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Proposal for appointment of 2 Additional Judges of Kerala HC as Permanent: Supreme Court Collegium approves

Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court as Permanent Judges

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Ker HC | No prosecution against public servants without prior approval of government; HC dismisses CBI’s revision petition

Kerala High Court: Narayana Pisharadi, J., dismissed the revision petition filed by CBI due to its failure to obtain prior sanction of

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SC Collegium | Proposal for elevation of 4 Advocates & 4 Judicial Officers approved as Judges of Kerala HC

SC Collegium approves proposal for elevation of 4 Advocates & 4 Judicial Officers as Judges in Kerala HC Supreme Court Collegium has

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Ker | What sort of reasoning is this? HC slams Authorization Committee for rejecting Kidney donation application because the donor has criminal antecedents

Kerala High Court: P.V.Kunhikrishnan, J., criticized the decision of the District Level Authorization Committee for transplantation of Human Organs, wherein application of

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Jhar HC | Can a criminal case be decided ex-parte? What is the resort in cases of non-appearance of counsel of the accused? HC answers

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J., set aside the order of conviction under Section 304A of IPC passed without hearing the

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[Mental Health] Ker HC | “Good Samaritans are absent”; HC issues detailed directions for handling cases of mentally ill prisoners where family/friends shows reluctance to take their custody

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., addressed the instant suo motu case pertaining to the plight of mentally ill remand prisoners who

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Ker HC | CGST registration; HC dismisses petition challenging cancellation registration on observing undue delay and carelessness on part of petitioner

Kerala High Court: A.M. Badar, J., dismissed the petition challenging cancellation of CGST registration observing that the petitioner had remedy of challenging

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Ker HC | Syllogistic scope of Ss. 11(5) and 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, 1996; HC unclouds the line

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., held that parties to arbitration cannot nominate the arbitrator even if the Arbitration Agreement provides so.

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Ker HC temporarily suspends sentence of imprisonment to allow the applicant to perform religious rites and rituals of his deceased mother

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of K. Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., temporarily suspended the sentence of the

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Ker HC | State government has no power to specify any class of persons as socially and educationally backward; HC stays order specifying Nadars (Christian) as socially and educationally backward

Kerala High Court: P. B. Suresh Kumar, J., held that the State Government has no power to specify any class of persons

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Ker HC | Mandatory discloser of Father’s name in Birth/Death Certificate is violative of Fundamental Right; HC directs State to provide separate forms for Single Mothers

Kerala High Court: Satish Ninan, J., held that the mandatory requirement for disclosing Father’s name in Birth/Death Certificate was violative of Fundamental

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Ker HC | Such orders undermine confidence and morale of women; HC directs Kerala to reinstate the woman terminated for unauthorised absence on availing maternity leave

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., addressed the grievances of a woman whose request for maternity leave was turned down by the

Appointments & Transfers News

Appointment | Kerala High Court gets 2 new Additional Judges

Appointment of Additional Judges President appoints the following to be Additional Judge of Kerala High Court for a period of 2 years:

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[Marital Rape] Ker HC | Is marital rape a form of cruelty? Can it be a ground for divorce? HC examines

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., held that merely for the reason that

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Ker HC | Penetration between thighs of the victim held together; will it fall within the ambit of Rape? HC answers

Kerala High Court: In a historic decision the Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., held that the sexual

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Ker HC | Re-consideration of Minority status of Muslims and Christians; HC rejects plea stating a few people being rich does not determine advancement of whole community

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of S.Manikumar, CJ, and Shaji P. Chaly, J., rejected the petition seeking direction to the State

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Ker HC | On what grounds can pregnancy of a mentally unsound woman be terminated? Is consent of women indispensable? HC answers

Kerala High Court: P.B.Suresh Kumar, J., invoked the doctrine of parens patriae to permit termination of eight weeks pregnancy of a medically

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Ker HC | Declare wild boars as vermin; HC allows farmers to hunt wild boars to prevent destruction of agricultural lands

Kerala High Court: P.B.Suresh Kumar, J., directed the Chief Wildlife Warden to permit the farmers to hunt wild boars to prevent destruction

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Ker HC | 60-year-old convict released after serving 15 years in prison; HC exercises special power under S. 427 CrPC noticing more than 18 years imprisonment would have to be served if sentence don’t run concurrently

Kerala High Court: Ashok Menon, J., directed release of a 60-year-old man convicted in 14 criminal cases taking into account that the

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Ker HC | Harassment, abuse and torture of wife within seven months of marriage; HC denies anticipatory bail to doctor

Kerala High Court: Shircy V., J., rejected the bail application of a doctor and his family accused of dowry demand and cruelty