The Kerala High Court has set aside the part of the State’s guidelines that made production of an arrested person before a Magistrate after 5 PM an exceptional step, holding that an executive protocol cannot dilute Article 22(2) and Section 58 of the BNSS.
Police cannot compel adult woman to return home, and neither can her parents: that is the Kerala High Court’s holding, which still lets the police record her presence in a missing person case. Ernakulam: A missing person complaint filed by a mother had led to a registered crime, and the Kerala High Court has ruled […]
Kochi, Feb 28: The Kerala High Court has ordered the end of the ‘Punyam Poonkavanam Project’, a community cleaning initiative at the famous Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district. The project, which started in 2011, aimed to keep the temple town clean with the help of devotees, police officers, and government officials.
Today, On 3rd December, The Supreme Court ordered the Jacobite faction to surrender control of six Kerala churches to the Orthodox faction, emphasizing compliance with previous rulings. The court warned of contempt for non-compliance and demanded access to public amenities for all factions. Further hearings are scheduled for December 17, aiming for resolution before Christmas.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (19th Nov) granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case, questioning the eight-year delay in the complainant’s police report. Justice Trivedi emphasized the challenges victims face in reporting such incidents, while arguments highlighted Siddique’s potential evidence tampering and the systemic issues in the Malayalam film industry, as revealed by the Justice Hema Committee Report.