Pinarayi Vijayan, Daughter Veena Challenge Kerala High Court Single Bench Order Directing FIR In CMRL-Exalogic Case

Neither he nor his daughter Veena T. was heard before the Kerala High Court Single Bench directed an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic case, they say, and they now ask a Division Bench to stay that order. Kochi: Challenging the Single Bench order of Friday that directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to register an […]

Kerala High Court Upholds Section 69 Of Indian Succession Act, Revocation Of Wills On Marriage Valid

A will stands revoked on its maker’s marriage under Section 69 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and the Kerala High Court has now held that this rule violates no fundamental right. Kochi: Answering both questions it had framed in the negative, the Kerala High Court has held that Section 69 of the Indian Succession […]

Kerala High Court Designates Veteran Lawyer P Balasubramanian Menon As Senior Advocate Ahead Of 100th Birthday

The Kerala High Court has designated veteran Palakkad lawyer P Balasubramanian Menon, who holds a Guinness record for the longest legal career, as a Senior Advocate ahead of his 100th birthday on October 15.

Kerala High Court: Keeping Bus Timings No Excuse For Reckless Driving, Presses Authorities On Enforcement

The Kerala High Court has said that the need to keep timings cannot excuse reckless driving by private buses, and has asked authorities to enforce traffic rules more strictly.

Kerala High Court Orders Further CBI Probe Into Balabhaskar Death, Calls Earlier Investigation Lackadaisical

The Kerala High Court has set aside a magistrate’s order and directed the CBI to entrust further investigation into violinist Balabhaskar’s 2018 car accident death to an officer of proven integrity not below Additional SP rank.

Kerala High Court Acquits Man: Elbow Hit To Chest Shows No Intent To Outrage Modesty

Contact is not the same as intent: an elbow hit to a woman’s chest does not by itself show the intent to outrage modesty needed for an offence under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, the Kerala High Court has held. Kochi: Setting aside a conviction under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code […]

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Strictly Enforce Public Smoking Ban, Orders Awareness Programmes

A police reply to a Right to Information application, with details of penalties recovered, carried weight with the Kerala High Court as it directed the police to strictly enforce the public smoking ban and ordered awareness programmes on the legal prohibition and the harms of passive smoking. Ernakulam: Disposing of a public interest petition on […]

Kerala High Court Warns Closure Of All Livestock Markets Unless Monitoring Committees Constituted In 8 Weeks

The Kerala High Court has warned that it will be constrained to close down all livestock markets if District Animal Market Monitoring Committees are not constituted in every district within eight weeks, in a PIL over markets operating without basic facilities.

Kerala High Court Orders FIR Against Ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Daughter In CMRL-Exalogic Case On ED Information

One operative line from the Bench and no reasons yet: the Kerala High Court Orders FIR Against Ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena in the CMRL-Exalogic case, on information the Enforcement Directorate passed to the State Police. Kochi: Allowing a writ petition that sought immediate registration of a case under the Prevention of Corruption […]

Kerala High Court: Government Officer’s Complaint Not Needed To Prosecute Notary Who Joins Document Forgery

The Kerala High Court dismissed a notary’s plea to quash a vigilance forgery case, holding that Section 13 of the Notaries Act does not protect alleged forgery and no government-authorised complaint is needed.