Higher Secondary is part of School Education and the Higher Secondary Examination (Class XII) Certificate is a school record based on which the name entered in the Birth Register maintained under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 can be corrected. – Kerala High Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1104 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Murali Purushothaman Ashwin Sidharthan v. Cherpu Grama Panchayath W.P.(C) No.1944 of 2024 Decided on 19th February, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. E. Adithyan, Meera ...

[Kerala Building Tax Act]If the use of the building is like hotels, boarding places, lodges etc, the said building cannot be considered to be a residential building. Kerala High Court declines tax exemption sought by Cochin Community Welfare Society for their building that was used as boarding for senior citizens. 2024 KLT OnLine 1093 Cochin Community Welfare Society v. State of Kerala Hon’ble Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh Decided on 29th January, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. K.S. Santhi &am...

In the absence of any specific provision in the agreement as to the applicability of the PWD Manual, the State authorities have no power to pass the order blacklisting the contractor for the alleged poor workmanship. Kerala High Court rules that PWD Manual is not a law in Palarivattom flyover contractor backlisting case. 2024 KLT OnLine 1097 M/S. RDS Projects Ltd. v. State of Kerala Hon’ble Chief Justice Mr. Justice A.J. Desai & Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.G. Arun Decided on 23rd Febr...

An Office of an establishment is not a place where the public can have a right of access and a mere denial of entry into an office cannot amount to an offence under the Act unless those were done as part of untouchability, and the place is one where the public has a right of access. Kerala High Court justifiesrefusal of the Magistrate to take cognizance of the offence u/s 7(1) (b) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. 2024 KLT OnLine 1098 Chothy v. Anilkumar Hon’ble Justice Bechu K...

Prosecution for perjury can be maintained against a public servant under Section 340 r/w 195 of Cr. P.C even without a sanction under Section 197 of Cr.P.C. –– Kerala High Court Can prosecution for perjury be maintained against a public servant under Section 340 r/w 195 of Cr. P.C unless prior sanction under Section 197 of Cr.P.C is obtained? When the court is convinced after following the procedure contemplated under Section 340 r/w 195 of Cr.P.C., that it is a fit case to put the ...