State of Kerala

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Kerala against bail granted to a murder accused duo while affirming the bail conditions imposed by the high court.

A three-judge bench of Supreme Court continued the hearing from yesterday on the question of law as to whether the NGT has suo motu powers or not. The matter was directed to be listed on Tuesday, 7th September.

The judgments of trial court are challenged mainly on the ground that the procedure adopted by the trial court in finding the accused to have pleaded guilty was patently illegal.

The Petition said that the case of the prosecution is that the Petitioner committed sexual assault on the victim girl and thereby she became pregnant.

Seriousness of the crime itself can not be taken as a factor to uphold the conviction unless the conscience of the court is satisfied, said the Kerala High Court while setting aside the life imprisonment sentence given to five BJP party workers involved in murder of two persons out of a political feud.

On wee hours of Sep 6, the Pontiff of Edneer Mutt of Kerala left for heavenly abode. Ordinarily, the death of a religious head would not concern the legal world – except, this Pontiff who gave to us the most important constitutional case in our history, for his name was His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati.

The Kerala government has filed an application in the High Court seeking a stay on the central government’s decision to lease out Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises.

The division bench of the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly held that the petitioner had failed to produce sufficient evidence to support the allegations.

The Supreme Court today (July 16) issued notice in a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Kerala Animals and Bird Sacrifices Prohibition Act of 1968, which prohibits sacrifice of birds and animals in temples.

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13) ruled that despite the death of the Travancore ruler who signed the covenant, the Travancore royal family will handle the administration of the Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.