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TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

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.

Centre’s Covid vaccination policy ‘encouraging’ black marketing, says Kerala govt to HC

Accusing the private vaccine makers of charging exorbitant prices for vaccines, the state government said the companies cannot be allowed to play in between the pandemic.

Kerala High Court quashes 2 FIRs against ED officials in gold smuggling case

The court held that police should have approached the Special PMLA Court, which is looking over cases related to the money trail in the gold smuggling.

Muslim women have right to invoke extra-judicial divorce, rules Kerala HC

The bench overruled a 1972 ruling of the single bench of the court barring Muslim women from resorting to extra-judicial modes of dissolving marriage.

Swapna Suresh made allegations against Kerala CM, Speaker in gold smuggling case — Customs

In an affidavit filed in Kerala HC, Customs said Suresh has alleged that CM had a close connection with ex-Consul General of UAE and gave statements on illegal transactions of money.

‘Love jihad’ and ‘nationalism’ prompt two former high court judges in Kerala to join BJP 

Justices P.N. Ravindran and V. Chitambaresh joined the BJP during the 'Vijaya Yathra' in Kochi Sunday. Ravindran says he won’t contest polls but will campaign for party.

Kerala HC hands over 2018 case of missing college student to CBI

Jesna Maria James, who was then a second-year college student, went missing from her home in Kerala Pathanamthitta district on 22 March 2018.

Kerala HC bars activist Rehana Fathima from expressing opinions through any form of media

A complaint was filed against Fathima after she posted a cooking video on social media in early May titled 'Gomatha Ulurthu' and referred to beef as 'Gomatha'.

Media’s ‘duty to publish news, comment’ — HC quashes defamation case against Malayala Manorama

Kerala HC was hearing a petition demanding quashing of a defamation suit filed against Malayala Manorama by one R. Chandrasekharan and three others in 2016.

Kerala HC rejects anticipatory bail pleas of IAS officer Sivasankar in gold smuggling case

Opposing the plea, the ED submitted that suspended IAS officer Sivasankar was not cooperating with the investigation. The Customs also alleged he wasn't providing clear answers.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

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?