Cancellation of the original assignment without offering an opportunity of being heard to the original assignee is illegal and invalid in law. 2024 KLT OnLine 1695 Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Babu Mohammed Mammunhi v. State of Kerala Decided on 26thJune, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA HCKL/148/2024-A7 Kochi : 682031 Date: 27-06-2024 NOTICE Sub:- Uploading of documents in e-Filing System - setting file size limit per page and mandating uploading of OCR/Searchable PDFs - reg. In order to enhance efficiency of the e-filing system and to manage file size of the uploaded documents, it has been decided to implement following modifications inthe e-filing system w.e.f. 08.07.2024 : The existing 20 MB limit (per document) for the case file on the e-filin...

Prescribing conditions of service for Welfare Officers that are the same as those of other executive heads of corresponding status in the plantation industry is neither arbitrary nor is an unreasonable restriction on the planters associations' ability to carry out their plantation business or activity. Kerala High Court upholds the vires of Rules 6(1) and 6(3) of the Kerala Plantations (Welfare Officers) Rules, 1978. 2024 KLT OnLine 1700 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh Associa...

Identity of the person is to be established clearly before any arrest/detention is made by the Police officials, either in the execution of a warrant issued by the court or otherwise. Kerala High Court directs State Police Chief to come out with suitable instructions to ensure that similar instances of arrest or detention, on the basis of the wrong identity, does not result in the invasion into the life and liberty of innocent citizens. 2024 KLT OnLine 1702 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gopinath P...

Filing a complaint before a lawful authority cannot amount to instigation or abetment of suicide, as the intention in filing the complaint is not to instigate or goad the deceased to commit suicide. Kerala High Court quashes the final report in an abetment of suicide case. 2024 KLT OnLine 1692 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Murali@Muralidharan v. State of Kerala Decided on 20thJune, 2024 For Judgment 'click here'