Kerala High Court Directs Amicus To Verify Road Maintenance Work Carried Out By Kochi Municipal Corporation

In a plea concerning poor road conditions in the state, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 27) asked the amicus curiae to verify the maintenance and repair work stated to be carried out by the Kochi Municipal Corporation. Justice Devan Ramachandran had previously summoned the Engineers of the roads that remained un-repaired, leading to accidents.Advocate Janardhana Shenoy appearing...

Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Actor Lakshmi Menon Booked For Abduction, Assault Of IT Professional

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to actor Lakshmi R Menon who is accused of assaulting and abducting an IT professional. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, granted the protection while considering the anticipatory bail application filed by the actor. On Monday (25, August), an FIR was registered against the petitioner in Ernakulam Town North Police...

20 Yrs On, Kerala High Court Acquits All Police Officers Convicted In Udayakumar Custodial Death Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday acquitted all the police officers earlier convicted for the custodial death of Udayakumar in Thiruvananthapuram.A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar has overturned the convictions and held that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused officers were responsible.Udayakumar, 28,...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Govt Order Sanctioning Further Probe Into Disproportionate Assets Case Of Former DGP Tomin J Thachankary

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday set aside the 2021 Government Order directing further investigation into a criminal case against retired DGP Tomin J. Thachankary for possessing illegal assets.Reversing the judgment of the Single Judge dismissing the writ petition challenging the order, the Division Bench of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian...

Manjeswaram Election Bribery Case: Kerala High Court Paves Way For State To Prefer Appeal Against Discharge Of BJP's K Surendran

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed the State government to withdraw the revision petition filed by it against the discharge of BJP leader K. Surendran in the Manjeshwaram election bribery case.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that as per the decision in Xavier Raj v. State of Kerala (2025 (4) KLT 257), revision petitions against discharge were not maintainable and the only remedy is...

Kerala High Court Orders Strict Action Against Levy Of Excessive Locker Fees In Sabarimala

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 26) directed initiation of strict action against a tender holder in Sabarimala for charging locker fees, much higher than that permissible by the tender conditions.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu case, which was initiated based on an anonymous complaint by a Telangana...

Kerala High Court Rules Out 'Privacy' Concerns Regarding AI Cameras Monitoring Traffic Violations In State

The Kerala High Court has ruled out privacy concerns raised against the State's AI-enabled 'Safe Kerala Project', which deploys automated cameras for traffic enforcement.The writ was filed by the leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan and MLA Ramesh Chennithala, stating that entrusting private contractors with sensitive driving data violated citizens' fundamental right to privacy. They claimed...

Kerala High Court Stays Trial Against ADGP Ajithkumar In Alleged Disproportionate Assets Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 27) stayed the proceedings pending before the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram in an alleged disproportionate asset case against Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M.R. Ajith Kumar.The ADGP, currently holding the post of Excise Commissioner, had approached the High Court challenging the order of the Special...

No Indian Citizenship Without Formal Renunciation Of Pakistani Citizenship, Mere Surrender Of Passport Insufficient: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that citizenship of India cannot be granted to a foreign national in the absence of a Renunciation Certificate, by mere surrender of passport issued by the country of origin, in this case Pakistan.The court was hearing the Central government's appeal against a single judge's order permitting two Pakistani minors (respondents 2 and 3) to be granted...

Kerala High Court Rejects Congress Leaders' Plea Against AI Traffic Cameras, Seeking Probe Into Safe Kerala Project

The Kerala High Court today dismissed a writ petition filed by two Congress leaders challenging the installation of AI cameras for 'Automated Traffic Enforcement' in the State and and seeking a Court monitored enquiry into the Safe Kerala project.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji observed,"Having thoroughly reviewed the claims in writ petition,...

Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Rapper Vedan In Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 27) granted anticipatory bail to Rapper Vedan, officially known as Hiran Das Murali, in a case alleging rape on the false promise to marry. The Court had earlier reserved its order in the rapper's bail plea, which was moved after a FIR was lodged against him by a young doctor.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed the fact that a new crime was...

Kerala High Court Slaps 25K On PIL Litigant For 'Suppressing Personal Interest', Says Parties' Credentials Must Be Disclosed At Threshold

The Kerala High Court imposed Rs. 25,000 fine on a public interest litigant who suppressed his "personal interest" in the matter and did not disclose proper credentials which amounts to abuse of law. In doing so the court emphasized that there is a need to disclose the full credentials of petitioners in Public Interest Litigations (PILs) by way of detailed affidavits at the threshold, to...