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The Kerala High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted for the murder of a 19-year-old youth.

'Trivial reason': Kerala High Court upholds man's conviction for fatally stabbing 19-year-old boy over Rs 100 debt

January 15, 2026 5:44 pm

A bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K V Jayakumar observed that there was overwhelming evidence to prove the motive for the alleged commission of the crime.

Kerala High Court upheld the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence awarded to the man.

Beyond Juvenile Justice Act: Why Kerala High Court just made it harder for POCSO accused to escape on victim age factor

January 15, 2026 2:36 pm

The court held that a contrary view may not only defeat the object of the statute, but can also enable several perpetrators of sexual offences to go scot free.

Kerala High Court was hearing the plea of teen, who claimed that she missed the first place because of power failure during her Kuchipudi performance.

Kerala High Court rescues 16-year-old dancer’s dreams after 32-second power cut ruined her performance

January 14, 2026 6:10 pm

Kerala State School Kalolsavam 2026: Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas allowed the teen to participate in the State School Kalolsavam today after a power cut during her district-level Kuchipudi performance put her in 5th position.

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Kerala High Court orders probe into ghee sales at Sabarimala

January 14, 2026 3:49 am

The ghee is sold at Rs 100 per 100-ml packet. Lakhs of such packets are prepared and sold over the counters at the Sabarimala.

Kerala High Court also took serious exception to instances where witnesses were examined in the absence of the accused.

'Matter adjourned 100 times': Why Kerala High Court quashed murder conviction after 'judge acted as prosecutor'

January 14, 2026 3:47 pm

A bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K V Jayakumar found that the convict was not afforded a competent lawyer during a substantial period in trial and had to cross examine prosecution witnesses by himself.

Invoking its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226, the Kerala High Court directed that the necessary changes be carried out in the marriage certificate.

Kerala High Court allows name change in woman’s marriage certificate after religious conversion

January 13, 2026 12:41 pm

Justice P V Kunhikrishnan allowed the plea filed by the woman who sought amendment to the marriage certificate to reflect her changed name so that she could apply for a visa to join her husband working abroad.

The Kerala High Court noted that the family members had also suffered similar humiliation, especially when his daughter’s marriage was fixed on a near date.

Came for daughter’s wedding, ended up in jail: Kerala High Court awards Rs 14 Lakh compensation to NRI man, kin

January 13, 2026 10:56 am

The petitioner V K Thajudheen had returned to Kerala from abroad on a 15-day leave to conduct his daughter’s marriage but was later implicated in a gold chain-snatching case.

The Kerala High Court held that the writ petition was barred by Article 363 of the Constitution.

Why Kerala High Court upheld a ‘royal' allowance from 1806 despite abolition of privy purses

January 12, 2026 6:44 pm

Malikhana allowance case: Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K V Jayakumar was hearing a petition by a man opposing the grant of ‘Malikhana’ to the royal family and dismissed the plea terming it legally untenable and devoid of locus standi.

Kerala High Court observed that the complaints could not establish that the actor had persuaded the complainants or was otherwise involved in the transactions.

Kerala High Court grants relief to Actor Mohanlal in Manappuram finance case

January 11, 2026 3:38 pm

The complaint was filed by two borrowers alleging higher interest rates charged by Manappuram Finance than what was advertised in media featuring Mohanlal, who was the company’s brand ambassador.

The Kerala High Court held that a voluntary partition or family arrangement stands on a different legal footing from inheritance strictly governed by customary law.

Voluntary family settlements override customary inheritance barriers, rules Kerala High Court

January 08, 2026 7:50 pm

Kerala High Court inheritance: Justice Easwaran S was hearing second appeal concerning partition of family property in Kozhikode district which had been acquired in 1916 as self-acquired property by two male members of the family.

KERALA HIGH COURT VIDEOS

First woman climbs Kerala peak that women were banned from

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

Dhanya Sanal became the first woman to climb the Agasthyakoodam peak in Kerala on Tuesday after the High Court recently lifted a restriction on women undertaking the annual trek.