An idea in the mind of the principal to revoke cannot be construed as implied revocation or renunciation of agency. There ought to be an act or conduct of the principal which implies that the agency is revoked or withdrawn. – Supreme Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1788 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar & Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti Thankamma George v. Lilly Thomas C. A. No. 6495 of 2023 Decided on 9thJuly, 2024 For judgment 'click here'

Orders of the Tribunal which do not resolve or finally decide the disputes are not appealable under Section 11 (1) of Kerala Forests (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003 - Kerala High Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1769 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anil K. Narendran & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harisankar V. Menon Vinunath v. State of Kerala Decided on 20thJune,2024 For Petitioners : Advs. S. Sujin, Nita N.S.& T.N. Girija For Respondents : Adv. Nagaraj Narayanan (Spl. G...

Kerala High Court directs Criminal Courts in the District Judiciary to follow the mandate of Rule 19(4) of Criminal Rules of Practice in Kerala before the start of every trial without fail. Before the start of trial, the mandate of Rule 19(4) to supply the accused with the statements of witnesses recorded and list of documents as mentioned in Sections 173, 207 and 208 of the Cr.P.C and the list of material objects that are relied upon by the Investigating Officer are to be complied with. At the...

Creative freedom of the filmmaker cannot include the freedom to lampoon, stereotype, misrepresent or disparage those already marginalised. However, in appropriate cases, if stereotypical/disparaging portrayal is justified by the overall message of the film, the filmmaker’s right to retain such portrayal will have to be balanced against the fundamental and statutory rights of those portrayed. Supreme Court ruled in a case filed by a differently abled person who was aggrieved by the manne...

Consideration of the grant of relief when there is no prayer for that relief or no pleading to support such a relief, and also when the defendant had no opportunity to resist and oppose such relief would amount to miscarriage of justice. Kerala High Court sets aside the relief of mandatory injunction granted in favour of the Plaintiff to resume the government lease hold land as there was no pleadings or evidence to this effect and an opportunity to resist and oppose such a relief was not given...