A manipulated photo posted on Facebook by the accused does not amount to causing nuisance of himself to any other person through any means of communication so as to attract the offence under S. 120(o) of Kerala Police Act. – Kerala High Court The Court however lamented that the defamatory Facebook posts continue to do the rounds on Facebook and other Social Media platforms. There is no proper punishment for such defamatory statements and posters on Facebook. The legislature must look into...

Law of Succession cannot be followed as a thumb rule for apportionment of compensation between the legal representatives as per the Motor Vehicles Act. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited v. V.S.Sujatha Hon’ble Justice Murali Purushothaman Decided on 12th September, 2023 For Petitioner : Advs. Mathews Jacob (Sr.) & P. Jacob Mathew For Respondents : Advs. Aysha Abraham, G. Maheswary, R.V. Sreejith & Zakeer Husain M.K. For full textclick here

No primacy can be accorded to baptism certificates when public documents are available indicating the date of birth. – Kerala High Court Tony Francis Padiyappuram v. State of Kerala & Ors. Hon’ble Justice Murali Purushothaman Decided on 27th July, 2023 For Petitioner : Advs. P. Jinish Paul & Sneha V. For Respondents : Advs. T.N Manoj, Abhilash M.J. & Sreejith (G.P.) Reported by Preethi Anne Alex For full textclick here

Title conveyed in favour of the bona fide purchasers by virtue of sale deeds executed by the legatee is unaffected by subsequent revocation of the letters of administration issued in favour of the legatee. – Kerala High Court Raymond Francis v. Raymond Hon’ble Justice Anil K. Narendran & Hon’ble Justice P.G. Ajithkumar Decided on 18th August, 2023 For Petitioners : Advs. V.V. Asokan (Sr.), G. Unnikrishnan, T.K. Sreekala, Uthara Asokan & K. Saneesh Kumar For Respondents...

Punishment before conviction is the antithesis of the rule of law. When the liberty of an individual is pitted against the remote possibility of a conviction much later, the scales of balance must lean in favour of the former. –– Bechu Kurian Thomas, J Thomas Daniel v. Enforcement Directorate Decided on 14th September, 2023 For Petitioners : Advs. C.S. Manu, C.A. Anupaman, T.B. Sivaprasad, C.Y. Vijay Kumar, Manju E.R., Dilu Joseph, Anandhu Satheesh & Alint Joseph For Respondent...