Even in the absence of a notification under Section 264(2) of the Indian Succession Act, the District Court would be empowered to accept applications and grant and revoke probates and letters of......

21/03/2024

Even in the absence of a notification under Section 264(2) of the Indian Succession Act, the District Court would be empowered to accept applications and grant and revoke probates and letters of administration in cases specifically covered under Section 57(c). 2024 KLT OnLine 1217 Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Anu Sivaraman & Hon’ble Mr. Justice C. Pratheep Kumar Lekshmi M. Nair v. Sudhamony Amma For Appellant : Advs. P.B. Krishnan, P.B. Subramanyan, Chithira Venugopal, Sabu George, B. ...
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Kerala High Court gets six new Judges as Central Govt. notifies their appointment as Additional Judges.

21/03/2024

Kerala High Court gets six new Judges as Central Govt. notifies their appointment as Additional Judges. They are Shri (i) Mullappally Abdul Aziz Abdul Hakhim, (ii) Shri Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat, (iii) Shri Harisankar Vijayan Menon, (iv) Shri Manu Sreedharan Nair, (v) Shri Easwaran Subramani and (vi) Shri Manoj Pulamby Madhavan. For full textclick here
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Kerala High Court issued guidelines regarding Filing of Urgent Petition under Rule 93 of the Rules of the High Court of Kerala, 1971 in a given template and auto scrutiny and auto listing of the same

21/03/2024

THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA A7 - 80978 / 2021 Kochi -682031 Date: 20-03-2024 NOTICE Sub : Filing of Urgent Petition under Rule 93 of the Rules of the High Court of Kerala, 1971 in a given template and auto scrutiny and auto listing of the same - Guidelines issued - reg. Ref : High Court notices of even number dated 24.11.2023 and 30.1.2024 ----------------- It is decided to implement with effect from 25.03.2024, a system of filing Urgent Petition under Rule 93 of the Rules of the High Court of Ke...
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No criminal liability can be fastened under Section 193 IPC for giving false evidence merely based on a statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C.

20/03/2024

No criminal liability can be fastened under Section 193 IPC for giving false evidence merely based on a statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. 2024 KLT OnLine 1210 Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Somarajan Soby George v. State of Kerala Decided on 15thFebruary, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. T.M. Raman Kartha, Revathy M.A., Greeshma T.G., Sneha Brigit Prince, Manjula Nair, M.S. Soujath & Syama Mohan For Respondents : Advs.K. P. Satheeshan (Sr) & Sangeetharaj N. R For full judgment ...
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When the dying declaration is coherent and consistent and as such, there should be no legal impediment to make it the basis of conviction without there being any independent corroboration.

20/03/2024

When the dying declaration is coherent and consistent and as such, there should be no legal impediment to make it the basis of conviction without there being any independent corroboration. 2024 KLT OnLine 1209 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta Naeem v. State of Uttar Pradesh Decided on 5th March, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'
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Even in the absence of a notification under Section 264(2) of the Indian Succession Act, the District Court would be empowered to accept applications and grant and revoke probates and letters of......

Kerala High Court gets six new Judges as Central Govt. notifies their appointment as Additional Judges.

Kerala High Court issued guidelines regarding Filing of Urgent Petition under Rule 93 of the Rules of the High Court of Kerala, 1971 in a given template and auto scrutiny and auto listing of the same

No criminal liability can be fastened under Section 193 IPC for giving false evidence merely based on a statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C.

When the dying declaration is coherent and consistent and as such, there should be no legal impediment to make it the basis of conviction without there being any independent corroboration.