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Kerala High Court Upholds Magistrate's Order in Police Officers' Sexual Assault Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Magistrate's Order in Police Officers' Sexual Assault Case

Procedural Safeguards Under Section 175(4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Deemed Inapplicable...

Kerala High Court Holds SBI Accountable for Interest on Unrenewed Fixed Deposits

Kerala High Court Holds SBI Accountable for Interest on Unrenewed Fixed Deposits

Court directs State Bank of India to pay interest at 8.5% for delayed renewal of fixed deposits, emphasizing bank's duty...

 Kerala High Court Upholds Emergency Medical Reimbursement for Non-Empanelled Hospital Treatment

Kerala High Court Upholds Emergency Medical Reimbursement for Non-Empanelled Hospital Treatment

Court affirms reimbursement under CGHS for life-saving surgery conducted in emergency despite the hospital's non-empanel...

HC directs SIT to file final report in Sabarimala gold pilferage case

HC directs SIT to file final report in Sabarimala gold pilferage case

"Now that the final scientific report has been received, we direct the investigating agency to complete the investigatio...

Kerala High Court Declares Kerala Minerals (Vesting of Rights) Act, 2021 Unconstitutional

Kerala High Court Declares Kerala Minerals (Vesting of Rights) Act, 2021 Unconstitutional

The Act violated Articles 14, 19, 21, and 300-A of the Constitution, lacking compensation provisions for mineral rights ...

Kerala High Court Orders Reconstitution of State Waqf Board for Non-Compliance with Statutory Mandate

Kerala High Court Orders Reconstitution of State Waqf Board for Non-Compliance with Statutory Mandate

Court Finds Board's Formation Lacks Non-Muslim and Shia Representation, Restricts Policy Decisions...

Kerala HC declares as unconstitutional law vesting Malabar region mineral rights in govt

Kerala HC declares as unconstitutional law vesting Malabar region mineral rights in govt

The bench said the Act under challenge contained no provisions dealing with the compensation payable to landowners whose...

Kerala High Court Orders FIR in Major Financial Cyber Fraud Case

Kerala High Court Orders FIR in Major Financial Cyber Fraud Case

Thalakkad Service Cooperative Bank Ltd. succeeds in securing court directive for police investigation into alleged mule ...

Kerala High Court Revises Guidelines for Freezing Suspicious Bank Accounts

Kerala High Court Revises Guidelines for Freezing Suspicious Bank Accounts

New directives mandate timely police involvement and grievance redressal under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023...

Kerala High Court Vindicates Minor in Credit Score Dispute

Kerala High Court Vindicates Minor in Credit Score Dispute

Court rules that minor cannot be held liable for firm's debts, directs correction of credit score...

 Kerala High Court Grants Relief to CBSE Students Affected by Revaluation Errors

Kerala High Court Grants Relief to CBSE Students Affected by Revaluation Errors

Court Orders Recasting of KEAM 2026 Rank List to Include Revalued Marks Amidst Admission Process...

Kerala HC permits pregnancy termination of 14-yr-old rape victim

Kerala HC permits pregnancy termination of 14-yr-old rape victim

It directed the state government to make arrangements to forthwith carry out the termination of the pregnancy once the v...

Kerala High Court Denies Relief in Cyber Fraud Case, Orders Investigation

Kerala High Court Denies Relief in Cyber Fraud Case, Orders Investigation

Sinana Farvin's plea to unfreeze bank account dismissed; court directs FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023...

Prioritise safety, crowd management measures during Sabarimala pilgrimage season: Kerala HC

Prioritise safety, crowd management measures during Sabarimala pilgrimage season: Kerala HC

Appreciating the steps taken by the TDB, the bench directed it to ensure that the proposed initiatives are implemented b...

 Kerala High Court Convicts in Cheque Dishonour Case

Kerala High Court Convicts in Cheque Dishonour Case

Court Finds Accused Guilty Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for Signature Mismatch...

Kerala High Court Upholds Restrictions on Foreign Lawyers in Litigious Practices

Kerala High Court Upholds Restrictions on Foreign Lawyers in Litigious Practices

Foreign Lawyers Barred from Cross-Examining Witnesses in India, Limited to Observing Proceedings...

Disbursed ex-gratia to kin of those killed in recent Wayanad landslide: Govt to Kerala HC

Disbursed ex-gratia to kin of those killed in recent Wayanad landslide: Govt to Kerala HC

The court had issued the direction in a petition initiated by it on its own in 2024, following the landslides in Mundakk...

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings After Amicable Settlement

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings After Amicable Settlement

Court exercises inherent jurisdiction to end proceedings, promoting harmony and restoring peace among parties....

Kerala High Court Rules on Legal Heirship and Pension Rights

Kerala High Court Rules on Legal Heirship and Pension Rights

Judgment Clarifies Entitlements Under Hindu Marriage Act and Dying-in-Harness Scheme...

SP-rank VACB officer to reassess ghee-related irregularities at Sabarimala, govt tells Kerala HC

SP-rank VACB officer to reassess ghee-related irregularities at Sabarimala, govt tells Kerala HC

The officer was appointed to reassess the alleged irregularities after the bench on June 9 ordered an independent re-eva...

Kerala High Court Upholds NCLT Order, Dismisses Municipality's Petition

Kerala High Court Upholds NCLT Order, Dismisses Municipality's Petition

Erattupetta Municipality's attempt to invoke Article 227 against NCLT's ex parte order fails; directed to exhaust statut...

Kerala HC approves appointment of new Executive Officer of Sabarimala

Kerala HC approves appointment of new Executive Officer of Sabarimala

Subsequently, the Board filed an application seeking permission to transfer Biju and replace him with Santhakumar as the...

Authorities not giving due importance to preserve Periyar river: Kerala HC

Authorities not giving due importance to preserve Periyar river: Kerala HC

The court's observation and directions came on a batch of petitions seeking to curb the pollution of Periyar river by pr...

Kerala High Court Denies Plea to Delay Campus Violence Trial

Kerala High Court Denies Plea to Delay Campus Violence Trial

Court Directs Timely Disposal of Case Against Accused in Ernakulam College Incident...

Kerala High Court Denies Suspension of Sentence for Prime Accused in Actress Assault Case

Kerala High Court Denies Suspension of Sentence for Prime Accused in Actress Assault Case

Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni's application for suspension of his sentence is dismissed, with the court emphasizing the gravi...

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction in Corruption Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction in Corruption Case

Appellate Court Confirms One-Year Imprisonment for Clerk Accused of Bribery in Sub Registrar's Office...

Evolve system for quick disposal of representation against detention orders: Kerala HC

Evolve system for quick disposal of representation against detention orders: Kerala HC

Constitutional mandates are required to be scrupulously adhered to and cannot be lightly disregarded or rendered illusor...

Kerala High Court Mandates Judicial Approval for Rearrest After Procedural Violations

Kerala High Court Mandates Judicial Approval for Rearrest After Procedural Violations

Accused in NDPS cases granted bail after illegal rearrests without court permission; emphasis on balancing individual li...

Kerala High Court Invalidates Stamp Duty Demand for Pre-Amendment Amalgamation

Kerala High Court Invalidates Stamp Duty Demand for Pre-Amendment Amalgamation

Judgment clarifies non-retrospective application of Kerala Stamp Act amendments on amalgamation and reconstruction trans...

Kerala High Court Orders Fresh Arbitration in NH 47 Land Acquisition Dispute

Kerala High Court Orders Fresh Arbitration in NH 47 Land Acquisition Dispute

High Court Remits Case Back to Arbitrator for Reassessment of Compensation...

Kerala HC directs state Waqf board not to take any major decisions without its permission

Kerala HC directs state Waqf board not to take any major decisions without its permission

The board shall, for the time being, function under the administration of the joint secretary to the state government de...

Kerala HC directs govt to forward CBI sanction order in 2015 KSCDC graft case

Kerala HC directs govt to forward CBI sanction order in 2015 KSCDC graft case

After completing its investigation, the agency sought sanction from the state government to prosecute the accused....

Kerala HC removes Oommen Chandy's former personal staff from list of accused in solar scam

Kerala HC removes Oommen Chandy's former personal staff from list of accused in solar scam

The solar scam case pertains to the alleged defrauding of several people of crores of rupees by accused Saritha S Nair a...

Kerala High Court Upholds Banks' Right to Deny Educational Loans Based on Co-Borrower's Credit Score

Kerala High Court Upholds Banks' Right to Deny Educational Loans Based on Co-Borrower's Credit Score

Petitioners' plea against loan denials rejected; court affirms creditworthiness checks under IBA Model Scheme as legitim...

Kerala HC dismisses plea of accused to halt trial in SFI activist murder case

Kerala HC dismisses plea of accused to halt trial in SFI activist murder case

Five of the first 16 accused in the case had moved the High Court claiming that the commencement of trial against them a...

Kerala HC declines to suspend sentence of prime accused in 2017 actress assault case

Kerala HC declines to suspend sentence of prime accused in 2017 actress assault case

Rejecting his plea, the bench said it had considered the role attributed to the applicant, Sunil, the nature of the offe...