Tag: Kerala High Court

Illegal Cavity Searches, Surveillance: Undertrial Accuses Kerala’s High-Security Prison Of Abuse, Rights Violation.

Source – huffingtonpost.in KOZHIKODE, Kerala — He is an undertrial accused of alleged Maoist activities and has nearly 40 cases against his name but its Kerala’s first high-security jail in Viyyur, Thrissur that 48-year-old Roopesh has put in the dock, accusing it of rampant abuse and blatant rights violations. In a letter to the Chief Justice

A Kerala MLA and his illegal dam.

Source – newindianexpress.com The check dam constructed by Kerala MLA P V Anwar in Malappuram district is a classic case of subversion of the system through a combination of money and political power. The legislator, belonging to the ruling Left front, along with his father-in-law, built the dam as part of his theme park in

Advocate Commissioner to inspect shops at Panampilly Nagar again

Source: thehindu.com The Kerala High Court on Wednesday appointed an Advocate Commissioner to inspect the commercial establishments operating without licence in Panampilly Nagar residential areas. The order was passed on a contempt petition filed by Sobha Ramachandran, a resident of Panampilly Nagar, against the Kochi Corporation for not complying with a court directive to close

Kerala HC says online rummy for stakes legality has to be reviewed on case to case basis

Source: glaws.in A division bench of the Kerala High Court comprising of Justices AM Shaffique and N Anil Kumar on 11th October delivered their order on a bunch of review petitions filed by online rummy website Ace2Three, RummyCircle and Junglee Rummy, challenging the court’s January 2019 order holding rummy for stakes to be an offence of gambling. The court

HC directs Ernakulam district administration to hand over Piravom church key to orthodox faction

Source: newindianexpress.com KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Ernakulam district administration to hand over the key of a church in nearby Piravom to the orthodox faction. A division bench comprising justices AM Shaffique and TV Anilkumar also directed the police to continue providing protection to the church known as Piravom Valiyapalli, doors

HC denies bail to T.O. Sooraj, two others

Source: thehindu.com The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of T.O. Sooraj, former Public Works Secretary; Sumeet Goyal, managing director, RDS Project Ltd; and M.T. Thankachan, former Additional General Manager, Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK), arraigned as fourth, first and second accused respectively in a corruption case registered in connection the

Kerala High Court seeks Centre’s views on plea to ban Telegram app

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com BENGALURU: The High Court of Kerala sought the views on the Central Government on Friday on a recent plea to ban Russian encrypted messaging app Telegram in the country for allegedly promoting child abuse videos and terrorism. The matter will be heard after three weeks. The direction by Kerala HC came after Athena Solomon K,