Kerala Govt Pleader arrested for alleged molestation, HC Advocates...
Advocate Dhanesh Mathew Manjooran, who is a government pleader for the State of Kerala, has been arrested for allegedly attempt to molest a woman, reports The News Minute. Manjooran, who practices in...
View ArticleMK Damodaran: A doyen of the Kerala Bar (and now centre of controversy)
Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Kerala, MK Damodaran, considered to be one of the doyens of the Kerala Bar, is in the news once again. And this time around, it is in connection with the...
View ArticleBar erupts in P&H, Kerala over arrested lawyers; Mayhem in Kerala High Court...
The Bar has erupted yet again. Two separate incidents of striking similarity have rocked the Bar of three States – Punjab, Haryana and Kerala. While the lawyers in Punjab and Haryana have abstained...
View ArticleKerala lawyers v. Media: CJI Thakur promises action to resolve issues
The Chief Justice of India, TS Thakur has intervened in the dispute between journalists and lawyers in Kerala. On a representation made by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists in the afternoon...
View Article“Judges at liberty to decline access to any person to their Chambers”, Kerala...
After the Kerala High Court had closed its media room following clashes between lawyers and journalists, the High Court has now issued a ‘press note’ clarifying its stance on the access for scribes to...
View ArticleBombay HC grants (interim) stay on #NEET Govt Resolution on centralised...
The Bombay High Court’s SS Kemkar and MS Karnik JJ. granted interim relief to three deemed universities challenging a Government Resolution (GR) that mandated NEET admissions through the State...
View ArticleMedia v. Bar: Kerala journos seek CJI Thakur’s intervention (once again)
More than three months after it began, the stand-off between media and lawyers in Kerala shows no signs of thawing out. As the Kerala High Court celebrates its diamond jubilee, the Regional Committee...
View ArticleKerala judge takes own life after High Court suspension
A judge of Kerala’s subordinate judiciary reportedly committed suicide today, after he was placed on suspension by the Kerala High Court. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) at Kasargod District Court VK...
View ArticleKerala High Court frames norms for court reporting, LLB mandatory for...
The stand-off between media personnel and lawyers in Kerala has culminated in framing of guidelines for reporting High Court proceedings. The norms have been framed by the Kerala High Court, and were...
View ArticleKerala High Court’s witty judgment gives green signal to regulations on...
A judgment by the Kerala High Court on the liquor policy of the State has caught the eye of legal fraternity for its witty take on the petitioner and his challenge. The judgment, which is replete with...
View Article[Exclusive]: “We will not allow a single stone to be thrown at the...
It seems like a case straight out of a Bollywood potboiler. Hindu girls abducted for jihadist conversions, allegations of bias against a Bench of the Kerala High Court, and an institution determined to...
View ArticleShashi Tharoor bats for Bench of Kerala High Court in Thiruvananthapuram
Member of Parliament, Shashi Tharoor urged the State government to take action on setting up of a Bench of Kerala High Court at the State Capital, Thiruvananthapuram. He was speaking at the High Court...
View ArticleLitigation for Senior gown robs the advocate of the dignity designation...
The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition filed by advocate PB Sahasranaman seeking designation as Senior Advocate. The Court also held that the High Court is empowered to frame Rules for designating...
View ArticleMuslim Organisation’s protest against Kerala High Court annulling Muslim...
In yet another instance of disdain for Court and rule of law, a protest march organised by a Muslim organisation against Kerala High Court turned unruly yesterday. The protest march was organised by...
View ArticleKerala HC and cattle slaughter: One Petition withdrawn, verdict on interim...
Three petitions challenging the Central government's Rules prohibiting the sale of cattle for slaughter were heard today by two different Benches of the Kerala High Court. The petitions, however, met...
View ArticleBreaking: Kerala High Court refuses to stay Centre’s Rules banning sale of...
The Kerala High Court today refused to stay the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 (Rules), which prohibits the sale of cattle for slaughter in animal...
View ArticleCentre’s Cattle Rules: What four courts have said
The Central government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had notified the controversial Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 on May 23. The...
View ArticleNo fault in school’s decision to expel student for public display of...
A school’s decision to expel student for public display of affection has been upheld by the Kerala High Court. Justice Shaji P Chaly quashed the order of Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds Kerala HC ruling against demolition of DLF building
The Supreme Court today upheld the judgment of the Kerala High Court, which had ruled against demolition of an apartment complex built by DLF in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone Rules. The judgment...
View ArticleHindu father has legal and personal obligation to pay for daughter’s Marriage...
In a recent judgement, the Kerala High Court has held that a Hindu father has a legal and personal obligation to pay towards the marriage expenses of his daughter, regardless of whether she is his...
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