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TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

‘Nudity shouldn’t be tied to sex’: HC quashes POCSO case against mom who let kids paint her naked torso

Case deals with viral video made by Kerala activist. Judge Kauser Edappagath said she meant to educate her children to treat nude bodies as more than ‘just sexual objects only’.

‘Some judges are lazy & take yrs to write judgments, but no action from collegium’: Retd SC judge Chelameswar

Justice J Chelameswar was speaking at seminar at Kochi's Kerala HC Auditorium. He also spoke on need to record proceedings of collegium & importance of independence of judiciary.

SC raises doubts about Kerala HC stay on NCP leader’s conviction as his LS membership is restored

Bench of justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathana observes verbally that courts cannot follow different rules for lawmakers and for non-MPs/MLAs on issue of stay of conviction.

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.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.