An application for anticipatory bail is not maintainable in respect of offences punishable under the UAP Act. — Kerala High Court Ahammedkutty Pothiyil Thottiparambil v. Union of India Hon’ble Justice P.B.Suresh Kumar & Hon’ble Justice C.S. Sudha Decided on 21st July, 2023 For Petitioner : Adv. Babu S. Nair For Respondents : Adv S.Manu (DSG of India) For full textclick here

When there is no untoward incident, the Railway Claims Tribunal has no jurisdiction to entertain the claim for compensation. Kerala HC invoking Article 226 awarded compensation to a victim of an accidental gunshot injury caused by a negligent Railway constable. Manaf M. v. Union of India Hon’ble Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan Decided on July 20, 2023 For Petitioner : Advs. A. Abdul Kharim & M. Sreekumar For Respondents : Advs. S. Manu, (DSG of India), C. Dinesh, T.C.Govinda Swamy & G...

[Registration Act] Possessory rights can also be transferred, and Sub Registrar cannot refuse registration for want of prior documents. –– Kerala High Court Balachandran v. Sub Registrar Hon’ble Justice Gopinath P. Decided on 7th July, 2023 For Petitioner : Adv. V.A. Johnson (Varikkappallil) For Respondent :Deepa. V (GP) For full textclick here

The complainant headmistress, that too after her retirement, has no locus standi to file any writ petition challenging the ultimate relief granted to the school Manager, since the relief granted to the Manager did not infringe any individual rights of the complainant.: Kerala High Court allowed the writ appeal by dismissing the writ petition itself G. Suresh v. B. Shoba Hon’ble Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar & Hon’ble Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. Decided on 10th July, 2023 For ...

The burden is always upon the prosecution to establish what it alleges, and it cannot fall back upon a document which it had never relied upon.: Supreme Court emphasises in the context of prosecution relying on transfer certificate not produced by the prosecution but instead by the court summoned witness for establishing the age of the victim in a POCSO case. P. Yuvaprakash v. State Hon’ble Justice S. Ravindra Bhat & Hon’ble Justice Aravind Kumar Decided on 18th July, 2023 For...