Kerala High Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Five Judicial Officers As HC Judges

The Kerala High Court Collegium has recommended the names of five judicial officers for elevation as High Court Judges. The recommendations are made based on the seniority of the District Judges. The recommended names are: 1. P.S.Sasikumar (Thrissur) 2. Honey M Varghese (Alappuzha) 3. K.K. Balakrishnan (Ernakulam) 4. N. Harikumar (Pathanamthitta) 5. S. Naseera (Thiruvananthapuram)

Advocate Can't Stall Execution Of Former Client's Decree Over Unpaid Fees: Kerala High Court Slaps ₹50K Cost On Two Lawyers

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by two practicing advocates, who sought to keep in abeyance the execution proceedings of their former client in a land acquisition reference proceedings, over unpaid legal fees.Noting that the engagement of the petitioners as lawyers was terminated by the clients, owing to disputes relating to Advocates fees, Justice Bechu...

“True Strength Of High Court Lies In Exceptionally Efficient And Erudite Bar”: Kerala High Court Justice K. Babu In Farewell Address

The Kerala High Court on Friday (10 April) held a farewell reference in honour of Justice K. Babu, who is set to retire on May 7, 2026, upon attaining the age of superannuation.Members of the Bench, Bar, and legal fraternity gathered in full strength ahead of the court's annual vacation to pay tribute to Justice K Babu. In his farewell address Justice Babu emphasised that the strength of the High Court lies in its exceptionally efficient and erudite Bar.“The true strength of the High Court lies...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea Seeking Clearance For Court Infrastructure Work After EC Approval

The Kerala High Court on Friday (10 April) disposed of a writ petition filed by its own Registry after recording that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had approved a proposal permitting maintenance work during the subsistence of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. noted that the ECI had conveyed its approval for Maintenance through a communication dated April 8, 2026, addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer(CEO),...

'No Impediment Now': Kerala High Court Records Approval For Cabinet Meeting To Finalise Draft Ragging Bill Amid Model Code Of Conduct

The Kerala High Court on Friday (April 10) remarked that there was no impediment to approve the draft Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, 2025 after being informed that the Chief Electoral Officer has given the green signal for a Cabinet meeting amid the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct.While considering a public interest litigation moved by KeLSA (Kerala State Legal...

Kerala High Court Pushes Kochi Authorities To Clear Plastic Waste, Canal Debris; Fast-Track Pre-Monsoon Measures

The Kerala High Court on Friday (10 April) directed the District Collector's Committee and the Municipal Corporation to complete the Pre-Monsoon works in the Kochi city in war-footing.Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering the review petition in a petition concerning the upkeep of Perandoor Canal.The Court had earlier, in its judgment, directed the District Collector's Committee to...

Central Forensic Science Lab To Be Established In Thiruvananthapuram, Centre Tells Kerala High Court

The Central Government on Friday (April 10) informed the Kerala High Court that it has identified a place in Thiruvananthapuram to set up a Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CSFL).The Deputy Solicitor General of India (DSGI) submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C. Jayachandran that she received instructions from the Directorate of Forensic...

Kerala High Court Permits 'Continuation' Of Hormone Replacement Therapy For Two Transgender Persons Challenging 2026 Amendment

The Kerala High Court on Friday (April 10) directed the continuance of hormone replacement therapy for two transgender persons challenging the validity of Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Amendment Act 2026, after noting that the same was "abruptly" stopped following the recent amendments to the 2019 Act. After hearing the submissions for some time Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas...

Cashew Corp Scam: Kerala High Court Quashes Denial Of Sanction For CBI Probe, Summons Industries Department Secy For 'Prima Facie' Contempt

The Kerala High Court on Friday (April 10) ordered the personal appearance of the Principal Secretary, Industries Department (Cashew) of the State government in a contempt plea initiated for denying sanction for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute allegedly corrupt ex-officials of the State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC).A detailed order is awaited.The plea was...

Kerala High Court Flags 'Systemic Deficiencies' In Travancore Devaswom Board Accounts, Orders Centralised Financial System

The Kerala High Court has identified deep-rooted and systemic deficiencies in the financial management of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), and has directed for urgent structural reforms, including the rollout of a centralized computerized accounting system across temples under its control.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo...

Kerala Bar Council Elections: Supervisory Committee Allows Kerala Advocates Practising In Supreme Court To Seek Inclusion In Voter List

The High-Powered Election Supervisory Committee constituted pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court of India has permitted advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala and practising in the Supreme Court to submit representations seeking inclusion of their names in the voter list for the polling booth proposed to be set up in the Supreme Court premises for the upcoming Bar...

'Crores Of Public Money Spent': Kerala High Court Directs Audit Of Vigilance Tribunals After Noting Only 5 Cases Disposed Of Annually

The Kerala High Court has ordered the State government to conduct a performance audit of the two Vigilance Tribunals formed under the State Civil Service (Vigilance Tribunal) Rules, after noting that the maximum five cases were disposed off by the tribunal annually while the expenditure incurred exceeded Rs. 1 crore. This the court said executive must remember that public money amounting...