Jino Mathews Raju

The Kerala H.C. dismissed the petitions filed before it against the action of the District Disaster Management Authority of taking-over of private residential buildings without issuing notice to all owners. Brief Facts of the Case  Two writ petitions filed in the Kerala H.C. raised competing claims of primacy between the

The Kerala H.C. ruled that S.153A of I.P.C. cannot be attracted where there is a mere incitement of one community, without reference to any other community or group. Brief facts of the Case  A bail application was filed by accused Nos. 8, 11 and 12 for allegedly committing offences under

The Kerala High Court set aside the appointment of a judicial officer as District & Sessions judge. The notification was calling applications for direct recruitment to the Higher Judicial Services. A single-judge bench delivered the judgement of Justice PV Asha. The Appeal The petitioner had his name in the rank

The Kerala HC stated that the benefit under S.427 Cr.P.C. could be claimed only before the court hearing the later offence. This was in the case of Mushthafa S/O.Muhammed, Naduthodi House, Manjeri Amsom Desom, Chandakunnu, Malappuram. V. State Of Kerala And Anr. Brief Facts and Prayer The appellant was held

The Kerala H.C. ruled that the Police can file a Final Report against one accused and continue the investigation against others. The order said that the Police could not wait till the absconding accused is arrested. Facts of the Case In the instant matter, a father-son duo was the accused.

The Kerala High Court observed that the HRC cannot decide disputes arising out of exercising rights. This observation occurred in a writ petition challenging an order passed by the Kerala State HRC dated 25.04.2012. Facts of the case The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had laid four stay wires in

Numerous reports had been released on the quarantining of Magistrates and Police Officers after interacting with COVID-19 positive prisoners. This prompted the Kerala High Court on 25.05.2020 to issue an official memorandum mentioning these concerns. It recommended the usage of electronic mediums for production of accused before the Magistrates. Vulnerable

Brief facts Mr Radhakrishnan R, aged 58, filed a writ petition in the Kerala High Court. The Alappuzha Medical College hospital had closed its Cardiac OP wing following the COVID-19 pandemic. The petitioner is a cardiac patient and has claimed to be ‘medically stranded’ due to this. Petitioner’s Arguments The

The High Court of Kerala has issued a new set of Advisories to Subordinate Courts via an Official Memorandum. It lays down guidelines for the Subordinate Courts to follow post lockdown. General Guidelines The Presiding Officer is to ensure that there is no crowding in the Court premises. Therefore, he

A special sitting of the Kerala HC on 10/05/2020 heard a writ petition filed by Advocate Harish Vasudevan seeking immediate State action for facilitating the entry of the persons stranded at the Walayar check-post since 09/05/2020. Petitioner’s Arguments It was argued by the petitioner that the stranded people had obtained