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TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

SC stays payment of Rs 2-crore compensation to fishing vessel owner in Italian marines case

An apex court bench directed Kerala HC not to disburse the amount as it considered the plea of 10 fishermen, who were also on the boat, that they were eligible for the compensation.

Requiring father’s name in assisted reproduction affects dignity of mother, child: Kerala HC

The ruling by the high court came on a plea by a divorced woman, who got conceived by In Vitro Fertilization procedure and challenged the requirement to mention the father's details.

2 Kerala lawyers set to take oath as judges, 3 yrs after HC collegium nod for elevation

Kerala HC collegium recommended C.P. Mohammed Nias and Viju Abraham's elevation in 2018. SC Collegium cleared their names in 2019, but govt sent them back.

A dog is made ferocious by circumstances & stray ones aren’t dangerous by nature: Kerala HC

A Kerala High Court bench said killing or maiming street dogs wasn't the way to make people safer and the better option was to rehabilitate the canines at animal shelters.

Maldivian women, held in 1994 ISRO spy case, move Kerala HC against bail plea of former cops

The two women have alleged that the plea filed by the Kerala cops involved in their arrest 'contains false contentions' and if bail was granted it would deny justice to the Maldivians.

Kerala HC seeks state’s reply on plea to cancel parole to convicts in Sister Abhaya murder case

Father Thomas Kottoor & Sister Sephy were granted parole for 90 days by the DG Prisons, who contended that the decision was taken after recommendations of a High Powered Committee.

Kerala HC seeks Centre’s stand on woman’s plea to aid son imprisoned in UAE for ‘spying’

Shihani Meera Sahib Jamal Mohammed has been imprisoned in the UAE's Abu Dhabi Central Prison since 25 August 2015 after being arrested for allegedly spying for the Indian government.

‘In Re: Bruno’ — Kerala HC pays tribute to dog beaten to death, renames case after him

A black Labrador named Bruno was beaten to death by three people in Thiruvananthapuram Monday. Kerala HC took suo motu cognisance of the matter Thursday.

‘Instances of animal cruelty frighteningly frequent’: What HC said on dog Bruno killed in Kerala

Kerala HC paid tribute to Bruno, a dog who was killed by three men on Adimalathura beach, in a video that went viral on social media. Read the full text of the court order here.

4 days on, Bar Council sets aside rule warning lawyers of action if they used ‘derogatory’ words

The rule announced last week prohibited advocates from making ‘indecent, derogatory’ statements, among others, against a judge or member of the Bar’s disciplinary bodies.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?