The Kerala High Court might soon publish its orders online
The Kerala High Court, established in 1956, is one of the most prominent high courts in the country. It has produced many excellent minds and delivered scores of landmark judgments in its 63 years of...
View ArticleKerala HC issues notice in plea for govt regulations to counter online fake...
The Kerala High Court has issued notice in a petition calling for the introduction of a regulatory mechanism to counter fake news on online platforms including YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp. Justice...
View ArticleChurch Sex Scandal reaches Supreme Court; Kerala Priest seeks Anticipatory...
Kerala priest, Father Sony Varghese accused of raping a 34-year old woman has moved the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail. In a petition filed through advocate A Karthik, Father Varghese (appellant)...
View ArticleKerala lawyers v. Journalists: Kerala HC to decide matter as SC disposes of...
The Supreme Court today disposed of the petition filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) seeking that the media room at the Kerala High Court be opened. A Bench of Justices UU Lalit and...
View ArticleKerala Church Scandal: Accused priests get relief from arrest till July 19
The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing of the plea for anticipatory bail filed by two priests implicated in the Kerala Church rape case till Thursday, July 19. The Bench of Justices AK Sikri and...
View ArticleSabarimala: Kerala High Court orders complete ban on plastic including in...
Even as the debate surrounding ban on entry of women into the Sabarimala temple is raging in Supreme Court, the Kerala High Court yesterday ordered a complete ban on plastic in all forms in Sabarimala...
View ArticleCentre notifies appointment of Justice Hrishikesh Roy as Chief Justice of...
The Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, Justice Hrishikesh Roy has been appointed the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. The President of India, exercising the powers conferred upon him...
View ArticleKerala HC stays publication of entrance exam results to agricultural...
A Single Judge Bench of the Kerala High Court has stayed the publication of the results of an All India Entrance Examination (AIEE) for admission to postgraduate and undergraduate programs, to...
View ArticleKerala HC initiates suo motu proceedings to examine if Kerala Floods were...
The Kerala High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings to look into allegations that the recent spate of floods in the state was a result of the criminal negligence of state authorities. The...
View ArticlePublic Prosecutor should not be totally guided by Government, Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the role of a government law officer/ public prosecutor is not that of a postman. Public prosecutors should not be totally guided by the instructions given by the...
View ArticleFormer High Court Chief Justice, B Subhashan Reddy passes away
Former Chief Justice of the Madras and Kerala High Courts, Justice B Subhashan Reddy passed away this morning. It is reported that he passed away at AIG Hospital in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, where he had...
View ArticleCollegium recommends appointment of Advocate Viju Abarham as judge of Kerala...
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of advocate Viju Abraham as judge of Kerala High Court. The resolution regarding the same was passed today. The recommendation made by the...
View ArticleDelay in probe into Elephant Tusk case: PIL filed in Kerala High Court...
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in Kerala High Court against Malayalam Cinema legend Mohanlal in a case relating to alleged illegal possession of elephant tusks by the actor. The matter was...
View Article“We can never find another Madhava Menon”, AG KK Venugopal leads tribute to...
Attorney General of India KK Venugopal was among the dignitaries present on Monday evening at the first Professor (Dr) NR Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture. While rendering his memorial address, Venugopal...
View ArticleCan Disciplinary proceedings be terminated by CAT at the stage of...
The Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that where charges against an employee are of serious and complex nature, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) cannot abruptly terminate disciplinary...
View ArticleKerala High Court stays unification of education under single Directorate in...
The Kerala High Court has stayed the implementation of Dr MA Khader Committee report which recommended the unification of the High School Directorate, Higher Secondary Directorate and the Vocational...
View ArticleKerala HC allows screening of Anand Patwardhan movie 'Reason/Vivek' in Kerala...
The Kerala High Court has allowed the exhibition of “Reason/Vivek”, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, in the ongoing 12th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of...
View ArticlePlea in Kerala High Court seeks regulation of manufacture, sale of Inverter/...
A petition has been filed in Kerala High Court seeking regulation of manufacture and sale of Inverter/ UPS by including the same in the Schedule to the Household Electrical Appliances (Quality Control)...
View ArticleFreedom to hold Political Ideology a fundamental right under Article 21,...
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday upheld a single judge order directing the State of Kerala to pay Rs. 1 lakh as compensation to a man wrongly detained on a suspicion that he had...
View ArticlePetition in Kerala HC to revise Backward Community List, grant Muslim...
A petition has been filed in Kerala High Court seeking revision of Kerala's backward community list and a declaration that the Muslim community is entitled to all benefits available to SC/ST. The...
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