Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Directs Administrative Side To Consider Lawyer's Plea To Give Additional Charge Of Kavaratti District Court To Ernakulam Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the High Court represented by its Registrar General to consider the representations filed by a practicing lawyer highlighting his grievances regarding giving additional charge of the District & Sessions Court, Kavaratti in Lakshadweep to the District & Sessions Court at Kozhikode instead of the one at Ernakulam. The Single Judge Bench of...
Kerala High Court Directs DGP To Consider Mathrubhumi News's Complaint Of Police Harassment; Clarifies That Police Can Probe FIR Against Mathrubhumi Crew
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Director General of Police & State Police Chief to consider the representations filed by the Malayalam media house, Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company regarding the alleged harassment meted out by the police, and to take appropriate steps in that regard in accordance with law. At the same time, the Court clarified that that the...
Kerala High Court Told AI Cameras Could Be Used To Monitor Road Conditions
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday took note of the suggestion made by the members of the Bar that Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cameras placed by the Traffic Department at various vantage points could be used to monitor the condition of roads in the State. Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that roads ought to be repaired on a continuous basis. "It should not be a process for this Court...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice DK Singh From Allahabad To Kerala High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium today proposed to transfer Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, a Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to the Kerala High Court for better administration of justice.The Collegium's resolution states that though his transfer was proposed on July 5, however Justice DK Singh, vide representation dated 11 July 2023 requested for transfer to nearby States such as Delhi, Punjab...
LIFE Mission Case: Sivasankar Withdraws Plea For Bail On Medical Grounds After Kerala High Court Expresses He Should Approach Supreme Court
Former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, M. Sivasankar today withdrew his plea seeking interim bail in the Life Mission money laundering case on grounds of ill-health, after the Kerala High Court expressed disinclination to pass orders amid pendency of his SLP before the Supreme Court against refusal of regular bail.Justice A. Badharudeen noted that Supreme Court was going...
Foreign Matrimonial Judgments Valid In Indian Courts If Parties Consented To Jurisdiction Abroad: Kerala High Court Reiterates
The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that foreign judgments can be accepted as conclusive in India where the parties voluntarily and effectively submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court and consent to the grant of the relief, although the jurisdiction of the forum is not in accordance with the provisions of the matrimonial law of the parties.Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan observed that...
RSS Members Were Using Temple Premises But Illegal Activities Have Now Stopped: Police Tells Kerala High Court
The Secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Station House Officer of Chirayinkeezh Police Station have filed counter affidavits before the Kerala High Court supporting the averments of the devotees and nearby residents of Sree Sarkara Devi Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in a plea against illegal encroachment of the temple premises by RSS members for conducting mass drills and...
'Gift' Under Mohammedan Law Not Valid In Absence Of Delivery Of Possession To Donee: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently declared as invalid a gift deed under Mohammedan law where the donee was only allowed to enjoy half a cent from a total of 3 cents of the schedule property, and there was no positive assertion by the donor that possession of the rest of the property is handed over to the donee.Justice P.G. Ajithkumar observed:"...on a conjoint reading of the whole of the recitals...
KAAPA | Detention Order Can't Be Issued Without Determining Sufficiency Of Bail Conditions Already Imposed On Accused: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday set aside a detention order which was issued by the detaining authority without determining the nature of the bail conditions already imposed on the detenu.The Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice C.S. Sudha observed,"It is trite that when an accused in a criminal case, who is enlarged on bail with conditions is sought to be detained...
Section 294 CrPC Intended To Expedite Trials, Avoid Delay Caused By Recording Irrelevant Evidence: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that the object of Section 294 of CrPC was to expedite trials and avoid unnecessary delay by recording irrelevant evidence. Section 294 provides that no formal proof is required for certain documents filed before any court. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V also added that endorsement of admission or denial of such document by the defence counsel or the...
Prima Facie Evidence Of Long Cohabitation: Kerala High Court Says Refusing Alleged Father's DNA Test May Brand Child As 'Bastard', Mother 'Immoral'
The Kerala High Court recently held that where there is prima facie evidence indicating long cohabitation between a man and a woman, a plea seeking direction to the man to subject himself to DNA Test for determining their alleged child's paternity cannot be brushed aside. "If an order of the nature is declined that would have the impact of bastardizing the minor girl child among the...
S.361 IPC | Minor's Consent Immaterial, Guardian's Consent Determining Factor In Kidnapping Cases: Kerala High Court Reiterates
The Kerala High Court last week reiterated that a minor's consent is irrelevant for the offence of kidnapping under Section 361 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and that it is the guardian's consent that determines whether the act falls within its scope. Justice K Babu added that the use of force or fraud is not necessary; even persuasion by the accused that leads to the minor willingly leaving...