Tag: Kerala High Court

Muslim women need not move court to register divorce by talaq: Kerala High Court

The Court noticed and addressed a gap in the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008 which did not provide for the registration of divorces that are obtained under personal law.

Kerala HC demands report on incident where female examinees were forced to remove undergarments

Girl students appearing for NEET at a test centre in Kannur reported that they were only allowed to write the exam if they took off their bras

Who will police the police?

in 2006, the Supreme Court had directed all states to set up effective police complaint authorities at district and state level. However, even though these have been established, the role they play, if any, remains unknown

ISRO espionage case: Kerala HC grants protection from arrest to R.B Sreekumar

Sreekumar was the deputy director with Intelligence Bureau when the spy case surfaced, and was later deputed to assist the Kerala police in the matter

Kerala HC quashes government scheme giving 80 percent scholarship to Muslims

Says that the State is not ill intentioned but needs to treat all notified minorities equally

‘Only males can apply’ employment condition discriminatory: Kerala HC

Court holds that protective provisions cannot stand in the way of a woman being considered for employment for which she is otherwise eligible

Kerala HC allows transwoman to enrol in National Cadet Corps

The court observed that the petitioner who opted for female gender after two surgeries, is entitled to enrol as a member of her self-perceived gender

Two former Kerala HC judges join BJP

Several Mahila Congress workers have also been inducted into the party

Walayar rape case: Kerala HC sets aside Trial Court’s acquittal order

The High Court has ordered for a re-trial, noting that faulty investigation and a sham trial led to the acquittal of the accused persons

Kerala HC quashes protest related case against former MLA

The court observed that even though the protest caused obstruction to vehicles, it did not turn disorderly. Can the Shaheen Bagh protest be looked at from the same lens?

Kerala HC orders release of socio-economic survey 2011 data to help identify backward classes

The court observed that the state backward commission was unable to make recommendations to the government in absence of such socio-economic data

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