India - High Court of Kerala

State Minority Commission Lacks Power to Order Evictions in Property Disputes, Must Not Bypass Civil Courts: Kerala High Court

Minority Commission Oversteps: Kerala HC Slaps Down Eviction Order in Property FeudIn a swift vacation bench ruling, theKerala High Courthas declared that theState Minority Commissionhas no business playing landlord by ordering evictions in private property disputes. Justice Easwaran S. quash...

09 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Minority Commission Lacks Power to Order Eviction Bypassing Civil Court: Kerala High Court

Minority Commission Crosses the Line: Kerala HC Slaps Down Unauthorized EvictionIn a swiftvacation benchruling, theKerala High Courthas declared that theState Minority Commissioncannot play landlord by ordering evictions, quashing its overreach in a heated property tussle. Justice Easwaran S....

08 May 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Reserves Orders on Savukku Shankar's Bail Plea

Madras HC Reserves Orders on Savukku Shankar's Bail Plea in Attempt-to-Murder CaseIn a significant development for cases involving journalists and allegations of police overreach, theMadras High Courthas reserved orders on a bail application filed by prominent YouTuber-journalist A. Shankar, ...

07 May 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Salary Withholding Claims & Harassment Don't Constitute Defamation Absent Reputational Harm: Calcutta HC

Retired Headmaster Cleared: Calcutta HC Rules Salary Disputes Aren't DefamationIn a significant ruling for school administrators and public servants, theCalcutta High Courthas quashed a defamation case against retired headmaster Sukanta Chattopadhyay. Dr. Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held tha...

05 May 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Drying Rubber Sheets in Smoke House Not 'Manufacture', No Panchayat Licence Needed: Kerala High Court

Smoke Without a Licence:Kerala HCClears Rubber Dryer's Operations, But Bans SulphurIn a ruling that balances rural livelihoods with environmental concerns, theKerala High Court at Ernakulamdismissed awrit petitionby a cancer patient alleging pollution from her neighbor's backyard rubber smoke...

04 May 2026

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CJI Declares Sikkim India's First Paperless State Judiciary

CJI Declares Sikkim India's First Paperless State JudiciaryIn a momentous announcement that underscores India's accelerating judicial digitization, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant declared Sikkim the nation's first fully paperless state judiciary during the inauguration of the two-d...

02 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

Kerala HC Invites Bar Suggestions on 108 Applications for Senior Advocate Designation Under 2026 Rules

Kerala High Court Opens Floodgates for Bar Feedback on 108 Senior Advocate AspirantsIn a move to bolster transparency in elevating advocates to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate, theHigh Court of Keralahas issued a public notice inviting suggestions from bar members and s...

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

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala HC Directs CEO to Probe EVM Strong Room Access

Kerala HCDirects CEO to Probe Unauthorized Access Near EVM Strong Room in KozhikodeIn a timely intervention ahead of vote counting onMay 4, theKerala High Courthas directed theChief Electoral Officer (CEO)of Kerala to expeditiously consider a serious representation alleging unauthorized acces...

29 Apr 2026