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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...

Kochi, March 5 The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure that outpatient services and other essential healthcare services are not disrupted in the medical colleges run by it.A bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M issued the direction...

Kochi, March 5 – The Kerala High Court on Thursday raised concerns about discrepancies in the accounts related to the Global Ayyappa Sangamam and directed the auditor to submit a detailed report within ten days.The issue came up during the court's examination of alleged financial...

Kochi, March 5 – The Kerala High Court strongly objected on Thursday to remarks made by the petitioners against a Division Bench that had earlier lifted the stay on the release of the film 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond'.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar VM took...

Kochi, March 5 The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to change the title of the film 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' and criticized the petitioners for casting aspersions on the division bench, which paved the way for the movie's release.A...

Kochi, March 5 The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the state legislative assembly to consider a complaint by CPI(M) MLA D K Murali against expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, filed by the ethics committee of the House.A...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 The Congress-led UDF in Kerala on Wednesday strongly criticized the ruling LDF over the Sabarimala gold theft cases, the issue of women's entry to the shrine, and the state's health sector, where government doctors and a section of private nurses are on strike over...

Kollam (Kerala), March 4 A vigilance court here on Wednesday granted statutory bail to former TDB president A Padmakumar in the case related to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the idols of the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, sources said.Padmakumar had already been granted...

Kochi, March 3 Supreme Court judge, Justice B V Nagarathna, said on Tuesday that even if unpopular decisions may cost judges their promotion or extension, they should follow their oath of office or 'judicial dharma'.Justice Nagarathna made the remark while speaking on the importance of...

Mumbai, March 3 Filmmaker Vipul Shah says he felt compelled to make a sequel to "The Kerala Story," his controversial 2023 movie about religious conversion, as he wanted to expose a "much larger evil" that extends beyond Kerala and across the country.The sequel, titled “The Kerala Story 2...

Kochi, March 2 The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the state government to submit a report outlining the steps to establish a robust defense mechanism to deal with human-wild animal conflict in Aralam in Kannur district and in Wayanad.A Division Bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran...

New Delhi, March 2 Seven additional judges of the Kerala High Court were elevated to permanent judges on Monday, according to the Ministry of Law.Additional judges are typically appointed for a period of two years before being promoted to the position of permanent judges, also known as...

Kochi (Kerala), March 2 The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the TDB to produce all records related to the revenue and expenditure of the Global Ayyappa Conclave organized by it in September 2025.A Division Bench comprising Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and K V Jayakumar was considering a...

Kochi, March 2 – The Kerala High Court on Monday admitted appeals filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) challenging a recent single-judge ruling that allowed physiotherapists, along with medical practitioners, to...