News Kerala High Court Dismisses State’s Appeal Seeking Stamp Duty on Bank Auction Sale Certificates, Upholds No Stamp Duty or Mandatory Registration on Sale Certificates Issued Pursuant to Auction, Clarifies Only Optional Registration Permissible Without Imposition of Fiscal Burdens on Auction Purchasers RawlawJuly 25, 20254 min read Save
News Kerala High Court quashes Perinthalmanna Municipality’s property tax demands for non-compliance with statutory publication requirements under Kerala Municipality Act and Rules, reaffirms “no levy or collection of tax save by authority of law” while directing reassessment within six months RawlawJuly 11, 20254 min read Save
News Kerala High Court sets aside discharge of Scheduled Caste Development Officer in Rs 7.5 lakh SC land rehabilitation fund misappropriation case, holding sanction under Section 197 CrPC not required for IPC offences in corruption cases, and directs trial to proceed RawlawJuly 11, 20255 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Acquits Man Convicted for Possession of Arrack, Holding Prosecution’s Failure to Prove Safe Custody and Unbroken Chain of Custody of Sample Fatal, Undermining the Conviction Under the Abkari Act Despite Seizure and Chemical Analysis Reports RawlawJuly 10, 20255 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Quashes Last-Minute Change in Entrance Exam Evaluation Criteria, Terming Government’s Move to Alter KEAM Marks Weightage One Hour Before Rank Publication as Arbitrary, Illegal and Unjustified, Restoring Earlier Prospectus Formula to Ensure Fairness RawlawJuly 10, 20254 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash Bribery FIR Under Prevention of Corruption Act, Holding “Demand for Bribe Itself Constitutes an Offence Justifying FIR Registration Before Trap Proceedings” in Village Assistant Case RawlawJuly 8, 20256 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Quashes Lakshadweep Administration’s Use of Lower Multiplication Factor for Land Compensation, Holding “Absence of Notified Urban Area Mandates Applying Factor of Two in Rural Acquisitions Under the 2013 Land Act” RawlawJuly 8, 20255 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Refuses to Discharge President of Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha in Bribery and Conspiracy Case, Holding “Prima Facie Evidence of Conspiracy and Public Servant Status Warrants Trial Under Prevention of Corruption Act” RawlawJuly 8, 20255 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Holds Hindu Daughters Entitled to Coparcenary Rights Under Hindu Succession Amendment Act Despite Kerala Joint Hindu Family System Abolition, Declares “Discrimination Against Women in Property Rights Must End for True Gender Equality” RawlawJuly 8, 20254 min read Save
News Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash FIR in Bribery Trap Case Against Sub Registrar, Holding “Approval Under Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act Not Required When Trap Shows On-Spot Arrest for Accepting Illegal Gratification” RawlawJuly 8, 20255 min read Save
