Family Courts Must Evaluate Oral Evidence In Background Of Normal Human Behaviour Without Generalising Or Stereotyping: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment held that family courts must avert to evaluation of testimonies in the background of normal human behaviour without generalisation or stereotyping when there is hardly any evidence other than oral evidence. It further held that Family Courts should also weigh the oral evidence and resort to preponderance of probabilities.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was considering an appeal preferred by a wife...

Centre Notifies Transfer of Justice C S Sudha From Kerala To Delhi High Court

The Centre has notified the transfer of Justice C S Sudha from Kerala High Court to Delhi High Court under the power conferred under Article 222 of Constitution. She began her judicial career in 1995, and in 2021 was sworn in as an Additional Judge in the Kerala High Court. On September 2, 2023, she was appointed as a Permanent Judge of that High Court of KeralaJustice J. Nisha Banu, of ...

[SARFAESI Act] HC Cannot Interfere In Commercial Matters When Relief Is Available Before DRT: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court reaffirmed that the interference of the High Court in commercial matters under Article 226 was not maintainable when an effective statutory remedy is available before the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S were delivering the judgment in a writ appeal filed...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Injunction Against Forcible Possession Of Elephant Obtained By Suppressing Material Facts About Earlier Cases

The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment setting aside an ad-interim injunction granted against the defendants from taking forcible possession of an elephant in the plaintiff's custody after noting that the impugned order was obtained through suppression of material facts regarding earlier litigation.Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim further opined that since the plaintiff came before court...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On VHP's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Sabarimala Gold Loss, Auditing Of Precious Articles In Other Temples

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 13) issued notice on a plea filed by Viswa Hindu Parishad seeking CBI inquiry into Sabarimala gold loss case. The petitioner organisation has also sought directions to the four devaswom boards (Travancore Devaswom Board, Cochin Devaswom Board, Malabar Devaswom Board and Guruvayur Devaswom Board) to conduct an exhaustive and comprehensive auditing...

Haal Movie: Kerala High Court To Hear On Friday Producer's Plea Against CBFC Direction To Cut Scenes With Beef Biriyani, Burqa

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) orally told that it was prepared to hear the plea preferred against the grant of A certification given by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to Shane Nigam starrer movie 'Haal'.The producer and director of the film had preferred the plea challenging the Revising Committee's decision to cut around six scenes in the film, including a...

Kerala High Court Grants Police Protection To School After Mob Intrusion Over Hijab-Uniform Row

The Kerala High Court has granted police protection to St. Rita's Public School, a Christian management school affiliated with CBSE, following alleged threats and mob intrusion for not allowing a Muslim girl student to wear hijab with school uniform.Justice N Nagaresh passed the interim order.The writ petition was filed seeking immediate police protection for its management, staff, and...

KSRTC 'Bottle' Row: Driver Moves Kerala High Court Challenging 'Arbitrary' Transfer Order

Jaimon Joseph, the driver of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) who came to limelight following 'bottle' row, has moved the High Court challenging his transfer from Ponkunnam (Kottayam) to Pudukkad (Thrissur).The controversy arose on October 1, when the State Transport Minister, K.B. Ganesh, called up the media and stopped the fast passenger bus at Ayoor on its route...

Traffic Improved But Toll Suspension Hurting Maintenance: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Tells Kerala High Court In Paliyekkara Toll Case

The Kerala High Court has said that it will pass orders on Friday, deciding whether toll collection at Paliyekkara Toll Plaza (Thrissur district) on NH-544 highway should be resumed, in light of the repair works carried out by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).More than two months have lapsed since toll collection was suspended by the High Court, following a 12-hour...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL Seeking Regulation Of Pre-Primary Institutions Including Daycare, Anganwadis

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 13) sought the state government's response to a plea seeking directions for framing and implementing comprehensive guidelines for the regulation of pre-primary institutions in the state, including pre-schools, daycare centres, anganwadis, etc.When the case came up for consideration before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice...

"Authorities Must Prevent Unauthorised Constructions": Kerala High Court Orders Restoration Of Mangrove In Kunhimangalam

The Kerala High Court has observed that the state Authorities are under a statutory mandate to ensure unauthorised constructions are prevented in protected zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with Coastal Regulation Zone Notifications. The observations were made by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, while delivering judgment...

Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Tribunal Reforms Act, Appointments Of DRT Ernakulam Presiding Officer & DRAT Chennai Chairperson

A petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the appointments of Retired Justice G. Chandrasekharan as the chairperson of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai and Retired District Judge, Su Williahm, as presiding officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ernakulam.The plea states that the two appointments were not in accordance with the directions laid down by...