Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Orders Action Against Vloggers Found Promoting Use Of Modified Vehicles
The Kerala High Court has asked the State Police as well as the Enforcement Officers in the Motor Vehicles Department to initiate appropriate action against some vloggers who it noted were promoting the use of modified vehicles, including buses with modified LED lights, by posting vlogs on YouTube and other online media.The division bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice...
RERA Authority Can Award Statutory Interest Even If Allottee Withdrawing From Project Claims Lower Rate: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that interest rates payable to allottees withdrawing from a project should be as per Rule 18 of the Kerala Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2018 while clarifying that claiming a lesser interest rate does not preclude allottees from receiving the statutory rate. Justice A. Badharudeen added that while Rule 18 specifies the standard interest...
Proliferation Of Crime In Election Process Affects Democracy, Can't Let MPs To Continue In Office Despite Conviction: Kerala High Court
Criminalisation of election process is of grave concern to democracy and if persons with criminal antecedents are permitted to continue as Members of Parliament / Legislatures even after conviction by a competent court, that would only send wrong signals to public at large, the Kerala High Court said today.The observations were made while refusing to suspend the conviction of Lakshadweep...
Kerala High Court Stays Summons Issued To Lakeshore Hospital, Doctors Over Alleged Illegal Liver Transplant
The Kerala High Court has stayed the order of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court issuing summons to Lakeshore Hospital and 8 of its doctors accused of transplanting the liver and kidneys of an 18-year-old, in violation of the provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan passed the Order, staying the summons for a period of 6 months....
Fake Antiquities Case: Kerala HC Lets Suspended IG Gugulloth Lakshman Withdraw Quashing Plea But Disbelieves His Counsel Acted Without Instructions
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday permitted Gugulloth Lakshman, Inspector General of Kerala Police (now suspended), to withdraw his plea seeking to quash the case registered against him for his alleged involvement in Monson Mavunkal cheating case.However, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan asked him to pay Rs. 10,000 as cost and disbelieved the suspended IG's claim that his counsel had moved the...
Kollam Doctor Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Police Chief To Redress Grievance Of Bereaved Parents Regarding Probe
The Kerala High Court today asked the State's Police Chief to meet the parents of Dr. Vandana Das, a 23-year-old house surgeon who was murdered while on duty, and redress their grievances with respect to the probe.The direction was made by Justice Kunhikrishnan while hearing the parents' plea for transfer of probe to the CBI. The parents alleged that involvement of certain police officials in...
Kerala High Court Sets Deadline For State To Clear Rs. 54 Crore Due To Schools Under Noon Meal Scheme
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued specific directions to the State to ensure that the pending amount of Rs. 54 Crores proposed to be released by it as arrears of payments to government and aided schools under the 'Noon-Meal Scheme', shall be made available to the schools by October 5, 2023. The Single Judge Bench of Justice T.R. Ravi observed that although the State Government...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal In Attempt To Murder Case But Suspends Sentence
The Kerala High Court has refused to suspend the conviction of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal in a case of attempt to murder.However, Justice N. Nagaresh suspended his sentence of imprisonment. The petitioner, Mohammed Faizal and three others were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for periods ranging from one month to ten years by the Kavaratti Sessions Court under sections 143, 147,...
Only Proposed Amendments To Cooperative Society Bye Laws And Not Existing Provisions Need To Be Published In Local Newspaper: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that newspaper publication of the proposed amendment to bye-laws of a cooperative society alone and not the existing provision of the bye-laws is mandatory for effecting registration of the amendment.Justice Sathish Ninan observed that Rule 9(ii) of the Co-operative Societies Rules and circular No.25/2016 issued by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies...
Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: September 2023 [Citations: 441 - 530]
Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 441 - 530]Greik Xavier V Sub Inspector Of Police 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 433Vinayakumar K.R. v. State of Kerala 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 434Lalitha V Krishna Pillai 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 435Dr Raju Antony V Kerala State Council For Science, Technology And Environment And Connected Cases 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 436Biju Mathew & Anr. v. Deputy Superintendent of...
Village Panchayat Has Exclusive Power To Administer Anganwadi Matters: Kerala HC Quashes Appointments Made By Child Development Officer
The Kerala High Court recently quashed the appointment of two Anganwadi workers to the permanent post with the Kadapra Panchayat as illegal, since the appointments had been made by the Child Development Project Officer and not the Village Panchayat. Single Judge Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. perused Section 166 (2) Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, which provides that the...
Order VII Rule 11 | Waiting For Conclusion Of Trial To Reject Plaint Defeats Purpose Of Law: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a trial judge cannot wait until conclusion of trial to decide if the plaint has to be rejected, and added that such decision should be made solely on an assessment of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that Trial judge waiting for rejecting the plaint until trial was completed defeats the purpose of law laid...