'Language Holds Deep Cultural Significance': Kerala High Court Defers Govt Order Mandating Hindi As Third Language In Lakshwadweep Schools

The Kerala High Court on Monday (9th June) deferred the implementation of the order mandating Hindi as the 3rd Language in the schools of Lakshadweep. The government order had the effect of depriving the students from choosing Arabic/ Mahal as the 3rd language which were the options available to them till now.“..a language holds deep cultural signigicance, and any changes could have...

Kerala High Court Forms Committee To Address Conflict Between Lawyers And Police

The Kerala High Court on Monday (9th June) constituted a committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines to address the issue of conflicts that arise during interaction between police and lawyers in the court premises. The Committee has the State Advocate General K Gopalakrishna Kurup, Director General of Prosecution TA Shaji, President of Kerala High Court Advocates Association Yashwant...

Bar On Credit Society Members Contesting Beyond 3 Terms Valid: Kerala HC Upholds S.28 (2A) Of Co-operative Societies Amendment Act, 2023

The Kerala High Court has, in a recent judgment, upheld the constitutional validity of Section 28(2A) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969, which barred the members of Managing Committees of Credit Societies from contesting in elections after three terms. The Division Bench comprising of Justice Amit Rawal and Justice K.V. Jayakumar reversed the judgment of the Single Bench, which...

[Domestic Violence] Not Unusual For Wife To Forgive Husband, Withdraw Case Against Him To Protect Family: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court observed that it was not unusual for a wife to close criminal cases filed by her against her husband to save him. The Court said that a wife does so in the expectation that her husband would change.The Court was hearing a challenge against a divorce decree filed by the ex-husband. The Family Court had allowed divorce on the ground of cruelty. Before filing the instant...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 2 – 8, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 305 - 322]TGN Kumar v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 305 Asha Verma v. Director General of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 306Abjijith M. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 307Asianet Star Communications Private Limited v. Competition Commission of India and others, and Connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 308Josna Raphael Poovathingal v. Union...

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: May 2025 [Citations: 258 - 304]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 258 – 304]Shafeek Shajahan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 258Yeshwanth Shenoy v The Bar Council of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 259M. M. Varghese v Assistant Director of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 260Laju Cherian v Tara Laju and State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 261Trivandrum Apollo Towers Pvt. Ltd and Another v Union of...

Temple Advisory Committee Can't Collect Money From Devotees For 'Para Nirakkal'; Collection Only Against Approved Sealed Coupons: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has recently passed a judgment wherein it held that even the Temple Advisory Committee constituted under S.31A of the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act cannot collect donations from devotees in connection to 'Para Nirakkal'. It was also held that any collection of money from devotees in connection with annual festival shall be with the prior approval of...

Kerala High Court Imposes Costs On State In Land Classification Case, Takes Exception To 'Unfair' Litigation

In a notable judgment, the Kerala High Court dismissed two writ appeals filed by the State and revenue authorities, imposing costs of Rs.25,000/- on them for what the Court described as unreasonable and unfair litigation tactics. The case, heard by Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P.M. Manoj, arose from a dispute over the classification of land owned by Mananchira...

Cargo Ship Oil Spill | Kerala High Court Directs State To Release Data On Cargo Carried By MSC Elsa Ship, Impact Of Spill

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (5th June) directed the State to publish details about the cargo and the impact of materials carried by the cargo ship MSC-Elsa 3The Liberian flag bearing cargo ship sank off Kochi coast on 24th May. Reportedly, the ship was carrying 13 containers of calcium carbide and nurdles. The capsizing of the ship released bunker oil, diesel raising concerns of an...

Kerala High Court Quashes State Govt's Imposition Of Mandatory Internship Fees For Foreign Medical Graduates

The Kerala High Court has quashed the State Government's order imposing internship fees on Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) for completing their compulsory rotatory medical internship (CRMI) in government hospitals. The judgment, delivered by Justice N. Nagaresh, emphasized that only the National Medical Commission (NMC) has the power to regulate internships and that the State Government's...

Kerala High Court Slams State Water Authority For Not Providing Instructions To Counsel In Suo Motu Case On Electrocution Of Sabarimala Pilgrim

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (June 5) came down hard on the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) for not providing timely instructions to its Standing Counsel in a case regarding the death of a pilgrim at Sabrimala due to electrocution. The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S was hearing the Suo Motu proceedings initiated by the Court following the death of...

No Provision To Reject Appeal On Non-Appearance Of Assessee, Must Be Decided By Mandate U/S 250(6) Of Income Tax Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that there is no provision of rejecting the appeal merely on non-appearance of assessee and the appellate authority must decide an appeal by strictly following the mandate contemplated under Section 250(6) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that “evidently, going by Subsection 6 of Section 250, no other meaning...