[ad_1] The Kerala high court on Wednesday completed the hearing on a plea seeking a CBI probe or an independent enquiry into the letter allegedly issued by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation mayor Arya Rajendran seeking a list of CPM workers for making appointments.Justice K Babu is considering a petition (WP-Crl. 1078/22) filed...
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[ad_1] Some cases are pending before the high court for about 20 years and such old pending cases should be brought to the notice of the judges by the registry of the court, the Kerala high court observed in a judgment.The issue of pendency of cases was highlighted by justice...
Kerala HC allows couple aged over 50 to continue treatment with ART, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Kerala High Court granted permission to a married couple aged over 50 years to continue their treatment with assisted reproduction technology although under the Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act (ART Act) the upper age limit for men is 55 years and 50 years for women.The court granted interim relief...
Kerala HC orders man to pay Rs 31.68 lakh as maintenance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The high court has ordered a Muslim man who divorced his wife of over five years by pronouncing talaq to pay Rs 31.68 lakh towards maintenance. Justice Kauser Edappagath issued the order after considering a plea by a 33-year-old woman from Malayidam Thuruth near Kizhakkambalam through advocate A Rajasimhan.The...
Teaching experience should be real, not a myth, says Kerala HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] KOCHI: Giving directions for digging holes as National Service Scheme (NSS) coordinator cannot be considered as teaching experience, the high court said on Wednesday.Teaching experience should be real and not a myth, Justice Devan Ramachandran said while considering a petition challenging the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of CM's...
Police should have social commitment, says Kerala HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] KOCHI: Ill-treatment of the public by police personnel will not change unless they recognize that the citizens are their masters and that they should have a social commitment in their actions, the Kerala high court said on Thursday.In an interim order, justice Devan Ramachandran said police personnel involved in...
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[ad_1] KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, major archbishop of Syro Malabar Church, seeking exemption from personal appearance for the trial in the cases related to church land-sale row. The court said the cardinal was not entitled to any special privileges...
Not self-incrimination, says Kerala HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] KOCHI: Asking a rape accused to undergo a DNA test does not violate the constitutional right against self-incrimination, the Kerala high court said while upholding a lower court’s order.In the judgment, justice Kauser Edappagath said the privilege of Article 20(3), which says no accused person shall be compelled to...
SC queries Centre on non-disclosure of reasons for denying security clearance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday queried Centre on the non-disclosure of reasons for denying security clearance to Malayalam news channel 'MediaOne'.A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli told Additional Solicitor General K.M. Nataraj, representing the Centre, that in court proceedings, if one party relies on...
Court cannot rely on clergy’s opinion, says Kerala HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] KOCHI: Islamic clergy who have no legal training or knowledge in legal sciences cannot be relied upon by courts to decide on a legal question relating to Muslim personal law, the Kerala high court said in a judgment.A division bench comprising justices A Muhamed Mustaque and CS Dias gave...