The Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition seeking an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Customs Department into the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case taking into consideration the recent revelation by the accused Swapna Suresh with regard to the involvement of the Kerala
Various farmers' organisations from the Idukki district organised a march to the Kerala High Court on Wednesday seeking justice on the issue of tusker 'Arikomban', the wild elephant, which roams around the Chinnakkanal and nearby areas in Idukki and has destroyed several human settlements.
The Kerala High Court has rejected the plea filed by A Raja, former MLA of CPIM seeking to extend the stay of the order cancelling the result of the assembly election. The High Court granted a stay of ten days.
Asianet News, a leading Malayalam news channel, filed a plea in the Kerala High Court alleging that the state police are harassing them for the publication of an interview of a child in the channel who was a victim of drug abuse.
He was appointed as a Judge of Kerala High Court in 2004 before taking charge as Chief Justice of Calcutta, Telangana, Hyderabad and Chhattisgarh High Courts. Besides being a judge in Kerala High Court from 2004 to 2017, he also held the office twice as acting chief justice.
While hearing, Advocate Professor (Dr) Mohan Gopal, the counsel who appeared for the petitioners, opposed the argument that the Constitution cannot interfere in matters within the shrine.
Ernakulam Central Police had registered the FIR against Saiby, by invoking offences under Section 7(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The FIR had been registered with the approval of the Director General of Police (DGP).
The hartal will be observed at Marayur, Munnar, Devikulam, Kanthalloor, Vattavada, Edamalakkudy, Bisonvalley, Udumbanchola, Santhanpara and Chinnakkanal panchayats.
Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the plea by the Forest Department to tranquilise and capture Arikomban, an elephant which has been known to stray into civilian areas in Chinnakkanal and other areas, and directed that it be kept in captivity at the Kodanadu elephant camp.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that there cannot be a separate rule for a lawmaker and common people on issues related to the suspension of conviction and sentence in a criminal case while hearing a matter pertaining to Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal plea.