Kerala High Court
“Transfer Order In Contemplation Of Disciplinary Proceedings Cannot Be Disguised As Punishment”: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a transfer order in contemplation of a disciplinary proceedings must be justified and cannot be operated as a disguised punishment.Justice N Nagaresh, was delivering a judgment which set aside the transfer of a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employee to Kasaragod over an article in a union house journal discussing the Corporation's financial condition and potential policy changes under a different political dispensation.The petitioner, a KSRTC...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Dismisses Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari's Plea Challenging Arrest As Illegal
The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 13) dismissed the plea preferred by Pankaj Bhandari, CEO of Smart Creations, Chennai, alleging that his arrest as part of the Sabarimala gold theft case was illegal. Justice A. Badharudeen pronounced the order rejecting the plea.The prosecution allegation is that Bhandari along with the other accused in the case, including prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty, conspired together to misappropriate gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and the doorframes of the...
Kerala High Court Stays BEVCO's Liquor Naming Contest, Flags Concern Over Use Of Public Exchequer
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 12) ordered an interim stay on the contest announced by BEVCO [Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation] and Malabar Distilleries Ltd. inviting suggestions from the public to give a name and logo for a proposed premium brandy product.Division bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was considering two...
Cheque Dishonour | Complainant Has Statutory Right To Appeal Against Acquittal, Revision Petition Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a complainant in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) has a statutory right to file an appeal against acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and therefore cannot invoke the High Court's revisional jurisdiction as an alternative remedy.Justice K Babu delivered...
AKG Centre Row: Kerala High Court Grants More Time To Trace Out Govt Order Assigning Kerala University's Land
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 12) granted two more weeks' time to the State government to file counter affidavit in the public interest litigation preferred by Kerala University ex-Joint Registrar, challenging the assignment of the varsity's land to AKG Centre for Research and Studies in the year 1977.When the matter came up for consideration before the Division Bench of...
'Very Serious Matter': Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On Paid Menstrual Leave For KSRTC Conductors
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 12) asked whether the State can consider having a paid menstrual leave policy for the women conductors of the KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation).When the matter came up for consideration before Justice N. Nagaresh, the counsel for the petitioners submitted that the KSRTC is following double duty system and the conductors have to work...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To MLA Rahul Mamkootathil In Rape & Miscarriage Case, Orders Him To Surrender His Phone
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (February 12) granted anticipatory bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the first rape and miscarriage case alleged against him. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath pronounced in open court:"Bail application is allowed on the following conditions:The applicant shall appear before the investigating officer on 16.2.2026 at 10 am for interrogation. He...
Kerala High Court Directs Vigilance Probe Into Suspicious Fund Transfers By Sabarimala Staff During Mandala Season
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 11) directed the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer (Superintendent of Police) of the Travancore Devaswom Board to conduct a detailed probe into suspicious fund transfers by the staff employed at Sabarimala during the 2025-26 Mandala-Makaravilakku season.The Division Bench consisting of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar passed...
Kerala High Court Expresses Satisfaction With KITFRA's Proposal To Digitise Temple Accounts, Seeks State & Devaswom Board's Response
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 11) expressed prima facie satisfaction on the proposal put forth by the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd. (KITFRA) to facilitate digitisation of temple accounts.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar directed the State Government and the Travancore Devaswom Board to respond to...
Grounds Of Arrest Need Not Specify Quantity Of Contraband For Accused From Whom No Seizure Is Made: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that while communication of the grounds of arrest is a mandatory constitutional and statutory requirement, the specification of the quantity of contraband seized is necessary only in respect of those accused from whose possession the contraband was recovered.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath delivered the judgement in a bail application arising out of crime...
Kerala High Court Expunges Caution Against Doctor For Being Unaware Of Mental Healthcare Act Mandates, Notes He Acted Professionally
The Kerala High Court recently expunged a caution given to a doctor by the Statutory Mental Health Review Board for being unaware of the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering an appeal that challenged the order of the Review Board.The appellant in this case was a doctor having a career...
Municipal Secretary Can Cut Down Dangerous Trees Without Notice To Owner: Kerala High Court Grants Relief To 92-Year-Old Man
The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment clarifying that as per Section 412(2) of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, the secretary of a municipal corporation can cut down dangerous trees, without notice to their owner.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan granted relief to a 92-year-old man, who had been fighting for the past 9 years to get the trees in his neighbouring property cut down because...