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False entries, unpaid power bills: Kerala High Court upholds conviction of former police cashier for diverting Rs 3.6 lakh

March 07, 2026 9:05 am

Pushpakumary served as cashier in the SP’s office between 1995 and 1997, and was responsible for maintaining cash books and money memo registers, the Kerala High Court noted.

Know your rights: Kerala High Court explains when arrest becomes illegal

March 11, 2026 11:05 am

As the Kerala High Court emphasised that the police ought to properly communicate the grounds of arrest to the accused, senior advocate Vikas Pahwa explained that remand proceedings before magistrate are often the first judicial scrutiny of the arrest.

Editors beware, Kerala High Court warns against republishing ‘derogatory’ posts: ‘No shield even if matter already public’

March 10, 2026 1:50 pm

Kerala High Court held that editors may face criminal defamation charges for republishing derogatory social media posts, even if the content is already public.

‘Strength of judge lies in admitting error’: Kerala High Court clarifies sand theft can attract BNS charges

March 09, 2026 6:28 pm

The Kerala High Court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking pre-arrest bail in an alleged river sand theft case.

‘Some cops even aiding accused’: Kerala High Court fumes over lapses before arrests, orders compliance with rules

March 09, 2026 6:22 pm

The Kerala High Court granted bail to a forest officer in a case involving alleged sexual assault of an SC/ST colleague, and flagged lapses by investigating officers in complying with mandatory pre-arrest procedures.

Kerala HC declines to entertain PIL against The Kerala Story 2

March 06, 2026 1:13 pm

The Kerala High Court was severely critical of certain remarks in the public interest litigation filed by a retired teacher-cum-social activist and a lawyer.

'Any manipulation to child's body to cause penetration is rape': Kerala High Court upholds POCSO conviction of man

March 06, 2026 9:01 am

The case in Kozhikode dates back to September 2014, when the Class 5 student, aged 11, had gone to stay at her maternal aunt’s house during Onam vacation.

38 students, 1 wrong code: Kerala High Court saves Class 10 CBSE Board exam candidates from ‘clerical’ nightmare

March 06, 2026 8:51 am

Kerala High Court grants relief to CBSE Class 10 students affected by a Sanskrit subject code error, directing corrective steps to protect their academic records.

‘Each life lost, failure of governance’: Why Kerala High Court summoned top officials over man-animal conflict

March 03, 2026 9:05 am

Kerala High Court summons top officials over a tribal man’s death in Aralam, says every human-animal conflict fatality reflects administrative failure.

No right to strike? Kerala High Court says bank officers bound by curbs, can’t paralyse services to common citizens

March 05, 2026 10:10 am

Once banking is notified as a public utility service or PUS, bank officers are bound by statutory strike restrictions, the Kerala High Court ruling clarified.

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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.

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