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Kerala: Trials in drugs, and POCSO-related cases are getting delayed because forensic labs have staff shortage, High Court tells govt to fill vacancies ASAP

The Kerala High Court has issued a stern directive to the state government to immediately fill critical vacancies in forensic science laboratories (FSLs), citing severe delays in narcotics and child protection cases that are undermining Kerala’s fight against a spiralling drug epidemic in educational institutions.

Kerala HC orders arrest of sister ship to recover cost of raw cashew nuts carried by MSC Elsa-3 that had sunk near Kerala coast

The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the arrest of a container ship to recover to cost cargo carried by MSC Elsa-3 ship which sank near Kerala coast recently

Kerala HC allows transgender couple to be referred to as ‘parents’ instead of ‘mother’ and ‘father’ in their child’s birth certificate

Kerala HC allowed a transgender couple to be listed as 'parents' without gender labels on their child's birth certificate, citing it as an exceptional case.

Kerala HC directs Family Courts that Police stations can’t be involved in children’s custody arrangements

The court previously asserted that children engaged in custody conflicts should be called to court solely in rare situations.

Kerala: No Iftar at Mridanga Shaileshwari Temple after High Court’s intervention on Hindu Seva Kendram’s plea

The temple is managed by a committee affiliated with the CPIM leaders who take temporary and permanent positions there.

‘Offended Hindu sentiments, prima facie no mental issues’: Kerala HC orders action against Abdul Hakkim for desecrating Tulsi plant

A viral video caught Abdul Hakkim plucking his pubic hairs and desecrating sacred Tulsi plant near Guruvayur temple in Kerala's Thrissur.

Kerala HC pulls up Temple board for displaying CPIM flags, playing ‘film songs’ during religious festival: Here is what happened

"What kind of decorations have you done on stage? Is this a college festival? You took money from devotees to do this!" the Kerala High Court asked.

Kerala HC reduces the sentence of man convicted of unnatural sexual intercourse with a minor to one day

In a case of an attempt to commit unnatural sex with a minor victim, a single bench of the Kerala High Court reduced the sentence of the convict to one day.

Kerala High Court cautions police against believing women blindly, asks them not to treat complainant’s statement as the gospel truth

Justice Kunhikrishnan assured police officials that there is no need to be afraid of the repercussions for pursuing the truth, as the law would protect them if they acted in good faith based on the investigation.

Abusive word used means ‘son of prostitute’, not A casteist slur: Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to man booked under SC/ST Act

"Going by the dictionary meaning, the word means son of a prostitute. That being so, the learned counsel for the appellant/A3 is right in saying that the same is not a casteist slur," the court noted.

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