Kerala High Court

"Hadiya Has Absolute Autonomy," Says Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 9, 2018

The Supreme Court has set aside the Kerala High Court verdict and restored the inter-faith marriage of Hadiya and Shafin Jahan, saying the former had "absolute autonomy over her person."

Kerala High Court Admits Plea Of The Student Who Was Given Previous Year's Question Paper

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday April 9, 2018

The student, Ameeya Saleem, submitted to the court that the question paper she had received for the mathematics examination was from 2016.

Kerala Court Refuses To Stay Trial Of Sister Abhaya Murder Case

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 27, 2018

The Kerala High Court today refused to stay trial of the over two decades old Sister Abhaya murder case.

"Parents Misguided By Anti-National Forces, They Need Time": Hadiya

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday March 13, 2018

Five days after the Supreme Court cancelled a High Court order annulling Kerala woman Hadiya's marriage to a Muslim man after converting to Islam, the 26-year-old has said her parents have been misguided by "anti-national forces."

Hadiya's Marriage Restored By Supreme Court, High Court Decision Scrapped

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday March 8, 2018

Kerala woman Hadiya is free to live with her husband, the Supreme Court ruled today, cancelling a Kerala High Court order annulling the 24-year-old's marriage to a Muslim man after converting to Islam. The judges said Hadiya is "at liberty free to pursue her endeavours," stating that the High Court should not have intervened.

Kerala High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Youth Congress Worker's Killing

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 8, 2018

Observing that there should be an impartial and independent investigation, the Kerala High Court Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the recent killing of a Youth Congress functionary in Kannur district.

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends New Judges For High Courts

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 24, 2018

The Supreme Court collegium on Friday made public the names of 37 additional high court judges it has recommended for appointment as permanent judges of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Kerala, Gujarat and Bombay.

Supreme Court: Was Kerala High Court Justified In Annulling Hadiya's Marriage?

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 22, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the "issue of consent" between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified. The questions, from a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D ...

Kerala High Court Quashes FIR Against Oommen Chandy, Others In Land Grab Case

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 9, 2018

The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered last year by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau against former chief minister Oommen Chandy, a top official and others in an alleged land grab case.

Kerala High Court Stays Gag Order In Fraud Case Against Lawmaker's Son

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 6, 2018

The Kerala High Court today stayed a gag order issued by a lower court, restraining the media from publishing news against the son of a legislator in the state assembly.

Case Of Kerala Woman Who Alleged Sexual Exploitation To Be Probed By NIA

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday January 29, 2018

The woman, originally from Kerala who now lives in Gujarat, appealed to the Kerala High Court in November, asking it to nullify her marriage. In her petition, she said she was coerced into a sexual relationship and blackmailed with recorded videos.

NIA To Probe Forced Conversion Of Kerala Woman, Bid To Take Her To Syria

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 29, 2018

The National Investigation Agency has taken over the probe into a case of alleged forcible conversion of a Kerala woman and attempts to take her to Syria after she was married to a Muslim man to be sold off to Islamic State terrorists.

Hadiya Adult, Can't Question Her Marriage, Says Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 23, 2018

Hearing the case of Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose marriage with a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan, was annulled by the high court last year, the Supreme Court said today that her marital status cannot be probed.

Facing Outrage, Kerala School Reaches Out To Student Suspended Over 'Long Hug'

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 20, 2017

A school in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, widely condemned for suspending a Class 12 student for hugging a classmate "too long", has reached out to the teen. "The school has decided to have a relook in the issue," the St Thomas Central School has said in a letter to the 16-year-old student and his parents, asking them to attend a meeting on January ...

Kerala Student Suspended Over 'Long Hug' In School, Fights To Take Exams

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday December 19, 2017

A 16-year-old student of a school in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has been suspended indefinitely -- over a hug that lasted too long. Worried that he may be forced to miss his Class 12 board exams, his parents are set to move the Kerala High Court against its own order