Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Directs Executive Committee Of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple To Submit Timeline For Renovation Of Principal Idol
The Kerala High Court on Monday (09 February) directed the Executive Committee of Sree Padamanbhaswamy Temple to submit a timeline for completion of the work of the Moolavigraha (Principal Idol) of the temple.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha were considering a petition which alleged defects in the temple's Moolavigraha.The Court had earlier directed the Administrative Committee of the temple to update it on the consent of the shilpis (sculptors)...
Universities Must Regulate Student Political Activities To Prevent Campus Violence: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently (February 04) directed all universities in the State to formulate a comprehensive regulatory mechanism to control and regulate political activities of students on campus.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M issued the direction while hearing a batch of writ petitions, including a public interest litigation filed in the aftermath of an incident at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam which resulted in the death of a student....
'Rules Can't Be Used To Foment Disharmony': Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Action Against Temple Entry By Christian Priests
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition that sought action against Christian priests, who had entered Adoor Sree Parthasarathy Temple in priestly robes to attend a function to celebrate Sreekrishna Jayanthi.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a plea preferred by a devotee of the temple, who prayed for a direction to the Travancore Devaswom Board to take action as per the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 02 - February 08, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 63 - 81]Kamal Kumar Mandal v. State of Kerala and Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 63Suo Motu v Union Government and Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 64 Lunar Rubbers v Kerala Head Load And Timber Workers And Factory Workers Union(KTUC and ors and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 65M R Ajayan v Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 66Susan K. John v. National Board...
Kerala High Court Orders Reimbursement Of Expenses To Govt Employee Over Treatment Of Daughter's Rare Disease Outside State
In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court ordered the state government to reimburse the treatment charges expended by a government school teacher for the treatment of his daughter's rare disease in a non-empanelled private hospital in Coimbatore.Justice Harisankar V. Menon relied on various decisions of the Apex Court and the judgment of the High Court in The General Manager and Anr. v. Rajam V.V., wherein the reimbursements not disbursed on technical grounds like treatment at non-empanelled...
'No RTE Act Recognition': Kerala High Court Orders Closure Of School Imparting Preschool Education On Quran
The Kerala High Court recently ordered closure of a school that was teaching Quran and allied subjects to its students since it was running without valid recognition as per Section 18 of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.Justice Harisankar V. Menon was considering two connected writ petitions, one of which was preferred by two persons, who had complained against...
Managing Director Who Signed Dishonoured Cheques & Handled Day-To-Day Affairs Vicariously Liable U/S 141 NI Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that the managing director, who signed the dishonoured cheques and was in charge of the day-to-day affairs of a company accused of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, is vicariously liable in the offence.Justice M.B. Snehalatha dismissed a revision petition filed by the 2nd accused in a cheque bounce case for which he was found guilty along...
Kerala High Court Expresses 'Exasperation' Over Reappearing Illegal Poles & Flags, Orders Statewide Drive To Prevent Reoccurrence
The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 6) directed the Joint Directors of Local Self Government Department (LSGD) to initiate a comprehensive drive within their respective jurisdictions and issue necessary instructions to the Secretaries ensuring no further illegal installations of flags, poles etc. occur in public places in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering a...
Kerala HC Reserves Verdict In Plea Challenging Centre's Order Allowing Old Labour Courts To Function After Enactment Of New Industrial Code
The Kerala High Court on Friday (06 February) reserved its judgment in the petition challenging a Central Government notification that permits Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals constituted under the repealed Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to continue adjudicating cases even after the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 came into force.Justice Gopinath P heard the arguments of both the parties...
UAPA | Order Barring Disclosure Of Witness Statements Must Record Reasons For Each Witness: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has clarified that an order passed under Section 44 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act barring disclosure of witness statements must separately consider materials relating to each witness and record reasons for its decision.The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan was considering a petition preferred under Section...
'He Could Have Been Alive': Kerala High Court Flags Systemic Failure After DNA Confirms Body Of Missing Deportee Suraj Lama
The Kerala High Court was on Friday (06 February) informed that the body recovered from Kalamassery belongs to Suraj Lama, an Indian citizen who was deported from Kuwait but went missing after arriving at Kochi.The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha which was considering the habeas corpus petition, has directed the Nedumbasery SHO to produce the...
Long Incarceration Alone Not Ground For Bail In Commercial Quantity NDPS Case If Accused Has Criminal Antecedents: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that a person found in possession of commercial quantity of narcotic drugs would not be eligible for grant of bail merely because of long incarceration if the twin conditions under Section 37 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act are not satisfied or if he has criminal antecedents.As per Section 37 of the Act, in cases where the...