Kerala High Court

One Of 4 Kerala Priests, Accused Of Rape, Surrenders

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday July 12, 2018

One of the four priests in Kerala, who was accused of rape and sexual assault by a 34-year-old woman has surrendered in Kollam on Thursday. Father Job Mathew was the second among the four accused.The anticipatory bail petitions of the four rape-accused priests were rejected by the Kerala High Court on Wednesday.

Court Refuses To Stop Arrest Of Kerala Top Cop's Daughter In Assault Case

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday July 6, 2018

The Kerala High court today refused to stop the arrest of the Kerala police chief's daughter in an assault case filed against her by a police driver.

No Regrets, Says Model 'Slut Shamed' For Breastfeeding On Magazine Cover

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday June 21, 2018

Model Gilu Joseph's photograph, bare-breasted and nursing a baby, on the cover of a Malayalam magazine isn't obscene, the Kerala High Court has ruled, dismissing a petition that wanted action against the magazine.

Kerala Man Moves High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Sister's Disappearance

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 20, 2018

The brother of a 20-year-old woman, reported missing on March 22 while on her way to her aunt's house at Mundakkayam in Kottayam district from here, today moved the Kerala High Court, seeking a direction to the state police to hand over the probe to the CBI

Kerala Policeman Moves High Court To Quash Complaint Against Him

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 20, 2018

A Kerala policeman who alleged he was beaten by the daughter of a senior police officer on Wednesday filed a petition before the High Court to quash a complaint filed against him.

No DNA Test Can Prove Decades-Old Adultery Case, Says High Court

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 20, 2018

A DNA test cannot be ordered as a shortcut to establish adultery a woman may have committed decades ago, the Kerala High Court has ruled, rejecting a 77-year-old man's plea for divorce from his wife aged 68.

On Actor Dileep's Plea For CBI Probe, Court Sends Notice To Government

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 14, 2018

The Kerala High Court today issued notice to the state government and the CBI on a plea of Malayalam actor Dileep, accused of abduction and sexual assault of an actress in February 2017, seeking a probe by the investigating agency into the case.

Judicial Appointments Not Family Property To Be Partitioned: Kerala Judge

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2018

Kerala High Court judge Justice B Kemal Pasha today criticised the manner in which High Court judges were appointed, saying appointment of judges was not a family property to be partitioned.

Kerala High Court Quashes Police Case Against Cardinal In Land Scam

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 22, 2018

A division bench of the Kerala High Court provided relief to the Cardinal of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church a second time, when on Tuesday it quashed an police case registered him and three others in an alleged land scam case.

Maths Paper Row: Kerala Class 10 Student Withdraws Plea

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday May 21, 2018

A Class 10 student, who had claimed she was given the 2016 question paper during the CBSE Mathematics exam this year, withdrew her plea before the Kerala High Court today. She had sought that her answer sheet be assessed based on the 2016 question paper.

"No Statutory Provision To Bar Use Of Phones While Driving," Says Kerala High Court

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 17, 2018

Motorists talking on cellphones cannot be charged under a Kerala Police Act, the state's high court has said and ruled in favour of a man, saying there was no provision in law barring use of the gadget.

No Law To Specifically Book Drivers Using Cell Phones, Rules Kerala High Court

Cyrus Dhabhar | Thursday May 17, 2018

The Kerala High Court has ruled that there is no specific law today under the national or state motor vehicles act (specifically in the state of Kerala or otherwise) that can be used to book motorists using their cell phones while driving. In Kerala, motorists have been booked under section 118(e)Kerala Police Act, which deals with acts causing dan...

Watching Certain Videos Can't Be Reason To Implicate A Person As Terrorist: Kerala High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 13, 2018

The Kerala High Court has observed that merely watching certain videos and speeches will not be a reason to implicate a person as a terrorist.

Estranged Couple Couldn't Agree On A Name For Their Child. Judge Steps In

Kerala News | Edited by Aditya Sharma (with inputs from PTI) | Friday May 11, 2018

A child, caught in the matrimonial dispute of his parents, was christened by a Kerala High Court judge after the inter-faith couple took the matter to court.

Woman, 20, Free To Live With 'Underage' Husband, Rules Supreme Court

India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan | Sunday May 6, 2018

An adult couple can be in a live-in relationship even if the man isn't 21 years, the legal age for marriage, the Supreme Court has ruled, telling 20-year-old Thushara that she was free to decide who she wanted to live with.