Convict Files Two Appeals, One Results In Confirmation, Other In Acquittal; Kerala High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs

The Kerala High Court recently imposed a cost of Rupees one lakh on a convict (2nd respondent), who had filed two criminal appeals before the Sessions Court, one of which resulted in confirmation of sentence and the other in acquittal.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that it is the duty of all stakeholders to work together and ensure that the criminal justice delivery system is protected....

Kerala High Court Weekly Round Up: August 04 -August 10, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 477- 490]C.A.N. Subramoniya Sarma and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 477SR Educational & Charitable Trust v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 478Thankamma and Ors v Regional Joint Labour Commissioner, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 479Vinu C. Kunjappan v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 480Musthafa N P and Anr v The...

All India Lawyers' Forum For Civil Liberties Moves Kerala High Court Against Bar On Use Of Toilets At Private Fuel Pumps By General Public

The All India Lawyers' Forum for Civil Liberties (AILF) has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to be impleaded in the ongoing writ petition, regarding the access to toilets in Petrol Pumps challenging the interim order that restricts washrooms use at privately owned petrol pumps to employees and customers only.The Forum asserts that the interim order of the High Court has “a direct...

'If Bulk Purchaser Like IRCTC Insists On Biodegradable Packaging, Manufacturers Would Comply': Kerala High Court On Waste Disposal In Trains

The Special Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday (August 9) questioned about the waste disposal mechanism in trains, especially those like Vandebharat, which provides food to its passengers.The Special Bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P. was hearing the suo motu proceedings initiated in the wake of the Brahmapuram fire. The bench was constituted to monitor...

Veterinary Student Death: Kerala High Court Permits Family To Withdraw ₹7 Lakh Awarded By NHRC

The Kerala High Court on Friday (August 8) passed an interim order permitting the parents of deceased veterinary student Sidharthan J.S., who allegedly committed suicide last year, to withdraw the amount of Rupees 7 Lakh deposited by the state government with the Registry as per the high court's earlier direction.After admitting the petition, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar...

Wife Of Deceased Nephew Not 'Relative', Need Not Maintain Senior Citizen Merely Because She Inherited Latter's Property: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a person cannot be compelled to maintain a childless senior citizen under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, unless they are a legal heir of the senior citizen as defined under personal law.The division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment while allowing a writ...

Convict Not Entitled To Emergency Leave For Giving Care To Pregnant Wife: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently passed a judgment denying emergency leave to a life convict to give pregnancy care to his wife, who was two months pregnant. It opined that extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be exercised granting parole to those convicted of serious offences, forgetting about the interests of the victims. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan...

7 Years On, Kerala Yet To Frame Rules For Periodic Inspection Of Clinical Establishments: High Court Expresses Concern

The Kerala High Court has expressed concern over the State Government's failure to frame rules for conducting periodic inspections of clinical establishments, including government hospitals, even seven years after enactment of the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2018.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji was hearing ...

PIL Before Kerala High Court Seeks Peaceful Resolution Of Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Implementation Of CAG Recommendations

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Kerala High Court by wildlife activist Angels Nair praying for peaceful resolution of wildlife conflicts in the State.The PIL also prays for the implementation of the recommendations dated 31.03.2022 made by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) regarding preventive and mitigative measures in respect of Human Wildlife...

Fresh Judicial Inquiry Must Be Conducted To Determine Whether Accused Earlier Declared Mentally Ill Is Capable Of Defending Himself: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has issued detailed procedural guidance on how trial courts must handle the resumption of criminal proceedings against an accused previously found unfit to stand trial due to mental illness.“The mere assessment as to whether the accused is having mental illness or not, by referring the matter to the Mental Health Review Board, would not serve any purpose, unless...

NHAI Can't Force Public To Pay Toll If Highways Are Not Well-Maintained: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that toll fees cannot be collected from the public when access to highway is hindered due to ill-maintained roads and consequent traffic congestion. It, therefore, suspended the toll collection in Paliyekkara Toll Plaza in Thrissur district for four weeks.The Division Bench of Justices A. Muhammed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon observed:"It is to...

'Dividend Is Company Discretion': Kerala High Court Questions Cheating Charges If Complainants In Fashion Gold Case Are Shareholders

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (August 7) orally asked if the offence of cheating under Section 420 IPC would be made out if the complainants in the Fashion gold case turned out to be shareholders of the four accused companies. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering the bail pleas of former MLA M.C. Kamarudheen and his business associate T.K. Pookoya Thangal, who respectively were...