Latest Amendments : Kerala Municipality (Second Amendment) Act, 2024 Act 14 of 2024 For full text 'click here' Kerala Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Act, 2024 Act 15 of 2024 For full text 'click here'

Law does not permit imposition of a heavy cost, which is a burden to the accused. No doubt, cost is liable to be imposed, in consideration of the ordeal of the witness/ess by recalling them, to take care of them and their expenses on account of recalling. An order of the court while granting a relief should be reasonable and fruitful. If onerous and unaffordable cost is imposed, the same is akin to denial of the relief, ie., denial of justice. Kerala High Court modifies heavy fine of Rs 80,000...

Mere non- obtainment of a medical fitness certificate will not deter the Court from considering a properly recorded statement under Section 161 CrPC to be a dying declaration. – Supreme Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1798 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant & Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan Dharmendra Kumar v. State of Madhya Pradesh Decided on 8th July, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC and rights of Muslim women: What emerges from the concurrent findings of Nagarathna B.V., J. and Augustine George Masih, J. And are as follows : a) Section 125 of the CrPC applies to all married women including Muslim married women. b) Section 125 of the CrPC applies to all non-Muslim divorced women. c) Insofar as divorced Muslim women are concerned, - i) Section 125 of the CrPC applies to all such Muslim women, married and divorced under the Special Marriag...

Imposing any bail condition which enables the Police/Investigation Agency to track every movement of the accused released on bail by using any technology or otherwise would undoubtedly violate the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21. Supreme Court deletes the onerous bail condition. 2024 KLT OnLine 1777 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. Oka & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau Decided on 8th July, 2024 For full judgment 'click here...