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The court said that it was a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner “in the interest of justice”. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor-cum-director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor in 2007 during a film shoot, saying…
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The court said that, generally, a black flag is shown as a mark of protest (File) Kochi: In a setback for the Left government in Kerala, the High Court here has said that waving of black flags at the Chief Minister’s convoy was not an illegal act and does not amount to defamation. The ruling…
Only concern of committee should be best interest of child: Court (Representational) Kochi: A mother’s right to breastfeed and that of a baby to be breastfed are facets of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Kerala High Court said on Friday while quashing an order of a Child Welfare Committee…
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Accused-petitioner claimed that none of the offences were made out against him. (Representational) Kolkata: The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse or exhibiting a naked body before a minor amounts to sexual harassment of the child and is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The ruling by…
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The court asked the amicus curiae to do an in-depth analysis. Kochi: The Kerala High Court, hearing a suo-moto case on the Wayanad landslide disaster, on Friday stressed the need for a holistic approach in pursuing developmental activities, so tragedies like that which took place in the hill district could be averted. It then appointed…
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The high court urged the society to let the children decide about their marriage (File) Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is applicable to every citizen of this country irrespective of his or her religion as every Indian is a citizen first and then becomes a…
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The bench set aside a lower court’s order allowing a DNA test Kochi: The Kerala high court has ruled that courts cannot allow DNA testing in all cases, but only in those matters where a strong prima facie case is made out in favour of the person who seeks the test. “The court finds that…
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The court did not interfere with the nominations of the state government. Kochi: In a blow to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, the High Court here on Tuesday cancelled the nominations made by him as Chancellor of Universities to the senate of the University of Kerala and directed him to select fresh nominees within a period…
K.B. Ganesh Kumar | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA The Kerala High Court on October 27, 2023 (Friday) dismissed a petition filed by K.B. Ganesh Kumar, MLA, seeking to quash a criminal case registered against him in connection with the alleged conspiracy to name the late Congress leader and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in a sexual…
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on October 20 quashed the show-cause notice issued by the Kerala government to Ciza Thomas, former Principal, Government Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram, for taking over the additional charge of Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) without the permission of the government, on the instruction of Chancellor (Governor) Arif Mohammed…