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 ...

Police does not have the power and authority to recover money or act as a civil court for recovery of money. 2024 KLT OnLine 1090 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta Lalit Chaturvedi & Others v. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Decided on 6thFebruary, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Attachment can be lifted if the decree has become un-enforceable or inexecutable due to limitation. Kerala High Court upholds the Order lifting the attachment as the decree was inexecutable due to limitation, upon the expiry of the period of 12 years from the date of decree. Hassanaru Kunju v. Sheeba Hon’ble Justice C. Jayachandran Decided on 9th February, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. T. Madhu, C.R. Saradamani, B.K. Rajagopal, Shahid Azeez, Reshma Santhosh & Renjish S. Menon For Respo...

Public Law Lectures 2024: Exploring The Dynamics of Public International Law With Prof. (Dr.) B. S. Chimni Date: 16th & 17th February, 2024
 Venue: Seminar Hall, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, recently held its Public Law Lecture series on 16 th and 17 th of February, 2024. The Public Law Lectures is an annual flagship event of the School of Legal Studies where eminen...