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Justice Easwaran S. of the Kerala High Court overruled a registry objection and directed the numbering of an election petition filed by Advocate Mathew Kunnappally against five respondents from Kannur.
The Kerala High Court took stock of Kochi's flood preparedness on 6 August 2026, paid tribute to R.Rajesh who drowned saving another, and directed the District Collector's Committee to file a status report by 13 August.
Justice Jobin Sebastian held that Section 357A imposes a duty on criminal courts to recommend victim compensation, and exercised Section 482 powers to remedy the trial court's omission in a 2014 acid attack case.
The Kerala High Court restored a money recovery suit dismissed for want of summons steps, censuring the trial court's remarks on the drafting counsel's legal acumen as wholly unwarranted.
The High Court of Kerala refused pre-arrest bail to a man accused of posting death threats and sexually explicit messages targeting a police officer and his family on social media.
The Kerala High Court dismissed accused No. 2's plea to suspend his 20-year sentence, finding prima facie evidence of conspiracy and noting he allegedly made defamatory videos against the victim while on bail.
The Kerala High Court dismissed the State's challenge to a KAT order that entitled Taekwondo Poomsae bronze medallist Ranjith K to consideration in the sports quota select list.
A Division Bench at Ernakulam refused to prohibit the decades-old court-linked lamp festival at Guruvayur temple but asked the Devaswom to weigh a name change within three months.
Justice Jobin Sebastian extended an interim stay on committal proceedings against Chidambaram S. Poduval, pending in an Ernakulam magistrate court, until 11 September 2026 while awaiting notice return from the third respondent.
The Kerala High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction under the POCSO Act, holding that placing a vibrating object on the labia majora satisfies the statutory threshold of insertion "to any extent."
The Kerala High Court held that a MEDISEP claim cannot be rejected solely because treatment was taken at a non-empanelled hospital, directing reconsideration within one month.
The Kerala High Court found prima facie material under Section 212 IPC against a priest accused of sheltering a woman who forged enrolment certificates and fraudulently practised as an advocate in Alappuzha.
Justice Ziyad Rahman found that blocking an entire Facebook account over select objectionable posts prima facie exceeded statutory powers, and ordered interim restoration with targeted content removal.
A pillion rider cannot be held contributorily negligent for the conduct of the two-wheeler's rider; the Kerala High Court raised total compensation and revised the interest period.
The High Court of Kerala directed that Bail Application No. 4201 of 2026, arising from Crime No. 762/2026 of Museum Police Station, be listed alongside three related bail applications on 30 July 2026.
The Kerala High Court refused anticipatory bail to the owner of a car allegedly used in a midnight bomb attack at Kuthuparamba, citing custodial interrogation needs and absence of any explanation over vehicle use.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a wife's appeal against a Family Court divorce decree, holding that a stated willingness to resume cohabitation cannot alone defeat a husband's petition for dissolution under the Special Marriage Act.
The Kerala High Court refused anticipatory bail to six DYFI leaders booked for assaulting police officers and damaging property during a protest march against the Kerala government's liquor policy.
Kerala High Court grants bail to an NDPS accused after finding that informing the co-accused's father — not the applicant's own relative — cannot satisfy Section 48 of the BNSS.
The Kerala High Court upheld a Family Court decision refusing divorce, finding that the husband's allegations of lying, indifference, and a false police complaint did not reach the threshold of cruelty under matrimonial law.
A Kerala High Court Division Bench has directed the Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee to overhaul tethering, feeding, bathing, veterinary, and monitoring conditions for captive elephants at Punnathur Kotta.
The Kerala High Court closed a Special Commissioner Report after the Travancore Devaswom Board resolved to centralise all Vazhipadu procurement at Sabarimala, ending an arrangement the bench called a grossly unholy practice.
The Kerala High Court's Division Bench directed the Union of India and the State to file detailed counter affidavits within three weeks covering compensation for deceased victims' families and steps to prevent recurrence.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the Ministry of Railways' June 2025 circular mandating Aadhaar-based OTP authentication for online Tatkal ticket bookings, while suggesting PAN Card authentication as a viable alternative.
