[Motor Accident] Kerala High Court Adopts Notional Income Of Deceased Child As ₹30,000; Enhances Compensation Under 'Loss Of Dependency'

The Kerala High Court recently enhanced the compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Tribunal under the head of 'Loss of Dependancy' to the parents and sibling of a deceased child, who had been a victim of a motor accident. Justice Devan Ramachandran, relying on various precedents, adopted Rs.30,000/- as the notional income of the deceased child in the present case, and thereby partly allowed...

Brahmapuram Fire | District Collector Should Oversee Implementation Of Solid Waste Management Rules : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that Environmental degradation is a "disaster" (within the meaning of the Disaster Management Act) and therefore, the implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016 will be under the District Collector."Whatever is being done henceforth in implementing the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016, shall be strictly...

Bar Council of Kerala Appeals Against Interim Order That Restricted Enrollment Fee For Advocates To Rs 750

The Bar Council of Kerala (BCK) has appealed to a division bench of the Kerala High Court against the interim order of a single judge which directed the BCK to not collect more than Rs 750 as enrollment fees from prospective advocates who had petitioned the Court. The Bar Council has stated in its petition that the interim order restricting the enrolment fee to Rs. 750 has virtually stalled...

Brahmapuram Fire | 'Right to Clean Air Basic Human Right' : Kerala High Court Seeks Detailed Plan For Solid Waste Management

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday took note of the plan of action that had been formulated for immediate short term and long term measures for due implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handing Rules, 2016, by the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department; the Ernakulam District Collector; the Secretary of Cochin Municipal Corporation, and the Chairman of the...

Police Bound To Grant Protection To Asianet News Channel If Protests Against It Turn Violent : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed that the units of Malayalam news channel Asianet News should be granted effective police protection if protests against the channel turn violent. The channel is facing protests over allegations that in November 2022 it aired a staged interview in which a minor girl was made to say that she was a victim of drug abuse and sexual exploitation.The...

Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Preserve Audio-Video Recording Of Proceedings Leading To Contempt Case Against Lawyer

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered the preservation of the audio-video recordings of the proceedings which took place in the court of Justice Mary Joseph on February 9, when a lawyer had indulged in alleged misbehaviour resulting in the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him.The order was passed on a writ petition filed by Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, who is facing...

Brahmapuram Fire | Water Bodies Getting Converted Into Dump Sites, Proper Implementation Of Solid Waste Management Rules Necessary: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the Secretary, Municipal Corporation of Kochi to inform the court regarding the steps to be taken by the civic body for implementing the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016, in the wake of fire at Brahmapuram Solid Waste Management Plant.The Division Bench comprising Justice S.V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji, while addressing the...

Marking A Year Since The Inception, Two Novel Initiatives Of The Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee Prove Their Success

Addressing Matrimonial Woes – The Family Counselling Centre (FCC)On March 15, 2023, the Family Counselling Centre, which is the first of its kind in the country, would mark one year since its functioning. The FCC, which is a facility under the aegis of Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee (KHCLSC), had been formally inaugurated by the Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala S. Manikumar,...

Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Proceedings On Brahmapuram Fire

The Kerala High Court has initiated a suo motu writ petition in relation to the continuing fire at a dumping yard of Kochi Corporation in Brahmapuram. The matter has been listed before the Division Bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran tomorrow.The smoke that billowed out of the plant spread over large areas of the city, and could not be fully doused...

[Koodathayi Murder] Kerala High Court Refuses To Interfere With Sessions Court Order Dismissing Discharge Petition Of Jolly Joseph

The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the trial court proceedings against Jolly Joseph in connection with the murder of her first husband, Roy Thomas. Jolly had filed a revision petition challenging the order of the sessions court which had dismissed her discharge petition.Jolly Joseph is the prime accused in the infamous Koodathayi murders and has been accused of...

[Prevention Of Corruption Act] Mere Typing Error In Designation Of Person Accused While Issuing Sanction Does Not Invalidate It: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that merely because there is a typographical error in showing the designation of the person accused in the sanction order to prosecute such person under Section 19(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (P.C. Act), it cannot be said that the sanction order is bad. Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the above order and observed, "For the simple reason...

Witness Examination Through Virtual Mode Does Not Affect The Rights Of Accused: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the examination of a witness during trial may be conducted through video linkage mode as per the provisions of the Electronic Video Linkage Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021 and that the same would not affect the rights of the accused.A single bench of Justice A Badharudeen noted that under Rule 8(25) Electronic Video Linkage Rules for Courts (Kerala),...