The Kerala High Court has ruled that waving or showing a black flag at a person does not constitute a defamatory or illegal act under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered further investigation into the remarks made by the State Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Saji Cherian which allegedly disrespected the Constitution.
The survey, conducted by the Indian company Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) PLC on behalf of the US-based Princeton Survey Research Associates (PSRA), included questions targeting the Muslim community, raising concerns about potential communal disharmony.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and the Income Tax Department (IT) regarding the Kodakara hawala case.
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamadar and Justice S. Manu, also nullified an earlier directive from a single judge, which had instructed the magistrate to issue an order for registering an FIR on the complaint.
The Kerala High Court, on Friday, dismissed a plea by Leader in the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan for a CBI probe into alleged corruption in the implementation of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K FON) project.
A Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice S. Manu said it did not understand how a public interest litigation came to be filed even before the government or authorities acted on the allegations. There was absolutely no reason to entertain the petition, the court said.
The Special Bench was constituted following an order of Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque on August 29, 2024. The order constituting the Special Bench was issued on Thursday by the Registrar.
Dismissing the petition filed by Sajimon Parayil, a single bench of Justice VG Arun directed the state government to release the report within a week.
The court registered a suo motu case to explore preventive and management measures for natural disasters in the state and appointed Senior Advocate Ranjith Thampan as Amicus Curiae to assist it in the case.
