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TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

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.

‘Women face comments daily, are unaware of legal rights,’ says Kerala lawyer accused of violating Sharia

Criticised for her handshake with a minister in 2016, Rizvana filed complaint against the man who made the allegations. He sought quashing of the case, but HC dismissed his petition. 

Kerala’s 24×7 ON Courts is a big judicial reform. It will transform the magistrate’s court

The 24x7 ON Courts system is designed to offer several facilities – litigants, lawyers and law clerks will get logins to monitor their cases, and cases will be filed online.

What is Hema Committee report on women in Malayalam film industry & why did HC stay its release

New Delhi: The Kerala High Court’s stay Wednesday on the release of the Justice K. Hema Committee Report posed a fresh setback to the years-long...

On dead patient’s plea, HC asks Centre for ‘best option’ to make affordable breast cancer meds available

Directive comes on 2022 plea filed by patient seeking Kerala HC's intervention to urge govt to help slash price of a critical cancer drug. She died during the course of the case.

Family courts aren’t safe for children. They need waiting rooms, counsellors & Mickey Mouse

Without a safe space for children, family courts become an extension of their homes that have turned into battlegrounds for their mums and dads.

Child’s gender reconstruction surgery without their consent infringes Right to Privacy — Kerala HC

HC disposes of writ petition filed by couple seeking nod for genital reconstructive surgery on 7-year-old who suffers from genetic disorder, wants expert panel to take decision.

Can police make you unlock your phone? It depends on how it’s locked

The Kerala High Court has held that just because a suspect has information about a crime in his phone, the police can’t seize it without following established legal procedure.

Why devotees want ‘RSS men’ to leave this Kerala temple alone — ‘causing agony, fighting with sticks’

Writ petition in HC alleges men claiming to be RSS members have been illegally encroaching premises of Sarkara Devi temple in Kerala's Chirayinkeezhu, leading to 'loss of calm atmosphere'.

On Camera

From Binodini to Mitin—Bengali cinema scripting its comeback this Christmas

As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.