Kerala High Court
State Should Amend Kerala Victim Compensation Scheme And Enable POCSO Victims To Claim Compensation For 'Sexual Harassment': High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday considered whether victims of sexual harassment can claim compensation under the Kerala Victim Compensation Scheme, 2017 (amended in 2021). The issue arose for the reason that ‘sexual harassment’ punishable under Section 11 of the POCSO Act is not included as an ‘injury’ under the schedule of Kerala Victim Compensation Scheme.Justice Kauser...
Kollam Doctor Murder: Accused Sandeep Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail, Says He Was Under Influence Of Sedatives
Sandeep, the sole accused in the brutal murder of the 23 year old house surgeon Vandana Das, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail.The matter is before the Single Judge Bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A.In May 2023, the house surgeon on duty at Kottarakkara Taluk Hospital, Dr. Vandana Das, was allegedly stabbed multiple times by Sandeep, who is a school teacher. The alleged...
Monson Mavunkal Case: Kerala High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail Plea Filed By Congress MP K.Sudhakaran, Ex-DIG S. Surendran
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday allowed the anticipatory bail applications filed by former DIG S Surendran and MP, President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee K. Sudhakaran, in the case pertaining to their alleged involvement in the cheating case involving controversial antique dealer Monson Mavunkal.The Single Judge Bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. made its interim order granting...
'Migrant Worker's 5-Yr-Old Raped & Killed In Broad Daylight': Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Enforcement Of Labour Laws, Welfare Measures
In wake of the brutal rape and murder of a girl child from a migrant labourer family hailing from Bihar, a plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to the State authorities to take effective steps to enforce Labour Laws and welfare measures.The child went missing on July 28, 2023. She was strangulated and dumped into a waste yard in Aluva market. The police...
Can POCSO Victim's Right To Compensation Be Forfeited To Protect Right To Privacy? Kerala High Court To Consider
After a Sessions Court in Kerala sought details of a POCSO victim given in adoption so as to remit her compensation, the High Court is set to consider whether the right to compensation of the victim ought to be forfeited in order to protect her legal right to privacy.The issue was brought to light by Advocate Parvathy Menon, Project Coordinator of Victim Rights Centre at KeLSA before Single...
CMDRF Misappropriation: Kerala High Court Refuses To Interfere With Lokayukta's Decision Referring Complaint Against CM, Others To Full Bench
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea against order of the Lok Ayukta referring the case against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the former Ministers for alleged misuse of Chief Minister Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF), to a Full Bench comprising the Lok Ayukta and both the Upa-Lok Ayuktas.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice A.J. Desai and Justice V.G. Arun observed...
Summons By Criminal Court Affects Image In Society, Suppressing Civil Proceedings To Pursue Criminal Complaint Is Harassment: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that approaching a criminal court and filing a criminal complaint subsequent to filing of a civil suit, suppressing the pendency of the civil suit is a form of harassment.Justice Sophy Thomas, while quashing criminal proceedings pending before a Magistrate Court in Thiruvananthapuram observed thus:“As he had already approached the civil court resorting to...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Provide Basic Amenities To Flood-Affected Tribal Families In Nilambur Villages
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State authorities to provide basic facilities such as food, drinking water and medical treatment to the tribal families in Pothugal, Vazhikadavu, and Karulai villages in Nilambur Taluk.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice A.J. Desai and Justice V.G. Arun passed the order in a plea filed by the former Chairperson of Nilambur Municipality,...
Kerala High Court Monthly Digest - July 2023 [Citations: 302-362]
Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 302-362]Vijaya K Vs. Muraleedharan K G 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 302Jibi James v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 303Govindarajan @ Govind v. Vidya & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 304Shamir T.J v. State of Kerala & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 305Thushar Nirmal Sarathy v. State of Kerala, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 306Cheriyathoda Cheriyakoya & Ors...
Multiplier Method For Compensation Not Restricted To Motor Accident Deaths, Also Applicable To Serious Injuries: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that while computing compensation in motor accident cases, the multiplier method proposed by the Supreme Court in Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation remains applicable even if the accident resulted in serious injuries instead of death.Justice C. Jayachandran clarified that the purpose of adopting the multiplier method was to achieve uniformity...
Priest Humiliation Case: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Shajan Skaria During Pendency Of Anticipatory Bail Plea
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Police not to arrest Editor of Marunadan Malayali YouTube channel, Shajan Skaria, during the pendency of his anticipatory bail plea in the case alleging that he interacted with a priest through his YouTube channel with the intention to insult a religion."Petitioner shall not be arrested during the pendency of this bail application," the Single...
Kerala High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged Embezzlement Of ₹12.5 Crore By PNB's Former Senior Manager
The Kerala High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation of a case involving Punjab National Bank's former senior Manager, accused of cheating and defrauding the Bank of an amount of more than twelve and a half crore rupees. The present case was registered at the instance of the current Senior Manager of the Bank alleging the commission...