Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the appointment of Chief Minister’s Private Secretary KK Ragesh’s wife Priya Varghese as an associate professor at Kannur university. The court has put a stay order on her appointment till August 31. Earlier, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that he will order a full-fledged investigation into allegations of […]
Kerala HC lashes out at KSRTC for non-payment of pending salaries to employees
Kerala High Court on Thursday strongly criticised the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for not disbursing the pending salary of its employees. While hearing a petition, the court orally remarked that it is not just a matter of delay but a matter of complete failure if the government refuses to […]
Kerala HC directs NHAI to repair every road in the state within 1 week
Kerala High Court on Monday directed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to take immediate steps to rectify every road under their control, either through the present concessionaires or through new contractors, which shall be done without any further delay and within one week from today. Single Bench of […]
NEET controversy: Plea in Kerala HC seeks compensation, re-exam for girl students
A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking compensation for the girl students, who were asked to remove their innerwear before appearing for the NEET exam in the Kollam district of Kerala. The petitioner Asif Azad, who is a Thiruvananthapuram native, also sought an order in favour […]
Children of unwed women, rape victims have right to dignity: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court ruled that the child of an unwed mother or of a raped victim is a citizen of the country, and nobody can infringe any of his/her fundamental rights, which are guaranteed in our Constitution and said that the petitioner has the right not to specify the name of […]
Kerala HC grants bail to actor Sreejith Ravi in POCSO case
The Kerala High Court on Friday granted bail to Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi in a POCSO case against him for alleged indecent conduct towards two minor girls in public. The bail was granted on the basis of the argument that he is being treated for a personality disorder. The alleged […]
Kerala HC rejects bail plea of SFI leader in attempt to murder case
The Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail petition of the state secretary of the Students’ Federation of India, the student wing of CPIM, PM Arsho in connection with many cases including an attempt to murder. On June 12, Kerala Police arrested him in this matter and also for violating […]
Sexual assault case: Kerala HC further extends Vijay Babu’s interim pre-arrest bail
Kerala High Court on Friday further extended the interim pre-arrest bail to actor-producer, Vijay Babu, till Monday. The anticipatory bail plea has been posted for June 10. Single Bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas extended this after the prosecution sought time. Two cases have been registered against Vijay; one is a […]
Actress Assault Case: Survivor approaches Kerala HC, alleges political pressure on probe team
The survivor actress in the 2017 actress assault case has approached the Kerala High Court seeking its intervention in the case to ensure justice. She alleged that a move is being made to subvert the case. She further alleged in the plea, “It is an attempt to influence the politicians […]
Actress Assault Case: Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to actor Dileep
Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Dileep and other accused of allegedly threatening officials probing the 2017 actress assault case. The single Bench of Justice P Gopinath observed while dictating the order, “apprehensions regarding non-cooperation with the investigation can be addressed by conditions.” The Court also dictated, […]
Kerala HC acquits two accused in Kozhikode twin blast case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Thadiyantavida Nazeer and Shafaz in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blast case. Both the first accused Nazeer and the fourth accused Shafaz are Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives. The court also dismissed an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the trial court’s order of […]
Kerala HC issues notice to State Governor over re-appointment of VC in Kannur University
Kerala High Court on Friday issued notices to all respondents including Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan in an appeal challenging the re-appointment of Dr Gopinath Ravindran as Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University. Division Bench headed by Chief Justice S Manikumar admitted the appeal. The appeal was filed by Dr Premchandran Keezhoth, the senate member […]