Sanctity of the evidence pertaining to dying declaration cannot be said to have been lost for the sole reason that there were subtle difference in the evidence adduced by the witnesses with regard to the language in which the last words were spoken by the deceased, if the meaning conveyed by those words is one and the same. 2024 KLT OnLine 2178 Nagaratnam v. State of Kerala Hon’ble Mr. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. & Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. Girish Decided on 30th August, 2024 F...

Convenience of the child has to be given preference and weightage while considering a transfer petition in guardianship matters. – Kerala High Court 2024 KLT OnLine 2160 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Viju Abraham Babumon v. Sini Decided on 30thJuly, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. T.M. Raman Kartha, Manjula Nair, M.S. Soujath, Revathy M.A., Greeshma T.G. & Sneha Brigit Prince For Respondent : Adv. Udayakumary C. K For judgment 'click here'

A landowner who continued with the possession of land even after the land acquisition proceedings could not maintain an action for injunction on the strength of such possession. Kerala High Court reiterates 2024 KLT OnLine 2163 Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim Calicut Corporation v. Manalody Moideen Koya Haji Decided on 31stJuly, 2024 For judgement 'click here'

Whether a person who joined the services of a Nationalized Bank/Government of India undertaking based on a certificate that identified him/her as belonging to a SC/ST caste in the State of Karnataka, pursuant to the State Government's notifications, would be entitled to retain the position after the caste/tribe has been de-scheduled. Individuals, holding Scheduled Castes Certificates issued prior to de-scheduling, would be entitled to claim protection of their services albeit as unreserved...

[PMLA] Beneficial bail provision for a woman cannot be denied merely because a she is highly educated or sophisticated or a MP/MLA. Supreme Court sets aside the impugned order of Delhi High Court that held proviso to Section 45(1) of the PMLA is applicable only to a “vulnerable woman”; consequent to which a woman political leader walks out of jail. 2024 KLT OnLine 2151 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai & Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan Kalvakuntla Kavitha v....