Civet problem forces Kerala High Court to adjourn for the day

Civet problem forces Kerala High Court to adjourn for the day

The animals had reportedly urinated on the ceiling and the duct, resulting in bad odour in the courtroom (image for representation) | Photo Credit: B. M. Siddalingaswamy The hearings before a Bench led by the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court were adjourned on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) after urgent matters in order to […]

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Kerala High Court mandates air blank test with ‘0.000’ reading before breathalyser use for drunken driving cases

Kerala High Court mandates air blank test with ‘0.000’ reading before breathalyser use for drunken driving cases

Kerala High Court has directed the Director General of Police to issue directions in this regard to the police officers concerned. (image for representation only) | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR While stating that an ‘air blank test’ is conducted and a reading of ‘0.000’ is displayed on the device before subjecting a person to […]

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Kerala High Court cancels last-minute change to KEAM prospectus; Govt files appeal

Kerala High Court cancels last-minute change to KEAM prospectus; Govt files appeal

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday struck down a last-minute change made by the state government to the KEAM 2025 entrance exam prospectus, calling it “illegal, arbitrary, and unjustified”. The state government filed an appeal before a division bench against the single bench’s decision, hours after it issued the order on a petition filed by […]

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Kerala High Court orders ₹2-lakh compensation for evicted traders in NH development project

Kerala High Court orders ₹2-lakh compensation for evicted traders in NH development project

Kerala High Court building | Photo Credit: RK Nithin In a major relief for traders displaced due to national highway (NH) development works, the Kerala High Court has ordered that each evicted trader be paid a compensation of ₹2 lakh. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, V.M. Suganan, secretary of Kerala Samasthana Vyapari Vyvasayi […]

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Police cannot barge into house of history sheeters at night for surveillance, says Kerala HC

Police cannot barge into house of history sheeters at night for surveillance, says Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court building in Ernakulam. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu The Kerala High Court has stated that police personnel cannot barge into the house of history sheeters or suspects in criminal cases at night, by citing surveillance as a reason. Every man’s house is his castle or temple, the sanctity of which cannot […]

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Kerala HC issues directive to family courts on parents’ custody of children

Kerala HC issues directive to family courts on parents’ custody of children

The Kerala High Court building in Ernakulam. | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has directed all the family courts in the State not to make police stations a place for exchanging children for custody between the separated mother and father. The Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice […]

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Top Kerala News developments today

Top Kerala News developments today

Opposition UDF is expected to continue protest in the Kerala Assembly today. File picture | Photo Credit: ANI Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today: Opposition UDF to continue protest in the Kerala Assembly today. Discussion on demands for grants in the budget for irrigation, Transport, Agriculture, water supply and […]

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Kerala High Court declares void the election of Devikulam LDF candidate A. Raja over ‘incorrect’ caste certificate

Kerala High Court declares void the election of Devikulam LDF candidate A. Raja over ‘incorrect’ caste certificate

The allegation levelled against A. Raja was that he had filed his nomination papers claiming that he belongs to Hindu Parayan caste, a scheduled caste. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Kerala High Court on Monday declared null and void the election of A. Raja , LDF candidate from the reserved assembly constituency of […]

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Top Kerala news developments today

Top Kerala news developments today

Industries Minister P. Rajeeve is to inaugurate a B2B meeting of the Agriculture Department in Thiruvananthapuram today.   | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today: Assembly: Opposition to seek an adjournment debate on the Enforcement Directorate’s arrest of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s former principal secretary, M. […]

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