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Kerala High Court Nullifies Rs. 20 Crore Allocation for "Nava Keralam Programme," Cites Fiscal Violations

Kerala High Court Nullifies Rs. 20 Crore Allocation for "Nava Keralam Programme," Cites Fiscal Violations

Court finds programme expenditure without legislative sanction and improper departmental allocation, orders suspension o...

Kerala High Court Upholds Divorce on Grounds of Desertion; Modifies Maintenance Award

Kerala High Court Upholds Divorce on Grounds of Desertion; Modifies Maintenance Award

Judgment Clarifies Interpretation of "Desertion" Under Divorce Act, 1869; Affirms Recovery of Gold and Money to Wife...

Kerala High Court Upholds Arrest in Ganja Possession Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Arrest in Ganja Possession Case

Court dismisses bail plea, affirms compliance with constitutional and statutory arrest procedures....

Kerala High Court Upholds Maternity and Medical Leave Rights for NBEMS Trainee

Kerala High Court Upholds Maternity and Medical Leave Rights for NBEMS Trainee

Court Directs Fresh Consideration of Leave Application in Light of Exceptional Circumstances...

HC quashes Rs 20 cr Nava Kerala programme, flags ‘colourable’ use of funds ahead of polls

HC quashes Rs 20 cr Nava Kerala programme, flags ‘colourable’ use of funds ahead of polls

The bench further observed that the Cabinet decision to launch the programme was neither placed before the legislature, ...

Kerala High Court Orders TRACO Cable to Accept Resignation of Company Secretary Amid Financial Turmoil

Kerala High Court Orders TRACO Cable to Accept Resignation of Company Secretary Amid Financial Turmoil

Court rules refusal to accept resignation amounts to bonded labour and sets a precedent for employee rights under financ...

Kerala HC stops govt funds for implementing Nava Kerala Citizen Response programme

Kerala HC stops govt funds for implementing Nava Kerala Citizen Response programme

The pleas had also claimed that the initiative was "a political campaign of the ruling party or political front, masquer...

Kerala High Court Upholds Arrest of Pankaj Bhandari in Sabarimala Gold Misappropriation Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Arrest of Pankaj Bhandari in Sabarimala Gold Misappropriation Case

Court dismisses claims of illegal arrest, citing compliance with statutory and constitutional safeguards....

Kerala High Court Nullifies Compromise on Service Inam Lands

Kerala High Court Nullifies Compromise on Service Inam Lands

Court Sets Aside District Collector's Order, Calls for Fresh Adjudication on Land Assignment...

Kerala High Court Quashes Cruelty Charges Under Section 498A IPC

Kerala High Court Quashes Cruelty Charges Under Section 498A IPC

Marriage Annulment Leads to Dismissal of Proceedings Against Accused in Case of Alleged Cruelty...

Kerala High Court Mandates Comprehensive Digitization of Travancore Devaswom Board's Temple Administration

Kerala High Court Mandates Comprehensive Digitization of Travancore Devaswom Board's Temple Administration

KITFRA entrusted with developing a robust digital framework to enhance transparency and efficiency in temple operations...

Refusing to accept resignation amounts to bonded labour: Kerala HC

Refusing to accept resignation amounts to bonded labour: Kerala HC

The court directed the PSU to accept the petitioner’s resignation, relieve him from service "as expeditiously as possibl...

Kerala High Court Upholds Regular Course Requirement for Librarian Grade IV Recruitment

Kerala High Court Upholds Regular Course Requirement for Librarian Grade IV Recruitment

The High Court sets aside the Kerala Administrative Tribunal's decision allowing distance education degrees as equivalen...

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Politician in High-Profile Sexual Assault Case

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Politician in High-Profile Sexual Assault Case

Allegations of sexual violence, coercion, and forced abortion investigated; Bail granted with strict conditions...

Sabarimala gold loss: Kerala HC rejects Pankaj Bhandari's plea against arrest

Sabarimala gold loss: Kerala HC rejects Pankaj Bhandari's plea against arrest

The SIT had alleged that Bhandari and Roddam, along with first accused Unnikrishnan Potty, planned the theft of gold tha...

Ensure Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple premises are clean: Kerala HC to CDB

Ensure Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple premises are clean: Kerala HC to CDB

The Suchitwa Mission report contains detailed directions and recommendations with regard to solid waste management pract...

Kerala HC stays liquor company contest seeking logo, name for new brandy

Kerala HC stays liquor company contest seeking logo, name for new brandy

The Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation, BEVCO, told the court that the contest advertiseme...

HC allows current Kerala University students' union to continue till expiry of term

HC allows current Kerala University students' union to continue till expiry of term

The interim order came on a plea moved by the student union chairman, Ashwin S Nair, contending that the university rule...

Kerala High Court Overturns ICC Formation by Kollam Bar Association Under PoSH Act

Kerala High Court Overturns ICC Formation by Kollam Bar Association Under PoSH Act

Court Declares Bar Association's ICC Formation Invalid; Emphasizes Jurisdictional Limitations of PoSH Act...

Kerala High Court Clarifies Restrictions on Land Conversion Under KLU Order

Kerala High Court Clarifies Restrictions on Land Conversion Under KLU Order

Judgment emphasizes the limits of Clause 7 directives and remedies under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy...

Kerala High Court Orders Expedited Completion of Biogas Plant and Gas Cylinder Storage Facility at Sannidhanam

Kerala High Court Orders Expedited Completion of Biogas Plant and Gas Cylinder Storage Facility at Sannidhanam

Court directs Travancore Devaswom Board to comply with legal requirements and submit necessary documents for swift execu...

Kerala High Court Acquits Co-Accused in Motorcycle Theft Case

Kerala High Court Acquits Co-Accused in Motorcycle Theft Case

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court overturned the conviction of Shyjal C., citing inadmissibility of police ...

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to expelled Cong MLA in first sexual assault case

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to expelled Cong MLA in first sexual assault case

While he was able to get protection from arrest in two of the three cases, he was arrested in the third and spent over t...

Ker HC orders probe into financial malpractice during Sabarimala pilgrimage season

Ker HC orders probe into financial malpractice during Sabarimala pilgrimage season

The enquiry, by the vigilance wing of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) also revealed that such remittances involved r...

Kerala HC flags 'inconsistencies' in Global Ayyappa Sangam audit report; TDB to explain

Kerala HC flags 'inconsistencies' in Global Ayyappa Sangam audit report; TDB to explain

The court directed that the relevant inputs be obtained from the Kerala State Audit and the Travancore Devaswom Board (T...

Kerala High Court Orders Immediate Action to Protect the Sanctity of River Pamba

Kerala High Court Orders Immediate Action to Protect the Sanctity of River Pamba

Authorities Directed to Undertake Comprehensive Measures to Restore Ecological Balance and Prevent Pollution...

Kerala High Court Mandates Pollution Compliance for Houseboats in Vembanad Lake

Kerala High Court Mandates Pollution Compliance for Houseboats in Vembanad Lake

Houseboat Operators Given Three Months to Obtain Mandatory Pollution Certificates; Shikara Boats Exempted...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case

Accused's plea dismissed due to prima facie evidence supporting charges under the SC/ST Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita...

Kerala High Court Upholds Independence of Judiciary in Landmark Compensatory Leave Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Independence of Judiciary in Landmark Compensatory Leave Case

Court Orders State to Reconsider Denied Compensatory Leave for Gazetted Officers in Light of Constitutional Provisions...

Kerala High Court Upholds Entry of Non-Hindus into Temples with Thanthri's Permission

Kerala High Court Upholds Entry of Non-Hindus into Temples with Thanthri's Permission

Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Entry of Christian Priests into Adoor Sree Parthasarathy Temple...

Sabarimala gold loss: SIT to send samples to BARC, other premier labs for scientific analysis

Sabarimala gold loss: SIT to send samples to BARC, other premier labs for scientific analysis

In its report, the Special Investigation Team said that in the case relating to the alleged loss of gold from the Dwarap...

Kerala HC orders Vigilance probe into misappropriation of gold at Sabarimala flag mast project

Kerala HC orders Vigilance probe into misappropriation of gold at Sabarimala flag mast project

S Sasidharan, the SIT investigating officer, and the Sabarimala Chief Vigilance and Security Officer submitted before th...

Kerala High Court acquits nine NDF members in CPI(M) leader's murder case

Kerala High Court acquits nine NDF members in CPI(M) leader's murder case

The National Development Front is claimed to have later evolved into the Popular Front of India (PFI), which was subsequ...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal by Admission Supervisory Committee

Kerala High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal by Admission Supervisory Committee

The Kerala High Court underscores the principles of judicial discipline, ruling that quasi-judicial bodies cannot appeal...

Laws, rules should not create discord between religions, should unify them: Kerala HC

Laws, rules should not create discord between religions, should unify them: Kerala HC

Dr Zacharias Mar Aprem and another priest, were invited to the temple to attend a function in connection with the Sreekr...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Malikhana Allowance

Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Malikhana Allowance

Court Upholds Constitutional Bar on Writ Jurisdiction; Imposes Costs on Petitioner...