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Kerala HC directs registry to list matters as per roster, failing which strict disciplinary action will be taken
“The Office is duty bound to list matters before the concerned Judge strictly as per the roster, unless otherwise ordered by the Chief Justice. Any deviation from this direction, thereby causing difficulty to the Judges or Advocates appearing in the matter, will invite disciplinary action against the officials concerned.”
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Can charges be altered under S. 216 CrPC, or is it solely a judicial prerogative? Kerala HC answers
“Request for the addition of the charge under section 370 IPC, as it stood prior to 2013, cannot be made at the instance of the prosecution. An addition of charge has to be done by the Court based upon its own satisfaction and not at the behest of any of the parties to the trial”
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‘Sacrosanct right of woman to bodily integrity under Art. 21’: Kerala HC allows minor rape victim to terminate pregnancy of 28 weeks
“The right of a woman or a girl to make autonomous decisions about her own body and reproductive functions is at the very core of her fundamental right to equality and privacy”
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice S.V. Bhatti
Justice Bhatti served as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court for 1 month before being elevated to the Supreme Court on 14-07-2023.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Judges for Kerala High Court and Telangana High Court
The Collegium on 16-04-2024, resolved to recommend the appointment of 3 Judges, which included 2 Permanent Judges and 1 Advocate as a Judge.
Kerala HC directs Union to immediately address violations of broadcasting advisories in telecasting Malayalam Bigg Boss Season 6
Kerala High Court also directed Union to instruct Mohanlal, Endemol Shine India, Asianet and Disney Star to desist from telecasting such show in the electronic media.
Kerala HC directs State to formulate guidelines in tune with Kerala Education Rules about the importance of playground in schools
“A playground in a school is a part and parcel of the school. Without a playground, there cannot be a school. The education of the children is not in the classroom alone; it should spread to the playground as well. Playgrounds are the ultimate classroom where children learn through play. The playground is where the children can themselves shine mentally and physically”
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Read why Kerala HC declined bail to accused persons in Puthiyakavu Temple blast case
Kerala High Court remarked that Kerala has a grim history of fireworks-related accidents
CBI takes over probe and registers FIR; Kerala High Court closes veterinary student’s death case
A second-year student studying in College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Pookode, Wayanad was found hanging in the hostel due to alleged torture and ragging.
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‘Mere impersonation is not an offence’; Kerala HC quashes case against man impersonated as police officer to enter cricketer S. Sreesanth’s house
Kerala High Court said that though the security guard was induced to permit the accused to enter the house due to impersonation, there is no allegation that any damage or harm was caused to the security guard. And, as the person neither cheated nor harmed, the offence of Section 419 IPC cannot be attracted.
‘Role of Universities in affiliated colleges only supervisory; authority to determine factum of absence and admission cancellation with College Principal’: Kerala HC
“The University’s role in private College is to the limited extent to ensure that University regulations are followed or not. The University cannot assume the role of Principal and direct the College Principal to act on their direction.”
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Kerala HC upholds life sentence of four convicts accused of murder in Sunil Babu Gang rivalry murder case
“Prevalent presumption is that a related witness would not testify falsely against an innocent person because they want to see the true culprits punished.”