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Kerala HC defers govt order mandating Hindi in Lakshadweep schools
Kerala High Court on Monday, June 9, deferred a government order which mandated Hindi as the third language while replacing Mahal and Arabic in schools across Lakshadweep. On May 14, the education…
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Kerala HC allows gender-neutral birth certificate for child of transgender couple
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday directed authorities to issue a gender-neutral birth certificate for the child of a transgender couple, ruling that both parents should be identified simply as “parent”…
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SC sets aside Kerala HC judgement cancelling election of A Raja as MLA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a judgement of the Kerala High Court which cancelled election of CPI(M) leader A Raja from Devikulam Assembly seat in Idukki district. A…
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SC refuses to entertain NIA’s plea against bail to PFI members
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain petitions filed by the NIA against the bail granted to 17 Popular Front of India members in the 2022 murder case of…
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Not waiving loans of Wayanad landslides victims a betrayal: Priyanka Gandhi
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that the Union government decision not to waive loans of people affected by the landslides in Wayanad in July last year was…
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2017 Walayar rape-murder case: Kerala HC gives relief to parents of two girls
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday through an interim order asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to take any action, including arrest, against the parents of two Dalit girls…
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Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for boyfriend’s murder
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in…
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Commenting on woman’s body structure amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute a penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by…
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HC rejects plea for CBI probe in ADM Naveen Babu’s suicide
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe into the death of Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu, who was found hanging at his official…
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HC dismisses plea challenging donation of CPI-M leader’s body to medical college
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the donation of CPI(M) veteran M. M. Lawrence’s body to the Ernakulam Medical College. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin…
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Kerala: Bail denied to police officer accused of ‘raping’ minor Dalit girl
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has denied bail to a police officer accused of raping a 14-year-old school girl belonging to Dalit community two years ago on Children’s Day in a house…
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Kerala HC quashes case against man charged with waving black flag at CM
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has quashed a case against a man charged with waving a black flag at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as his convoy was passing. The incident took place…
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Media’s freedom of speech cannot trample right to privacy: Kerala HC
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Thursday held that freedom of speech and expression available to the press and media could not trample on the right to dignity, reputation and privacy available to…
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Wayanad landslides: HC directs compensation to be disbursed via bank accounts
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday, October 30 noted that there were reports that victims of the Wayanad landslides are yet to receive compensation and directed the government to set up…
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Breastfeeding a part of right to life under Constitution: Kerala HC
Kochi: A mother’s right to breastfeed and that of a baby to be breastfed are facets of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Kerala High Court said…
