Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Directs CBI Probe Into Death Of 23 Children In Palakkad
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 11) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation into 23 child deaths in Palakkad District over 13 years.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. passed the order while hearing a public interest litigation, concerning investigations into cases involving the unnatural death of children in Palakkad District. The Bench noted that despite an earlier direction issued on February 19,...
Actress Rape Case | Kerala High Court Directs Sessions Judge To Transmit Memory Card To HC Registrar For Safe Custody
The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 12) has directed the District and Sessions Judge, Ernakulam to transmit the memory card and pendrive containing the visuals of the assault in the 2017 Actress Assault Case in a sealed cover to the Registrar General of the High Court.The Court further directed the Registrar General to keep the memory card in "safe custody" till further orders.Justice C.S. Dias passed an interim order while considering the plea filed by the survivor in the 2017 Actress...
S.138 NI Act | Complainant Can Claim Benefit Of Presumptions After Proving Transaction, Execution Of Cheque In Convincing Manner: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that the statutory presumptions available to complainants in cheque dishonour prosecutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, can be invoked only after the complainant first establishes the underlying transaction and execution of the cheque through competent evidence.Justice A. Badharudeen delivered the judgment, while considering an appeal against an acquittal in a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act).The...
Kerala High Court Warns Officials of Personal Liability Over Monsoon-Damaged Roads
The Kerala High Court has issued a warning to civic and highway authorities, cautioning that engineers and officials could face personal liability if accidents occur due to potholes, road craters, and other dangerous road conditions during the monsoon season.Justice Devan Ramachandran, issued the order while considering the petition dealing with the poor road condition in the State.The court on previous occasions have called for accountability of the concerned authorities on the conditions of...
Kerala High Court Summons Audit Director To Explain 17-Year Delay In Finalising Audit Of Travancore Devaswom Board Administration
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (June 10) directed the Director, Devaswom Audit, Kerala State Audit Department to appear before it and explain the delay of more than 17 years in finalising the audit of the General Administration of the Travancore Devaswom Board.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar also ordered the Director to place a comprehensive statement making clear the particulars of the audit objections pending, its present status, reasons for...
Kerala High Court Seeks Detailed Status Report On Flood-Mitigation Measures In Kochi
The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the District Collector's Committee to submit comprehensive report on Kochi's monsoon preparedness and progress of ongoing flood-mitigation work, expressing concern that while initial rains have not caused widespread flooding several long-standing flood-prone locations in the city require attention.Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering the review petition in a petition concerning the upkeep of Perandoor Canal. The Court had earlier, in its...
Irregularity In Sabarimala Ghee Sales: Kerala High Court Orders Independent Re-Evaluation Of Records To Check If Penal Offences Are Made Out
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 9) ordered an independent re-valuation of the records relating to alleged irregularities in the Aadiya Sishtam Ghee sales in Sabarimala temple, which had allegedly caused a loss of more than Rs. 17 lakhs to the Travancore Devaswom Board during a short span of a month's time.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar passed the order in the light of a report submitted by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau...
Kerala High Court Stays Trial Proceedings In Shuhaib Murder Case
The Kerala High Court in an interim order on Wednesday (10 June) stayed till June 15 trial court proceedings in Youth Congress activist Shuhaib's murder case. Before approaching the High Court, the accused had moved the Sessions Court, Thalassery, seeking transfer of the trial. Their first application was dismissed on technical grounds for want of an affidavit, while a second application...
Govt Employees Cannot Claim Hostel Subsidy Under Children's Education Allowance Scheme Merely Because School Mandates Hostel: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that government employees are not entitled to claim hostel subsidy under the Children Education Allowance (CEA) Scheme merely because a school mandates hostel accommodation.For context, the Children Education Allowance Scheme is a scheme introduced by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, in favour of the employees of the Department...
Motor Accident Claim | Salaried Deceased's Contribution As Homemaker Can't Be Added To Income Unless Evidence Is Adduced: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, held that in motor accident claims cases, contribution of a deceased as a homemaker, who also was a salaried employee, cannot be added to monthly income unless proved by evidence.Justice Sobha Annamma Eapen was considering an appeal filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal.The...
Advocate Anoop V Nair Appointed As Kerala State Attorney
The newly-elected government in Kerala has appointed Advocate Anoop V. Nair as the State Attorney.The government had earlier appointed Senior Advocate Jaju Babu as the Advocate General and Advocate T.A. Asaf Ali as the Director General of Prosecution.Advocates Mohammed Shah and K.C. Vincent are appointed as the Additional Advocate...