Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has no jurisdiction to entertain a direct challenge regarding genuineness of a qualification, as it has nothing to do with recruitment or service of such candidates. Kerala High Court reasons that a direct challenge must be relatable to service matters. The original petition raises a question as to the scope of adjudication by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) concerning the genuineness of the certificates produced by the candidates for the purpose...

When the tasks performed by the helpers affiliated with the enterprise are merely incidental to its core operations the statutory provisions of theHeadload Workers Act, alongside its ancillary Rules and Scheme, are inapplicable to such employees. Kerala High Court reiterates that an employer is under no obligation to hire a headload worker from the Respondent Union for the execution of incidental stacking tasks within the Manufacturing Enterprise and directs police protection to the Manufacturi...

[Sharon murder case] Head of the Special Investigation Team, who was specifically entrusted to conduct the investigation and to ensure the filing of the final report by the District Police Chief was competent to file the final report U/S 173 Cr.P.C., being an officer superior in rank to the officer-in-charge of the police station. 2024 KLT OnLine 1103 Hon’ble Mr. JusticeBechu Kurian Thomas Greeshma v. Deputy Superintendent of Police Decided on 21st February, 2024 For Petitioners : Advs. S...

New Criminal Laws to be effective from 1st July of 2024 Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 2024 as the date on which the provisions of the said Adhiniyam, shall come into force. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of...

Encroaching on government land and making illegal constructions like educational institutions and religious institutions or cemeteries on it will not give any vested right to encroachers. Kerala High Court quashes patta granted to Kallodi St. George Forane Church when hundreds of tribals in Wayanad are waiting to get land for their shelter. 2024 KLT OnLine 1100 Hon’ble Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan Mohandas v. State of Kerala Decided on 19th February, 2024 For Petitioners : Advs. Sajith Ku...