KOCHI: The HC on Wednesday strongly rebuked businessman Boby Chemmanur for his decision to remain in the Kakkanad district jail despite being granted bail on Tuesday. The court asserted that if bail was granted, it can also be cancelled. Chemmanur tendered an unconditional apology, thereby averting further action by the court.Chemmanur had been granted bail…
NEW DELHI: The Union law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran, Chief Justice of Patna HC, as a judge of Supreme Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. In another order, the govt appointed Justice Ashutosh Kumar, judge of Patna HC, as acting chief justice…
KOCHI: Kerala HC has ruled that comments about a woman’s “fine body structure” can constitute a sexually coloured remark, thus falling within the scope of sexual harassment. Justice A Badharudeen made observation while dismissing recently a petition filed by a Kerala State Electricity Board employee, who sought to quash a case against him for allegedly…
KOCHI: The Kerala high court has held in a significant judgment that in a democratic country where citizens possess the fundamental right to practise and profess their faith, the establishment of a religious place by any community should not be curtailed merely due to opposition from other groups.The ruling on Friday came in response to…
KOCHI: The Kerala HC on Thursday constituted a special division bench to consider petitions related to Justice K Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in film industry. The bench, comprising Justices AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and CS Sudha, was constituted as per orders of Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque.In the morning session of the…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala high court has decided to form a special bench to hear matters related to the Justice K Hema committee report that cited instances of harassment and exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry also known as Mollywood, Bar and Bench website reported.Multiple FIRs have been registered against many high profile…
Third-time lucky! This aptly describes the victory in the arena of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by ‘Parota’ manufacturer and supplier, Modern Food Enterprises. After unsuccessful rulings given by the Authority for Advance Rulings, and later its Appellate Bench, the Kerala high court finally held that Malabar ‘Parota’ is akin to bread, as it has…
