Kerala High Court
Transgender Couple Moves Kerala High Court Praying Their Child's Birth Certificate Should Reflect Them As 'Parents', Not Father & Mother
A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court by the nation's first transgender parents seeking a direction to be issued to the Secretary, Kozhikode Corporation, to issue a new birth certificate for their child, showing the names of the couple as just 'parents', instead of 'father' and 'mother', respectively. The matter was adjourned to next Thursday by the Single Bench of Justice N....
Lawyer Prefers Appeal Against Dismissal Of Plea Challenging 'Limited Listing' Of Cases Before Kerala High Court Judge
Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy has moved a writ appeal in the Kerala High Court against dismissal of his plea challenging limited listing of cases before the bench of Justice Mary Joseph.Single Bench of Justice PV Kunhikrishnan had, on June 9, 2023, dismissed his plea stating that no direction can be issued that a judge should hear a particular number of cases in a day. "As per Rule 92 of Rules of...
Road Accident Death Unfortunate, Will Be Equally Unfortunate If Innocent Auto Driver Who Tried To Help Is Made Accused: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that when a person who attempts to help a road accident victim lying unattended for several hours is falsely implicated as an accused, they would think twice before extending a helping hand.Justice Sophy Thomas made the observation in a case wherein an auto rickshaw driver who attempted to help a road accident victim by taking him to the hospital...
No Single Litmus Test To Distinguish Licence From Lease: Kerala High Court Encourages Examining Parties' Intentions, Full Agreement
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that to distinguish between a lease and a license one has to consider the agreement between parties as a whole and the intentions of the parties involved rather than the nomenclature used in the document and reading a few isolated provisions.A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar observed that there was no single litmus...
Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh Sworn In As Judge Of Kerala High Court
Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was sworn in as a Judge of the Kerala High Court today. Justice Singh has been transferred from the Allahabad High Court following the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation in this regard. The Collegium had rejected his request to be transferred to nearby States such as Delhi, Punjab & Haryana, Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan.The Collegium in its resolution...
'Resolution On Uniform Civil Code Can't Be Moved In Corporation Council' : Kerala High Court Stays Municipal Corporation's Proposal
The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation's proposal to pass a resolution on Uniform Civil Code.Justice N. Nagaresh issued the interim order staying all further proceedings pursuant to the notice with the proposed resolutions issued by the Corporation, to the extent it permits consideration of the Agenda Item No.137 with regard to the Uniform Civil Code...
'Some Legal Battles Not Worth Winning': Kerala High Court Awards ₹8 Lakh Compensation To Man Injured After Railway Constable Misfires Service Gun
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted over ₹8 lakhs as compensation to a man who sustained a gunshot injury from a misfired service gun by a Railway Constable more than a decade ago. Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan expressed disappointment with the Railway and took the view that in situations like this, it ought to have risen to the occasion and redressed the petitioner's grievance without...
Kattakkada Christian College Elections Row: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Former Principal, SFI Leader
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted bail to the former Principal of Christian College, Kattakada, G.J. Shyju, and Student Federation of India (SFI) leader Visakh A in the case related to alleged impersonation, falsification of documents and misrepresentation during the college elections held in May 2023.The Single Bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. took note of the period of...
TN State Transport Corporation Not Exempted From Toll Fees In Kerala, Reciprocal Agreement No Basis For Exemption: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation's (TNSTC) vehicles are not exempted in Kerala from paying toll fees as per the Toll Act and operating based on a reciprocal agreement does not exempt them from paying the fees.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P thus added that the contractor responsible for toll collection has the right to demand payment of toll...
Contempt Petitioner Cannot Be Insisted To Provide Name & Age Of Respondent's Father, Mother Or Husband: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a contempt petitioner cannot be insisted upon to provide the age and name of the father, mother, or husband of the respondent in the contempt case. The Single Judge Bench of Justice V.G. Arun passed the Order on finding merit in the contention advanced by the petitioner's counsel that as per Rule 5(a) of the Contempt of Court Rules, the contempt...
[Transfer Of Possessory Rights] Sub-Registrar Can't Refuse Registration For Lack Of Prior Title Documents: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the inability of persons transferring possessory rights to produce prior title documents is not a valid reason for the Sub Registrar to refuse registration.Justice Gopinath P thus emphasised that possessory rights can be transferred without any legal barriers, emphasising that the Sub Registrar should not inquire into the nature of...
'Not Providing Free Medical Relief': Kerala High Court Dismisses Lisie Hospital's Plea Seeking Building Tax Exemption
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the Appeal preferred by Lisie Hospital, claiming building tax exemption in respect of one of its buildings constructed in the year 2013. The Apex Court in February 2023, had remanded the matter to the High Court for decision on the factual aspects of the case, after clarifying that the term 'charitable purposes' in Section 3(1) of the Kerala Building...