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Kerala High Court declares unconstitutional stipulation of 1-yr separation or more for filing divorce plea
The High Court gave this order on a plea filed by a young Christian couple challenging the fixation of the minimum period of separation of one year under Section 10A of the Divorce Act, 1869 as being violative of fundamental rights
PFI must be held accountable for hartal violence; deposit Rs 5.2 crore with govt, says Kerala HC
On failure to deposit the amount within the stipulated time, the state government shall take immediate steps to proceed against the assets/properties of PFI, the personal assets of its office bearers, for realisation of the Rs 5.2 crore, the court directed
Kerala: State transport body wants to recover Rs 5 crore from PFI for damage to buses during hartal, moves HC
This comes as more than 150 people allegedly linked with the Popular Front of India were detained or arrested in raids across seven states on Tuesday, five days after a similar pan India crackdown against the group often accused of being linked to radical Islam
Kerala High Court finds PFI in contempt: What’s the legal status on holding a flash hartal?
The Kerala High Court has initiated a contempt case against the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its general secretary for holding a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the state. The ‘flash bandh’ by the Muslim outfit in response to the nationwide raids saw widespread violence and stone pelting
Kerala High Court holds PFI in contempt for flash hartal
Kerala High Court also asked the police to grant adequate protection to all public utility services that apprehend violence, at the hands of those supporting the illegal hartal
Kerala: High Court orders police protection for Adani's Vizhinjam port project
The court also directed the protestors should not trespass into the port premises and that they should agitate peacefully outside it. The construction work at the port should not be obstructed, the court ordered
Kerala government moves High Court against bail granted to activist Civic Chandran in sexual harassment case
The state government sought to cancel the anticipatory bail which was granted by Kozhikode Sessions Court on 2 August which became controversial for the observations made by the Judge allegedly against the SC/ST (PA) Act
Medical seats for Rs 50 lakh: The ‘scam’ involving a bishop at a church-run college in Kerala
The bishop of a Thiruvananthapuram church was stopped from flying to Britain and detained. His crime? He is allegedly part of a racket which involved selling seats to medical aspirants and laundering money
Explained: Kerala high court's order on sex education after a rise in teen pregnancies
The court said that sex education in schools should be re-examined as access to pornographic content can mislead youngsters
Separated by parents, reunited by Kerala High Court: Love story of a lesbian couple
Fathima Noor and Adhila Nazrin fell in love while studying in Saudi Arabia. They continued their relationship despite stiff opposition from their families and even sought refuge at a shelter home. Then, their parents turned up
Innerwear is saffron: Kerala's PFI leader remarks against High Court judges
Kerala High Court has asked police to take appropriate action against the Popular Front of India in connection with alleged provocative sloganeering in connection with a rally held in Alappuzha on 21 May
Hate speech case: Kerala High Court grants bail to Congress leader PC George
On Thursday, the senior politician was produced before a district court in Thiruvananthapuram which sent him to 14 days judicial custody over an alleged hate speech case
Both SDPI, PFI are 'extremist organisations' indulging in serious acts of violence, says Kerala HC
The court passed the verdict while dismissing a plea seeking a CBI investigation into the 15 November murder of an RSS worker in Palakkad district, Kerala
Kerala HC rejects plea for CBI probe into RSS worker killing in Palakkad in last year
The plea was filed by deceased RSS worker A Sanjith's widow seeking CBI probe in her husband's killing who was hacked to death in November last year in Palakkad district of Kerala
Kerala: High Court gives Crime Branch time till 30 May to complete probe in actress assault case
Kerala High Court had on 8 March had given the agency time till 15 April to complete the probe in the case
Couple moves Kerala High Court seeking Rs 10 crore compensation alleging daughter's death due to Covishield vaccine
As per the petition, the 19-year-old postgraduate student began feeling unwell a day after getting the Covishield vaccine and passed away on 12 August, 2021 exactly two weeks after she was administered the vaccine
'There are aspects which affect public order': Kerala HC upholds Centre's ban on Media One
Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd, which operates Media One, had claimed in its appeal that it has been "victimised" for fair and genuine news reporting.
Kerala High Court seeks state government’s stand on plea against Lok Ayukta ordinance
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said ordinarily there was a distinction between the judiciary and systems created by the legislature, but the same was lacking under the Lok Ayukta Act and therefore, such a move was necessitated
MediaOne, staff appeal in Kerala HC against order upholding Centre's bar on channel's telecast
The single judge in his order had said that the denial of security clearance to MediaOne by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was 'justified'
Kerala HC upholds Centre's decision to bar telecast of MediaOne news channel
Justice N Nagaresh also declined to keep his order in abeyance for a few days to enable the channel to appeal against it, saying since national security was involved, he was not inclined to grant any such relief