India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Rules Wife Entitled To Maintenance Despite Working In Private College Sector

Kerala High Court Rules Wife Entitled ToMaintenanceDespite Working In Private College SectorIn a significant ruling regardingspousalmaintenance, theHigh Court of Keralahas underscored the legal obligation of a husband to provide financial support to his wife and child, regardless of the wife’...

28 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Businessperson Boby Chemmanur Following Mutual Amicable Dispute Settlement

Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Businessperson Boby Chemmanur Following Mutual Amicable Dispute SettlementIn a significant judicial development, theKerala High Courthas officiallyquashedallcriminal proceedingsagainst prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur. The decision, handed d...

24 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Ex-DGP Sreelekha in POCSO Victim Identity Disclosure Case

Kerala High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Ex-DGP Sreelekha in POCSO Victim Identity Disclosure CaseIn a significant interim order, the High Court of Kerala has directed the Investigating Officer to refra...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Upholds Order Mandating FIR Against Three Police Officers In Rape Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Order Mandating FIR Against Three Police Officers In Rape CaseIn a significant judicial development, theKerala High Courtat Ernakulam has dismissed acriminal petitionfiled by three senior police officers challenging a lower court order. The order, issued by theJudici...

18 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

KCA Office Bearers Are Public Servants Under PC Act 1988: Kerala High Court Rules

KCA Office Bearers Are Public Servants Under PC Act 1988: Kerala High Court RulesIn a landmark decision impacting the governance of sports bodies in India, the High Court of Kerala has declared that office bearers of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) function as "public servants" within th...

31 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Pending Settlement

Kerala HC StaysCriminal ProceedingsPending SettlementTheKerala High Courthas granted aninterim stayon allcriminal proceedingsagainst prominent businessman C.D. Boby, popularly known as Dr. Boby Chemmanur, in connection with asexual harassmentcase filed in2025. Justice Jobin Sebastian issued t...

07 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Convictions Upheld: High Court of Kerala Clarifies Standards for Circumstantial Evidence and Conspiracy in Murder Cases under IPC Sections 120B and 302

Crimes of Passion and Secret Pacts: Kerala HC Clarifies Evidentiary Hurdles in Murder Trials The High Court of Kerala has delivered a definitive judgment regarding the reliability of circumstantial evidence and the proof required to sustain a charge of criminal c...

27 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Unreliable Eyewitnesses Warrant Acquittal in Murder Case: Kerala High Court

Unreliable Eyewitnesses Warrant Acquittal in Murder Case: Kerala High Court In a significant ruling, the High Court of Kerala has overturned the conviction of seven individuals accused of the 2009 murder of a man near a theatre in Kannur. The Division Bench, comprising Justice ...

16 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

High Court Refuses to Interfere with Environmental Clearance for Wayanad Tunnel Project, Emphasizing Judicial Deference to Expert Bodies

High Court Refuses to Interfere with Environmental Clearance for Wayanad Tunnel Project, Emphasizing Judicial Deference to Expert Bodies TheHigh Court of Keralahas dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the environmental clearance granted for the construction of the Twin Tub...

16 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Emergency Leave for Convicts Restricted to Proximate Relations: High Court of Kerala Denies Petition in Smitha P.G. Case

No Room for Leniency: High Court Denies Emergency Leave for Distant Kin of Murder Convict In a recent ruling, the High Court of Kerala has underscored the strict parameters governing emergency leave for prisoners, dismissing a petition filed by the wife of a life-convict. The c...

30 Dec 2025