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TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

Lok Sabha restores NCP MP Mohammad Faizal’s membership amid Rahul Gandhi disqualification row

Lakshadweep MP's conviction in attempt to murder case suspended by Kerala HC two months ago. However, he moved Supreme Court claiming that Speaker was not taking a decision in his case.

‘Advocacy best profession to raise voice,’ says Kerala’s first transgender lawyer Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi, 27, was enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala Sunday. She says her family and her teachers have been extremely supportive throughout her journey so far.

Prison breaks, double homicide — rap sheet of serial killer ‘ripper Jayanandan’ now out on parole

Kerala HC has granted 'ripper Jayanandan' 15-day parole to attend daughter's wedding. The 56-year-old is serving three life sentences at the central jail in Viyyur.

SC agrees to hear same-sex couple’s plea challenging Kerala HC-ordered counselling

Petitoner Devu G had sought stay on Kerala HC order directing her same-sex partner to go in for counselling. Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing on 17 February.

At the root of SC case on gay marriage rights, the Kerala same-sex couple who started it all

Many problems in their relationship were not considered valid. The government did not recognise their marriage—no documents, no inheritance rights.

‘No means no’ — Kerala HC says teach children respect for opposite gender, sexism isn’t ‘cool’

HC was hearing petition filed by a man accused of misbehaving with & groping girls in college. The college's internal committee found him guilty. He had approached HC challenging it.

Moscow asks MEA to intervene as HC detains Russian cargo ship at Cochin port   

Kerala High Court Monday asked MV MAIA-1 — anchored in Cochin port — to be arrested until it pays dues to tune of $23,503 (approx. Rs 19 lakh) to Estonian firm Bunker Partner OU.

‘Tutored witnesses, lack of proof’: Why Kerala HC acquitted 13 RSS men in CPI(M) worker’s murder

On 12 July, HC overturned 2016 trial court conviction of RSS workers in 2008 hacking death of CPI(M) worker Vishnu, said prosecution ‘miserably failed’ to prove case.

Kerala HC grants actor Sreejith Ravi bail in POCSO case

Bail was granted based on the argument that Ravi was being treated for a behavioural disorder for six years. The actor was arrested for behaving indecently with two minors on 4 July.

Kerala High Court suspends life sentence, grants bail to convicts in Sister Abhaya murder case

Bench observed that based on prime facie examination of evidence, accused are not guilty of 1992 murder of nun. Fr Thomas Kottoor & Sister Sephy were convicted by CBI court in 2020.

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Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.