Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court Directs SIT to Appoint Nodal Officer Following Hema Committee Report

27 Nov 2024

Kerala High Court instructed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating cases stemming from the Hema Committee report to appoint a nodal officer On Wednesday. This officer will serve as a point of contact for individuals who have received threat messages, allowing them to file complaints. The Hema Committee was established...

Centre Appoints Five Additional Judges to Kerala High Court

29 Oct 2024

The central government has officially notified the appointment of five additional judges to the Kerala High Court, effective Tuesday. The newly appointed judges are Paramesara Panicker Krishna Kumar, Kodassery Veliyath Madom Jayakumar, Muralee Krishna Shankaramoole, Jobin Sebastian, and Varadaraja Iyer Balakrishnan. Official Notification and Tenure According to the notification issued...

Kerala High Court Imposes Strict Penalties On Vlogging From Car Cabin To Enhance Road Safety

07 Jun 2024

In an effort to improve road safety, the Kerala High Court has issued stringent directives against illegally modified vehicles and vloggers who film videos from the driver's cabin while driving, according to a report from LiveLaw. The court's order aims to combat unsafe practices that jeopardize road users and violate...

Kerala: HC Upholds Death Sentence For Assam Man For Rape, Murder Of Dalit Law Student

20 May 2024

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence handed over to Muhammed Ameer-ul-Islam by a trial court after he was found guilty of raping and brutally murdering a female Dalit law student in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district in 2016. Ameer-ul-Islam was found guilty in December 2017 of a...

Kerala High Court: Lawyer Moved Seeking Rs. 1 Crore Compensation For Family Of Kollan Doctor Stabbed During Checkup To Death By Man In Custody

24 May 2023

The Kerala High Court in the case Adv. Manoj Rajagopal v. State of Kerala & Ors observed wherein seeking Rs. 1 Crore compensation for the bereaved family members of the 23 years old house surgeon who is named Dr. Vandana Das, who was brutally being killed by an injured man...

Kerala HC: Police cannot insist only politically neutral colours be used for temple festivals

16 Feb 2023

The Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that the District Administration or the Police cannot insist that only politically neutral-coloured decorative materials are used for temple festivals. The judgements come while the Police restrained the temple authorities of Major Vellayani Bhadrakali Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram from using only saffron-coloured decorative...

Same-sex couple moves SC after being directed to attend counseling session

06 Feb 2023

A same-sex couple has moved Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court order, directing one of them to attend counseling session with a psychiatrist regarding their sexual orientation. The plea was heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud who then asked the petitioner's lawyer to...

Hostels Are Not Tourists Homes: University

21 Dec 2022

Kerala university submitted an affidavit to the High court stating "hostels are not tourist homes" for the night and students must stay and avoid going out at night. This came after the plea filed by girl students of Government Medical College Kozhikode against the notification issued by the Higher Education...

Kerala High Court Chief Justice’s car stopped, accused held

21 Nov 2022

Kerala High Court Chief Justice S Manikumar's car was stopped by a man who used abusive words against him and has been arrested by the police. Meanwhile, the incident took place on Sunday at 11 pm in Kochi near Goshree bridge. The arrested man has been identified as Tijo who...

Marriage in Muslims is not excluded from POCSO Act: Kerala HC

20 Nov 2022

According to a ruling by the Kerala High Court, a marriage between Muslims under personal law is not exempt from the scope of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. In addition, the court decided that POCSO Act offences would apply regardless of whether the marriage was valid...

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