Kerala High Court
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Sets Timelines For SIT To Request Prosecution Sanctions In Dwarapalaka, Doorframes Cases
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 7) set timelines for the Special Investigation Team to request for prosecution sanction and for submitting final reports in the Sabarimala Gold Theft cases.Time has been granted till October 25 in the Doorframes case. In the Dwarapalaka idols case, the time granted is till November 25.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar recorded the submission made by Sasidharan IPS, the investigating officer...
'Undue Fetter' On Right Of Appeal: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order Requiring 50% Maintenance Deposit For Delay Condonation
The Kerala High Court recently held that courts cannot impose deposit of a percentage of the award amount as condition while considering an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone delay in preferring an appeal. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 558]Justice Jobin Sebastian opined that such a condition may be justified when the appellate court is considering an application for stay of execution of the award but not while considering an application for condonation of delay.“The right of...
Kerala High Court Grants Relief To Headmistress Denied Entry For Wearing Churidar Instead Of Saree, Says 'Dress Choice A Fundamental Right'
The Kerala High Court recently ordered police protection after the manager of a school obstructed the headmistress' entry for wearing churidar instead of saree. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 560]Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan also declared that a citizen's choice of attire is a part of fundamental right: “What dress one wears is ordinarily a matter of personal choice of every citizen of this country. No...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Notify Anti-Ragging Guidelines Within Two Weeks
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (06 October) directed the State Government to notify the proposed Anti-Ragging and Student Welfare Guidelines, 2026, within two weeks, while observing that issues relating to enhanced punishment and reclassification of ragging offences would require amendments to the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice C. Jayachandran was considering a public interest litigation moved by KeLSA (Kerala State...
SFI Activist Abhimanyu Murder: Kerala High Court Refuses In-Camera Trial, But Bars Photography/ Video-Recording Of Accused In Courtroom
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 7) declined the plea for in-camera trial in the SFI activist Abhimanyu murder case which is pending before the Sessions Court, Ernakulam.Abhimanyu was stabbed to death in 2018 during a campus political rivalry at Maharaja's College in Ernakulam. Presently, trial is pending before the Sessions Court against 16 accused (Accused Nos. 1 to 16) whereas investigation is ongoing against 10 accused (Accused Nos. 17 to 26).Justice C.S. Dias upheld the order of...
Kerala High Court Questions Centre Over Long-Pending AIIMS Proposal, Says State's Existing Healthcare Can't Be A "Handicap"
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (07 October) questioned the Centre's stand on the long-pending proposal to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kerala, asking whether the State's comparatively better healthcare infrastructure had effectively become a “handicap”.The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar was considering writ petitions seeking establishment of AIIMS under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The Court...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Cruelty Case Against In-Laws Accused Of Calling Woman 'Servant', 'Cancer In Their Life'
The Kerala High Court recently refused to quash the matrimonial cruelty case against the parents-in-law of a woman, who allegedly referred to her as 'servant without wages' and 'cancer in their lives'. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 557]Justice G. Girish observed that there are multiple incidents of matrimonial cruelty attributed against the husband's parents and that the same are prima facie sufficient...
S.69 BNS | Hiding Live-In Relationship, Child With Another Amount To 'Deceitful Means' To Have Sexual Intercourse With Woman: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that hiding live-in relationship with another woman and child born in it would amount to 'deceitful means' employed to have sexual intercourse with a woman as per Section 69 BNS. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 556]Justice A. Badharudeen made the observation while considering a plea for anticipatory bail under Section 18A of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.“At...
“Responsibility To Stand By Soldier In Crisis”: Kerala High Court Orders CBI Probe Into 14-Year-Old Disappearance Of Tripura State Rifles Jawan
The Kerala High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disappearance of a Tripura State Rifles jawan who went missing more than 14 years ago while travelling by train from Kerala to Guwahati. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 555]Justice G. Girish observed,“Peaceful sleep of the civilian is at the cost of sleepless nights, vigilance and sacrifice of the soldier. The...
Kerala High Court Sets Aside BJP Councillor R Sugathan's Preventive Detention Under KAAPA, Says Illegible Material Supplied To Him
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 6) has set aside the prevention detention of BJP Councillor from Thiruvananthapuram Sugathan R., who is presently detained in Viyyur Jail (Thrissur) as per the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (KAAPA). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 554]The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. today delivered the verdict in...
