Radhika Mittal In a landmark ruling, the Kerala High Court has established that authorities under the Income Tax Act, 1961, are entitled to seek interim custody of seized currency notes. This decision was made by a Division Bench comprising Justices Read more
Aarohi Dhumale The Kerala High Court, on 6th September, 2024, directed the government to regulate the number of tourists visiting hill stations by ascertaining the “carrying capacity” and controlling the “unbridled inflow of tourists”. This case, which arose out of Read more
Radhika Mittal The Kerala High Court dismissed an appeal by actress Ranjini, who sought to halt the release of the Justice Hema Committee Report. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice S Manu rejected her Read more
Priyanshu In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged the use of Hindi words in the titles of newly enacted criminal laws by the Parliament of India. The petitioner had argued Read more
Priyanshu In a landmark decision, the Kerala High Court granted ordinary prison leave to Allen Skariah Thomas, a convict serving a life sentence for patricide. Thomas, who argued his case online from the Central Prison, impressed the court with his Read more
K Chakra Pani Introduction Rape is an abhorrent offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS). Rape, as defined in both statutes, intends to protect women from such a grave offence which Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court held that when there is a viable alternative remedy to approaching a competent civil court by filing an execution petition, writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be exercised for the execution Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal A three-year-old girl was named by the Kerala High Court after her estranged parents were unable to agree on a name for her. In an August ruling, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas stated that the mother’s preferred name, with Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 5th, the Kerala High Court held that watching pornography in private without exhibiting it to others is not an offence. Justice PV Kunhikrishnan held that such an act cannot be declared an offence it is the private Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court held that a husband’s girlfriend or a woman involved in a sexual relationship with him outside of marriage, cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A of the IPC, which penalises cruelty on a woman Read more
