Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Nominal Index Citations: [2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 1-275]Union of India & Ors. v. P.K. Santhosh Kumar, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 1P C Najeeb v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 2George Mathew v. State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 3XXX v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Ranjith Kumar K.V. & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors., 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 5X v Y, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 6Thazheveettil...

Kerala High Court Allows State To Acquire Nedumpala Estate and Elstone Tea Estate In Wayanad For Rehabilitation Of Landslide Victims

The Kerala High Court on Friday (December 27) held that the State can take over the Nedumbala estate and Elstone tea estates in Wayanad for rehabilitation purposes post the July 30 landslide, under the Disaster Management Act, 2015 (DM Act). Justice Kauser Edappagath also said that the government shall determine the total amount of compensation to be awarded to the petitioners...

Kerala HC Permits 'Pappanji' Burning During New Year Celebrations In Kochi, Suggests Increasing Breadth Of Barricade Around Effigy

The Kerala High Court on Friday (December 27) permitted 'Pappani' burning at Veli Ground in Fort Kochi for the New Year Celebrations this yearThe Mattancherrry police had earlier issued a notice directing the organisers to remove the erected effigy of 'Pappanji'. Permitting the burning of the effigy the court also suggested to the authorities to increase the breadth of barricade around...

Walayar Rape-Death | Kerala HC Dismisses Plea By Victims' Mother Challenging Integrity Certificate Granted To SP Over Allegedly Faulty Probe

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 24) dismissed a petition by the mother of two girls–who were allegedly raped and killed in Walayar in 2017–against the Integrity Certificate issued by the State to Superintendent of Police MJ Sojan, which is a requirement for conferring an officer with IPS cadre. Sojan is presently holding the post of Superintendent of Police (Non-IPS cadre) in...

No Penalty Can Be Levied U/S 271B Of IT Act If No Prejudice Is Caused To Dept On Account Of Belated Furnishing Of Audit Report: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that circumstances under which AO can absolve a taxpayer from payment of penalty u/s 271B are discernible from a reading of Sec 273B, which states that no penalty can be imposed on an assessee u/s 271B for breach of the provisions, if he proves that there was "reasonable cause" for the said failure.The provision of Section 44AB of Income tax Act prescribes a...

Pappanji Burning: Kerala High Court Questions Police Over Notice Issued To Stop Burning Of Effigy During New-Year Celebrations

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (24th December) asked the Government pleader to inform court specifically about the provision under which the police issued stop memo against burning of 'Pappanji' in Fort Kochi. Justice Easwaran S. made this observation in a petition filed by Gala de Fort Kochi, the club which erected the Pappanji this year.'Pappanji burning' is an annual ritual conducted as...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 To December 22, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 802 – 822 ]Dr. Thahiya Thasleem V S & Another v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 802A. K. Sreekumar v The Director and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 803Sebastian Paul v P. R. Ashokan and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 804Vijith V. C. and Others v State of Kerala and AnotherCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 805Davy Varghese v The Deputy Director,...

Kerala High Court Convenes Special Sitting After Children In Ponnuruni Anganwadi Get Food Poisoning, Takes Note Of Waste Dumping In Tirunelveli

A special Bench of Kerala High Court comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P. convened a special sitting on Monday (December 23) after seeing news visuals about the food poisoning incident in an Anganwadi in Ponnuruni. Reportedly, 12 kids and one ayah of the Anganwadi have shown symptoms of food poisoning. The Court said that they noticed in the video that the...

Banks Cannot Coerce Defaulters To Pay By Publishing Their Photos, It Violates Right To Privacy & Reputation : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that a bank cannot publish the photo and details of defaulting borrowers to coerce them to repay loan. Justice Murali Purushothaman observed that such acts invade a person's right to live with dignity and reputation.“The borrowers cannot be coerced to repay the loans by threatening to damage their reputation and privacy. The publication or display of photographs...

Kerala High Court Stops Sunburn Festival To Be Conducted In Wayanad On New Year's Eve Upon Plea By Residents

The Kerala High Court directed the Disaster Management authorities and other concerned authorities to ensure that the 'Sunburn Festival' is not conducted in Wayand unauthorisedly. The event is advertised to be conducted in 'Boche 1000 Acres' at Chulika Estate in Wayanad on the new year's eve . Justice Ziyad Rahman A. A. took note of the fact that the organisers had not obtained the...

Kerala High Court Directs Formulation Of Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Victims Of Animal, Reptile Attacks

The Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Legal Service Authority (KELSA) to conduct a discussion with the Government to formulate guidelines and work out a grievance redressal mechanism for the victims of animal and reptile attacks. Justice C. S. Dias observed that there is an alarming number of animal and reptile attacks in the state, and yet there is no comprehensive legislation...

BJP Candidate Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Election Of Priyanka Gandhi From Wayanad Constituency

Navya Haridas, who stood in the recent Parliamentary by-elections conducted in Wayanad constituency on November 23 had filed a petition against the winning candidate Priyanka Gandhi. Priyanka Gandhi had won the election with a margin of over 4 Lakh over the CPI candidate, Sathyan Mokeri. Navya Haridas came a distant third.Navya Haridas alleges that the Ms. Gandhi suppressed vital...