The Kerala High Court questioned the police ban on DJ parties at bars licensed till 3 AM, saying regulation, not prohibition, may be the answer to drugs.
“I won’t leave this matter without an inquiry,” Justice A. Badharudeen said orally as the Kerala High Court questioned how former DGP Tomin Thachankary spent his custody in a jail hospital before seeking permission to take up a job in Dubai, and indicated a medical board examination. Kochi: The hospitalisation of former Kerala Director General […]
The Kerala Government’s Restructuring Of Police Associations can go ahead, the Kerala High Court has ruled, allowing the State’s writ appeals and setting aside a Single Judge’s judgment that had quashed the order merging three recognised police associations into two. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday cleared the way for the State Government’s decision […]
“I am again requesting you,” Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan told Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, as the Kerala High Court asked it to use its good office and reconsider the Suspension Of 16 Students before the plea is heard on merits on Friday. Kochi: Orally, and without passing any order, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday, […]
“Let the matter be expedited so that the trial proceedings can commence without further delay,” the Kerala High Court has directed in the Sabarimala Gold Theft Case, after being told that the Special Investigation Team has sought prosecution sanction against ten accused who are public servants. Kochi: With the Special Investigation Team (SIT) listing 13 […]
Can the police shorten Licensed Bar Hours because a crime might happen? The Kerala High Court has said no, quashing notices that restricted DJ events at a Kochi hotel after 11 PM. Kochi: “Mere possibility of criminal activities cannot, by itself, constitute sufficient justification for imposing restrictions under the Kerala Police Act on the extended […]
“They drive like maniacs,” Justice Devan Ramachandran said orally of private bus drivers, as the Kerala High Court warned the Kochi Corporation of contempt proceedings over footpaths after the fatal Kakkanad private bus accident. Kochi: After a 28-year-old woman was killed in a private bus accident at Kakkanad, the Kerala High Court on Friday, November […]
Can a journalist who says she was threatened over a TV debate get help on demand? The Kerala High Court has directed the Ernakulam South police to provide police protection for journalist Aparna Kurup and her residence, after she alleged death threats and cyber attacks following a discussion she anchored. Kochi: Whenever she alerts the […]
No prosecution sanction under the Prevention of Corruption Act is needed to proceed in the SNDP microfinance fraud case, the Kerala High Court has held in an interim order covering SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan and the other accused, former Managing Directors of KSBCDC among them. The allegations are yet to be tested at […]
How can a man who spent his entire custody period in hospital now seek to work in Dubai? The Kerala High Court on Friday asked as much, orally, while hearing convicted former DGP Tomin Thachankary’s plea to travel abroad for work, and warned that it may cancel his bail. Kochi: Jail hospitalisation records placed before […]