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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

5 days after President Murmu’s directive, Kerala HC notifies Justice Banu’s swearing-in on Dec 19

Centre notified Justice Banu’s transfer from Madras to Kerala HC nearly two months ago. But she did not immediately assume charge and was on earned leave since transfer was approved.

2 months after Centre notified transfer to Kerala, President asks Madras HC judge to comply by 20 Dec

Justice Nisha Banu is on leave & sought an extension till the 20th, following which CJI Surya Kant wrote to President Murmu, prompting the issuance of the directive.

Stalled in courts, a 2019 fraud case linked to Pinarayi daughter still a political flashpoint in Kerala

The CMRL-Exalogic case allegedly involved fraudulent payments to a firm owned by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena T. Both have denied the allegations.

Can arrests be made on court premises? SC weighs arguments, sees road to resolve cop-lawyer friction

Kerala Police Officers’ Association argues HC guidelines on arrests in court premises hinder investigations and risk criminals taking shelter in court premises to evade police action.

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.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.