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Sunday, September 21, 2025
TopicKerala High Court

Topic: Kerala High Court

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.

Kerala HC stops ED, Customs from arresting Sivasankar till 28 October in gold smuggling case

The anticipatory bail pleas were filed by Sivasankar following the arrest by the Customs probing the gold smuggling and the ED investigating the money trail in the case.

Kerala HC dismisses pleas against leasing out Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani group

The bench rejected arguments by the LDF government & others saying there was no valid ground to interfere with the Centre's policy decision.

SC upholds rights of Travancore ex-royal family in running Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala

Supreme Court overruled a 2011 Kerala HC order to hold that the Travancore royal family will continue to exert its shebait rights on the Thiruvananthapuram temple.

Woman wanted in gold smuggling case booked under UAPA: NIA informs Kerala High Court

Swapna Suresh, who is on the run, had criminal antecedents & was involved in arranging diplomatic papers for the smuggling of over 30 kg gold seized by the Customs, said NIA.

Sexual intercourse is consensual only if it is ‘welcomed’ by a woman: Kerala High Court

The bench of Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar also ruled that consent requires voluntary participation of women and passive give-in or helpless resignation cannot be construed as consent.

Spouses can be appointed as guardians for comatose patients to manage their properties: HC

Allahabad HC has appointed a woman as a guardian for her comatose husband, allowing her to manage his bank accounts and investments, among others.

Kerala HC stays earlier order allowing bus operators to collect hiked fare

The government had earlier increased bus fare during the lockdown when buses were only allowed to ply with 50 per cent capacity as part of the Covid-19 restrictions.

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Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.