Kerala High Court
'No Free Hand Available To State To Deal With Data As They Like': Petitioners Tell Kerala High Court In CMO Bulk Messaging Issue
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) heard detailed arguments of the petitioners in the plea alleging that the Chief Minister's Officer (CMO) violated the privacy of government employees and judges by illegally accessing their mobile phone numbers, email IDs and sending bulk messages as a form of election campaign.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was hearing the case.Today, Senior Advocate George Poonthottam appearing for the petitioners told the Court that the petitioners' personal data...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 23 - March 1, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 114 - 121]xxx. v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 114Sabu Stephen v. State Election Commission, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 115Prasanthan M. v. Kannur Corporation and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 116Satkunam @ Sabesan v. Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 117Jithusooraj S.K. v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 118Basheer Thaliyil v. State of...
Kerala High Court Admits IMA, IAPMR Appeals Against Order Allowing Physiotherapists To Use 'Dr.' Prefix
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) admitted the appeals preferred by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) challenging a Single Bench decision permitting physiotherapists and doctors to use the 'Dr.' prefix. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan also issued notice to the parties.Last week when the matter had come up, the Bench had orally remarked that it is not...
Kerala High Court Refers St. Mary's Basilica Issue For Mediation
The Kerala High Court on Monday (02 March) referred the dispute at St. Mary's Basilica, Kochi for mediation.The Court has appointed Retired Justice T.R Ramachandran Nair as mediator in the dispute. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the order. The Bench was hearing the petition filed by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany who had approached the Court seeking immediate police intervention to remove alleged trespassers from St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Broadway, Ernakulam, citing continued...
Kannur Infanticide Case: Kerala High Court Calls For Sessions Court's Opinion On Reference To Govt For Remission Of Sentence
The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 2) called for the opinion of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Taliparamba (Kannur) that convicted Saranya Valsaraj and sentenced her to life imprisonment for the murder of her one-year-old infant son.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the direction while considering an appeal preferred by Saranya challenging the conviction and the sentence imposed.The Division Bench took note of the fact that no opinion was...
Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP's K Surendran In 2019 Hartal Violence Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday (February 23) stayed all criminal proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader K. Surendran in relation to a 2019 crime perpetrated during a flash hartal.Justice C.S. Dias admitted Surendran's plea to quash criminal proceedings against him and issued notice to the parties. The judge then passed an interim order staying further criminal proceedings against Surendran for a period of 4 months:“On a consideration of the facts and the materials on...
Kerala High Court Flags Potential Misuse Of Booking In Sabarimala Padi Pooja Using False Credentials; Orders Seizure, Production Of Records
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 25) expressed its apprehension that the booking system for the Padi Pooja in Sabarimala temple may have been misused by persons using false credentials for selling their bookings at a profit.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar then ordered the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer of the Travancore...
Magistrate Can't Return Private Complaint Solely For Want Of Accused's Postal Address: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot return a private complaint merely because the complainant has not furnished the postal address of the accused.Justice C S Dias was delivering the judgment in a criminal miscellaneous case. The petitioner had filed a private complaint before the Judicial First-Class Magistrate-II, Thrissur, alleging that the third respondent had...
2017 Actress Assault Case: Kerala Govt Moves High Court Against Acquittal Of Actor Dileep, Three Others
The Kerala Government has approached the High Court challenging a sessions court order acquitting actor Dileep of all charges in the 2017 Actress Assault case. Apart from Dileep who is Accused No. 8, the State has also challenged the acquittal of accused Nos. 7 Charly Thomas, 9 Sanilkumar @ Mesthiri Sanil and 15 Sarath G. Nair who are accused of entering into criminal conspiracy to commit...
CBFC Viewed Film In Full, Certification Can't Be Faulted On Basis Of Teaser Alone: High Court On Row Over 'Kerala Story 2'
The Kerala High Court on Friday (27 February), while paving way for release of the film 'Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond', observed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) grants certifications after viewing a film in full, and the same cannot be faulted on the basis of few teaser clips. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan...
Kerala High Court Lifts Stay On Release Of 'The Kerala Story 2' Movie; Stays Single Bench Order
The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 27) paved way for release of the movie 'The Kerala Story 2 - Goes Beyond'. The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan stayed a single judge order which had stayed its release scheduled today and posted the case after two weeks.The Court passed the order in the writ appeals preferred by producer Vipul...
'Deplorable State Of Affairs': Kerala High Court Raps State After Tribal Man Killed In Elephant Attack At Aralam Farm
The Kerala High Court on Friday (27 February) criticised the State over the condition of Aralam Farm in Kannur District in light of the death of a person belonging to tribal community in an elephant attack on Friday morning. A Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian were hearing petitions concerning the human- wildlife conflict in Wayanad...