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Kochi, March 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday disqualified all the office bearers and the entire Board of Directors of the SNDP Yogam, including its general secretary Vellappally Natesan, over non-compliance of statutory requirements under the Companies Act by the organisation.Justice T R...

Kochi, March 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought the state government's stand on the maintainability of two pleas against the advertisements issued by the LDF government, which were allegedly "glorifying" themselves and portraying the previous UDF regime in a negative light.A bench of...

Kochi, March 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday criticized the Railway Board for not responding, despite being granted several months' time, on whether Aadhaar authentication is mandatory for tatkal ticket bookings.A bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M expressed...

Kochi, March 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday disqualified all office bearers and the entire Board of Directors of the SNDP Yogam, including its general secretary Vellappally Natesan, due to the organization's non-compliance with statutory requirements under the Companies Act.Justice T R...

Kochi, March 12 – The Kerala High Court dealt a major blow to Vellappally Natesan on Thursday by removing him from the post of General Secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam) and disqualifying the organisation's entire Board of office-bearers for violating corporate...

Kochi (Kerala), March 12 The Kerala High Court has upheld the life sentence of five BJP activists for the murder of a young CPI(M) worker by throwing a bomb at him in Kannur in 2006, terming it as another incident of a person losing his life due to the political rivalry between the two parties...

Kochi, March 11 The Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Malayalam film actress Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes from some of her past movies and advertisements.Justice C S Dias allowed the actress's...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 – In a significant relief for Malayalam actress Shwetha Menon, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against her over allegations that she appeared in films and advertisements containing obscene and vulgar visuals.Justice...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to restrain messages sent by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to officials regarding grants of Dearness Allowance (DA) and house building allowance (HBA), saying that such communications cannot be regarded as a political...

Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Malayalam actor Dileep in an appeal filed by the state government challenging his acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case and seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted.A division bench of Justices A. K...

Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition alleging that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) had unlawfully used personal data of government employees and citizens to send bulk WhatsApp messages highlighting the achievements of the state government ahead of the 2026...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of actor Dileep and nine others in response to an appeal filed by the state government challenging the judgment of the trial court in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.The High Court admitted the appeal, in...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to prevent emails and messages allegedly sent by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to officials, highlighting the achievements of the state government.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the petition filed by Dr...

Chennai, March 6 Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court here on Friday.In a simple ceremony held at the Lok Bhavan, Governor R N Ravi administered the oath of office to Justice Dharmadhikari. He will be the 55th chief justice of the High...

Kochi, March 6 The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that it would be difficult to prove that former state Transport Minister Antony Raju had the intention to tamper with evidence in a 1990 drug case when he was a junior lawyer.Justice C Jayachandran also asked whether Raju's senior lawyer...

Kochi, March 5 Flagging instances where the accused were granted bail because the investigating officer did not follow pre-arrest procedures, the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed all criminal courts in the state to ensure compliance with pre-arrest procedures as stipulated in several...

Kochi, March 5 The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought an explanation from the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on how the expenses for the Global Ayyappa Conclave exceeded the sponsorship amounts and under what circumstances the additional financial commitments were undertaken.A bench of...

Kochi (Kerala), March 5 The state government filed a statement in the Kerala High Court on Thursday opposing the plea of former state Transport Minister Antony Raju to suspend his conviction in a case of tampering with evidence, arguing that granting this relief "would undermine the integrity of...

New Delhi, March 5 Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on Thursday.He was previously a judge of the Kerala High Court.His name was recommended for the post by the Supreme Court Collegium last month. He replaces Justice Manindra...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Centre on Thursday cleared the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium."In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President...