Tag: Kerala High Court

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com In 1999, Justice C S Rajan of the Kerala High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate into an ‘encounter killing’ that occurred on 18 February, 1970. Varghese, a Naxalite leader, was shot dead in Thirunelli forest in Kerala. After a few decades, a police constable named Ramachandran Nair, out of

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com KOCHI: The transgender community has a reason to cheer as the Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that a person cannot be denied legitimate rights merely because he/she is a transgender, particularly when such person has assigned to a particular gender. Justice Devan Ramachandran made the observation when the petition filed by Hina Haneefa,

Source:-https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended till further orders the mandate of one-member committee of retired Kerala High Court judge Justice K Balakrishnan Iyer constituted to determine the compensation paid to flat owners of Maradu municipality of Kochi district, whose houses were demolished for being in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)

Source:-https://www.theindianwire.com The Kerala High Court has observed that an employer should not deprive an employee from the privilege of the Gratuity Act by nominating him/her as a trainee while extracting daily work from him. Under the Gratuity Act, Justice AM Badar noted that a trainee is not exempted from the meaning of the term ’employee,’

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Kerala high court on Monday rejected the state government’s plea questioning the Centre’s decision to lease out Thiruvananthapuram international airport to the Adani Enterprises. While rejecting the plea of the state government and five others, the court said it did not want to interfere with what it called a policy decision of the

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com KOCHI: Justice K K Usha, former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, passed away on Monday. She was 81. After having undergone a spinal cord surgery last week at a private hospital here, Justice Usha was to be brought to the room from the ICU on Monday, but she breathed her last following

Source:-newindianexpress Litigation is not always a search for truth. According to philosopher Charles Taylor, it is a “zero-sum game”, where the law only says “either A or B is right”. It does not consider the multitude of truth and complexity of events, issues or individuals. British Marxist Terry Eagleton put it in perspective: “Court rooms,

Source:- thenewsminute.com It has almost been three years since a female actor in Kerala was assaulted in a moving car by a group of men. On January 30, Thursday, the trial in the case will finally commence at the Additional Special C.B.I Court in Ernakulam. The trial was initially set to commence in May 2019.

Source:- swarajyamag.com The Kerala High Court has ruled that minority institutions cannot promote religion in the garb of the right to establish educational institutions and cultural rights, especially with relation to the Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009. Another significant feature of the ruling by the High Court Judge Justice A Muhamed Mustaque is that

Source:- business-standard.com A gay couple has moved the Kerala High Court, seeking to strike down certain provisions under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, which do not permit to get their marriage registered. Considering the writ petition by the petitioners on Monday, the court has sought the views of Central and state governments on the matter.