Kerala High Court Invalidates Government's Decision in Panchayat License Dispute Related to Vizhinjam Port Project The short question was whether the Government could exercise its jurisdiction under Section 191 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 against decision of the committee of the Grama Panchayat in the light of the bar created by Section 191(3) of the 1994 Act. Kerala High Court ruled that an application filed under Section 191(1) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, is not mai...

Equity, leans towards equality, and the rule that the joint purchasers are equally entitled to property, is in consonance with this doctrine of equity. 2024 KLT OnLine 2451 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Devan Ramachandran & Hon’ble Mrs. Justice M.B. Snehalatha Treesa Poulose v. John Poulose Decided on 30th September 2024 For Appellants : Adv. S. Soman For Respondents : Adv. N.C. Joseph For judgment 'click here'

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In democratic nations, freedom to express one's views are respected. The rights of the journalists are protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. Merely because writings of a journalist are perceived as criticism of the Government, criminal cases should not be slapped against the writer. 2024 KLT OnLine 2426 (SC) Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy & Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti Abhishek Upadhyay v. State of Uttar Pradesh Decided on 4th October, 2024 For...

The actual aggressor who initiated the violence and brought the victim to fight, cannot be heard to say that his atrocious acts which snatched the life of the victim, deserve the protection of the right of private defence -- Kerala High Court. 2024 KLT OnLine 2410 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V & Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.Girish Thomas v. State of Kerala Decided on 30thSeptember, 2024 For Petitioner : Advs. P.K. Varghese, Sanjana Rachel Jose & R.Rohith For Responden...