Kerala High Court

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.

"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.

The issue of sexual crimes targeting children has impacted the entire world, with India being no exception.

In 2006, a trial court convicted 14 CPM members and sentenced them to life in prison for the killings. However, in 2011, the Kerala high court affirmed the conviction of five men, acquitted eight others, and noted the death of one accused Dinesan.

In the petition, the bank claimed that they had contacted the defaulters and had repetitively asked them to repay their respective loans. Following this, the bank said it had no option but to resort to publishing a flex exposing their details in front of the head office.

Kerala High Court quashed a defamation case against Bharat Prakashan, ruling that the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) lacks legal status to claim reputational harm.

The Kerala High Court stated that prior permission from the Central government is a must for foreign companies before conducting surveys and research in India.

The Waqf Board had filed the complaint against the postal officials as they had not vacated the property.

The decision comes in the wake of an ongoing investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to address incidents of sexual misconduct within Malayalam film industry.

Kerala High Court noted that the Justice Hema Committee report was submitted to the government way back in 2019 and slammed the state government for its inaction.