Minor quarrels between the spouses in the ordinary life because of difference of opinion or mere sporadic incidents of ill treatment are not sufficient to establish the offence under Section 498A of I.P.C. Sreekumar v. State of kerala Decided on 4thJanuary, 2024 By Hon’ble Justice Johnson John For full text 'click here'

NGT cannot encroach upon the field reserved for the delegatee to enact a piece of delegated legislation and direct Govt to act in a particular manner. Supreme Court gives green signal for implementation of Shimla Development plan State of Himachal Pradesh v. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta Hon’ble Justice B.R. Gavai & Hon’ble Justice Aravind Kumar Decided on 11th January, 2024 For full text 'click here'

Section 37 of the NDPS Act does not lay down any stipulation that the accused is entitled to be released on bail if the trial does not commence within a particular period. Kerala High Court denies bail to an accused incarcerated for over an year and above in an NDPS case involving commercial quantity. Jaseer v. State of Kerala Decided on 8th January, 2024 Hon’ble Justice C.S. Dias For Petitioner : Advs. Sam Isaac Pothiyil, S. Suraja, Muhammed Suhair C.A, Vipin M.V., Abey George, Harish V...

The nature of alignment of the road must be best left to experts. Kerala High Court declines to interfere in acquisition for widening of interstate highway, Vazhayila-Nedumangad road. G. Madhusoodanan v. State of Kerala Decided on 3rd January, 2024 By Hon’ble Justice Murali Purushothaman For Petitioners : Advs. K. Ramakumar (Sr.), Aswini Sankar R.S., T. Ramprasad Unni, S.M. Prasanth & T.H. Aravind For Respondents : Advs. (Govt. Pleader)Sudha Devi & K.P. Jayachandran, (Addl. Advoc...

Parallel or collateral proceeding could not be resorted to nullify a decision that has attained finality. -Kerala High Court Hemalatha.S. Nair v. State of Kerala Decided on 9th January, 2024 By Hon’ble Justice K. Babu For Petitioner : Advs. O.V. Maniprasad, Jose Antony & S. Shiv Shankar For Respondents : Advs. Kaleeswaram Raj, Varun C. Vijay, Thulasi K. Raj, Shilpa Soman, Rajesh A,(Spl. GP Vigilance), Rekha (Sr. PP) & G. Sudheer (PP) For full text 'click here'