06/04/2024
Benefit of a thirty years period for recovering the amounts due to the State under Article 112 of the Limitation Act cannot be given to an authority constituted under a Statute. Kerala High Court declines the demand for recovery of rent issued by the revenue recovery authorities on requisition of the GCDA as barred by limitation. 2024 KLT OnLine 1288 Hon’ble Mr. JusticeEaswaran S. Ajmal v. Deputy Tahsildar, Kanayannur Taluk Office Decided on 1st April, 2024 For Petitioner : Adv. C.Y. Vin...
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In suits concerning defamation by media platforms and/or journalists, an additional consideration of balancing the fundamental right to free speech with the right to reputation and privacy must be borne in mind. The constitutional mandate of protecting journalistic expression cannot be understated, and courts must tread cautiously while granting pre-trial interim injunctions. 2024 KLT OnLine 1263 (SC) Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Justice Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Hon’ble Mr. J...
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Audit objection is one of the reasons for re-opening the assessment. 2024 KLT OnLine 1266 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh Sree Narayana Guru Memorial Educational And Cultural Trust v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Decided on 19th February, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. Bijoy Chandran, A.S.Sriraman, Rajesh Nair & Nikhil Viswam For Respondent : Adv. Christopher Abraham For full judgment 'Click here'
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Inability on the part of the state’s police machinery to tackle the law and order situation should not be an excuse to invoke the jurisdiction of preventive detention. 2024 KLT OnLine 1265 (SC) Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra Nenavath Bujji v. State of Telangana Decided on 21st March, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'
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Quarrels, fights or disputes in a marital relationship cannot be reckoned as conduct amounting to abetment of suicide unless there is something more in the form of instigation or aiding. 2024 (2) KLT 635 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Dr. Radhika Kapahtia v. State of Kerala Crl. M.C. No.3412 of 2021 Decided on 20th March, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. C.C. Thomas (Sr. Advocate) & Nireesh Mathew For Respondents: Advs. P. Vijaya Bhanu & Joseph Kodianthara (Sr...
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