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TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

Rejecting waqf board’s claim over 400-acre land, how Kerala HC upheld state govt’s power of scrutiny

Case revolves around tract of land in Vadakkekara village in Ernakulam district which was gifted in 1950 by a businessman to a college management committee via ‘endowment deed’.

PIL opposes Arundhati Roy’s smoking photo on book cover—right to life, ‘unhealthy message to youth’

Kerala High Court seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking stay on Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' unless the mandatory statutory warning is printed on the cover.

How HC relied on ‘sterling witness’ test to acquit Kerala ex-minister Nadar in sexual harassment case

Former Kerala forest minister Nadar was accused of sexual harassment by woman forest officer in 2001. He was convicted by trial court and court of sessions at Kozhikode.

New front in tussle with governor: Kerala & West Bengal spar with Raj Bhavans over appointment of VCs

Supreme Court has appointed search-and-selection committees to choose vice-chancellors nominated by both chief minister and governor for state-run universities.

‘Possibility of reformation, no criminal past’—why Kerala HC modified life term of former IS operative

Life term was handed to Subahani Haja in 2020. The Kerala man had entered Iraq in 2015 & received religious & arms training, but his stint was cut short due to injury.

In order upholding daughters’ inheritance rights, Kerala HC resolves conflict between state, central law

Sections of Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 were found to be contradictory to provisions of Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.

Sacred name sparks courtroom drama: What CBFC argued in affidavit opposing Janaki vs State of Kerala

Censor board later changed its stance, said it was ready to greenlight film for release if title is changed to ‘Janaki V’ and the name is muting in one scene, to which makers agreed.

Kerala HC allows gender-neutral birth certificate for transgender couple

As per the high court ruling both parents can be identified simply as 'parent' instead of 'mother' or 'father'. The couple alleged that local authorities refused to amend the certificate.

Properties unrelated to crime can’t be attached under PMLA, says Kerala High Court

Proceeds of crime, in the case of property, has been explicitly defined as those obtained or derived out of a criminal activity amounting to scheduled offence, says judge.

Mental Healthcare Act invoked to quash suicide attempt case. Why Kerala HC said law is retrospective

Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, says anyone who attempts suicide would be presumed to have severe stress and would not be tried and punished under the IPC unless proven otherwise.

On Camera

Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.