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The Kerala High Court held that a wife named as co-owner in a registered sale deed retains equal title unless the husband proves a trust or benami relationship with clear evidence.
Kerala High Court holds that diagnostic choices rest within a doctor's prerogative, not a patient's directions, while dismissing a writ petition seeking court-mandated CT and MRI scans.
Justice A. Badharudeen reverses a Magistrate's acquittal, holding that advancing a second loan to a relative during a subsisting liability is not inherently improbable, and orders fine of Rs. 4,75,000 as compensation.
Justice G. Girish disposed of three writ petitions from hit-and-run victims, directing District Crime Branch probes and calling for a statutory compensation authority on lines of Australian and English models.
Justice Jobin Sebastian directed the investigating officer to refrain from coercive action against Sreelekha R until disposal of her criminal miscellaneous petition in Crime No. 205/2026.
The Kerala High Court ruled that BNSS Section 175(4) procedural protections for public servants do not apply when a woman alleges rape and sexual assault by police officers.
A civil police officer who assaulted a young lawyer at the scene of an incident in 2010 failed to adduce any evidence; the Kerala High Court dismisses his second appeals and awards additional litigation costs.
The Kerala High Court ruled that strict liability under Section 124A of the Railways Act cannot apply where a bonafide passenger of one train is fatally struck by a different train while walking on the track.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas held that CBSE valuation failures, not the students' conduct, caused them to miss the KEAM 2026 rank list cutoff, warranting relief under Article 226.
The Kerala High Court invoked Section 528 BNSS inherent powers to quash IPC cheating and criminal breach of trust proceedings after a genuine settlement was confirmed by all sides.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking to pause the 2018 Government College stabbing death trial, holding the accused had no basis to claim prejudice from the split charge sheet.
The Kerala High Court partly allowed an appeal in a matrimonial dispute, holding that a wife's entitlement to return of gold must rest on proved facts of entrustment, not inference alone.
Justice Gopinath P. held that the District Labour Officer's status quo direction need only be read as part of conciliation proceedings, not a binding mandate, as nearly 800 employees faced retrenchment.
Justice Jobin Sebastian stayed proceedings in a criminal case before the Ernakulam Atrocities and Sexual Violence court after the complainant reported an amicable settlement, directing the Public Prosecutor to verify its genuineness.
Kerala High Court holds that accused released for breach of Article 22(1) or 22(2) cannot be re-arrested without first obtaining bail cancellation or prior Magistrate permission.
Justice C.S. Dias upheld the cash security condition for an uninsured accident vehicle but allowed immovable property worth ₹10 lakh as an alternative, harmonising Rule 391A with Supreme Court precedent.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas dismissed a petition seeking to add wife's residence as a jurisdictional ground under the Divorce Act, 1869, while urging Parliament to amend the law.
Justice C.S. Dias of the Kerala High Court restrained the Ernakulam North Police from taking coercive steps against petitioner Yoosuf Safwan until 3 July 2026.
The Kerala High Court has declared the proviso to Rule 4(4) of the Kerala RTI Rules ultra vires, holding it directly conflicts with the absolute fee exemption under Section 7(5) of the RTI Act.
The Kerala High Court directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, to constitute the State Level Monitoring Committee within a fortnight, after the State's delay caused a retired judge to withdraw his consent to chair it.
The Kerala High Court has directed KeLSA and prison authorities to hold bi-weekly coordination meetings and strictly follow NALSA SOP timelines for disposing of premature release and remission applications.
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court reviewed a Special Investigation Team report on the theft and misappropriation of gold from Sabarimala's Dwarapalakas, naming seven accused and directing expeditious completion of the investigation.
Justice A. Badharudeen directed the Principal Secretary, Home Department, to produce appointment files in a sealed cover after counsel warned of likely record manipulation.
The Kerala High Court held that the Kendriya Vidyalaya policy of treating twin girl children as a single admission was a withdrawable privilege, not an enforceable right, and dismissed a father's writ petition seeking Class I admission for his second twin daughter.
