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Kerala HC Notices Mahindra in PIL for Vehicle Service Law

Kerala High Court Issues Notice to Mahindra in Unusual PIL Seeking Dedicated Vehicle Sales and Services LawIn a striking escalation from a personal automotive grievance to a broader call for legislative reform, the Kerala High Court has issued notices to Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and a local s...

13 May 2026

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Kerala HC Division Bench Refuses Stay on Single Judge Order Permitting Co-Education in Aided Girls' School Pending Appeal

Kerala High Court Keeps Door Open for Co-Education in Muslim Girls' School, Rejects Stay PleaIn a measured interim order, a Kerala High Court division bench comprising Justices A. Badharudeen and S. Muralie Krishn...

13 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Licensed Occupants of Govt 'Puramboke' Land Can't Be Treated as Encroachers for Denying Rehabilitation Benefits: Kerala High Court

From Roadside Bunk to Justice: Kerala HC Grants Rehab Win to Licensed VendorIn a significant ruling for urban development displacees, theHigh Court of Kerala at Ernakulamhas held that a licensed occupant of government 'puramboke' land cannot be branded anencroacherand denied full rehabilitati...

13 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Permanent Lok Adalat Must Conduct Mandatory Conciliation Under Section 22C Before Adjudication: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court Clips Permanent Lok Adalat's Wings: Conciliation First, Adjudication LastIn a significant ruling on the scope of Permanent Lok Adalats (PLAs), the Kerala High Court at Ernakulam has quashed an award by the Permanent Lok Adalat, Ernakulam, emphasizing that conciliation under ...

08 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Ombudsman Can't Relegate Maladministration Complaints to Rent Court Without Enquiry: Kerala HC under Sections 271J-K-M of Panchayat Raj Act

Ombudsman on Notice: Kerala HC Mandates Proper Probes into PanchayatMaladministrationIn a significant ruling for local governance accountability, theKerala High Courtat Ernakulam has held that theOmbudsman for Local Self Government Institutionscannot simply shunt complaints ofmaladministratio...

07 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Writ Jurisdiction Not Entertainable When Arbitration Clause Provides Efficacious Remedy: Kerala High Court

Cruise Terminal Contract Sunk? Kerala HC Sidelines Writ, Points to Arbitration AnchorIn a decisive ruling on April 6, 2026, the Kerala High Court, led byChief Justice Soumen SenandJustice Syam Kumar V.M., dismissed a writ appeal by contractorM/s. RCC-ACC (JV)challeng...

05 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Authority Can't Reclaim Recreational Land In Housing Scheme By Citing Expiry Of Lease: Kerala High Court

From Plot Promises to Park Protection: Kerala HC Shields Residents' Rec Hall from Authority GraspIn a significant victory for residents of a decades-old housing project in Kochi, theKerala High Courthas ruled that theGreater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA)cannot reclaim a recreation hall ...

05 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala HC Questions Local Body Approval Mandate for Co-Education in Aided Schools Under Govt Circular; Directs Swift Nod or Waiver

Kerala HC Tears Into 'Arbitrary' Local Nod for Co-Ed Shift: Approves Girls' School Move or Lets It Roll WithoutIn a sharp rebuke to bureaucratic hurdles, theKerala High Courthas questioned a government circular's requirement for local body approval to introduce co-education in single-gender a...

04 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Dental HOD Seeks Kerala HC Bail in Suicide Case

Dental HOD Seeks Kerala HC Bail in Suicide CaseIn a closely watched development in Kerala's legal circles, Dr. M. Kodanda Ram, Head of the Department of Dental Anatomy atKannur Dental College, has approached theKerala High Courtforanticipatory bailin the allegedabetment of suicideof first-yea...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Dr. Ram Seeks Kerala HC Anticipatory Bail in Student Suicide

Dr. Ram Seeks Kerala HC Anticipatory Bail in Student Suicide CaseIn a significant development in the high-profile case surrounding the death of first-year BDS student Nithin Raj, Dr. M.K. Ram, the former Head of the Anatomy Department at Kannur Dental College, has approached theKerala High Co...

29 Apr 2026