Can a person with a light motor vehicle (LMV) license legally drive a transport vehicle if it weighs 7,500 kg or less? SC Five Judge Constitution Bench answers in affirmative. The final conclusions are as follows : (I) A driver holding a license for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) class, under Section 10(2)(d) for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight under 7,500 kg, is permitted to operate a ‘Transport Vehicle’ without needing additional authorization under Section 10(2)(e) of the MV Act...

Whetherprivately owned property is a “material resource of the community”: SC Nine Judge Constitution Bench delivers judgment by a majority of 8:1:Justice Nagaratna concurs; Justice Dhulia dissents “Not every resource owned by an individual can be considered a material resource of the community merely because it meets the qualifier of material needs. The inquiry about whether the resource in question falls within the ambit of Article 39 (b) must be content specific and subjec...

THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA HCKL / 5621 / 2023 - A7 Kochi -682031 Date: 30-10-2024 NOTICE Sub:- Implementation of 'Machine Scrutiny ' to WP (C) Cases (excluding Miscellaneous matters)- reg Ref:- High Court Notices of even number dated 06.07.2023, 10.07.2023 and 29.11.2023. ------------------ The High Court of Kerala with the object of enhancing the efficacy of the e-filing process has introduced 'Machine Scrutiny' in the matter of Bail Applications and Writ Appeals vide notices ci...

President appoints five new Judges as additional Judges of Kerala High Court. 1. Parameswara Panicker Krishna Kumar 2. ⁠Kodassery Veliyath Madom Jayakumar 3. ⁠Muralee Krishna Shankaramoole 4. ⁠Jobin Sebastian 5. ⁠Pandikkaran Varadaraja lyer Balakrishnan For notificationclick here

Kerala High Court issues notice regarding adding of *mandatory field* in Bail Application Filing Module for all pre-arrest bail applications to ascertain whether the accused is in India or abroad at the time of making the Bail Application THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA HCKL/4575/2024-A7-HC KERALA Kochi -682031 Date: 29-10-2024 NOTICE Sub: Mandatory field added in Bail Application Filing Module for all pre-arrest bail applications to ascertain whether the accused is in India or abroad at the time of...