asks If Few Affluent Beneficiaries Can Sink Entire Policy

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (18 June) reserved its orders in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the State Government's recently launched "Priyadarshini Scheme," which provides free travel for women and transgender persons in ordinary Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen...

Nava Kerala Sadas Assault: Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Ex-CM's Security Personnel On State's Plea To Cancel Pre-Arrest Bail

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 18) issued notice on State's plea to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to five members of the security team of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the crime registered during the violence committed during the Nava Kerala Sadas programme in 2023.Justice C.S. Dias ordered notice to the accused persons, who were granted pre-arrest bail by the...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice Before Admission On Plea Against 'Kerala Story 2', Questions Challenge After Film's Release

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 18) issued urgent notice before admission to Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the producer of the film Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond in a plea challenging certification of the film and seeking removal of 'Kerala' from the movie title.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan orally asked if the plea has become infructuous since it was already released and a lot of people had...

Kerala High Court Pushes For Real-Time Revenue Tracking After Audit Flags Financial Irregularities In Cochin Devaswom Board

The Kerala High Court has expressed concern over persistent accounting irregularities and delays in audit scrutiny within the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB), directing the Board to submit a detailed action plan on corrective measures and the digitisation of its financial management systems.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar issued the order...