Keeping up with the changing times the Kerala High Court in a landmark judgment on Monday has held that marriage registration could be done through video conferencing by the Local Registrar of Marriages under the
Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008.
The court issued the order on a petition filed by Pradeep Kodiveedy and Beryl Pradeep, of Kollam who are residing in the U.S. and needed the marriage certificate to apply for permanent residence status in the U.S. The petitioners approached the court when the local registrar called upon them to appear before him to sign the Register of Marriages.
Allowing the couple to appear through video conferencing and get the registered signed by a power of attorney on their behalf. The court observed that personal appearance of couples was insisted to ensure that the marriage was registered with their knowledge. It was common knowledge that virtual presence of a person living in a different country could be ensured by video conferencing and through it, the knowledge of the parties could be established.
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Legal Insiders
Feb 23, 2021
Namya Bose
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The Kerala High Court recently saw the appointment of four new additional judges by the President of India, of which two were advocates and other two were Judicial officers. All four Additional Judges, namely-Advocates Murali Purushottaman, Ziyad Rahman, District Judges Karunakaran Babu and Kauser Edappaghath have been appointed for the period of two years. The proposal to elevate the above mentioned persons to Judges of the High Court of Kerala was approved by the Supreme Court...
State cannot act in a Shylockian manner and squeeze money from its citizens: Kerala HC [READ JUDGMENT]
Judiciary
Feb 04, 2021
ADITI AGGARWAL
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The Kerala High Court bench comprising of Justice N. Nagaresh on Tuesday ( February 3, 2021) stated that “The State and its authorities could not act in a Shylockian manner and squeeze money from its citizens” while observing State’s failure to return the money paid twice for a certain due by the Petitioners in the case of M/s. Seahorse Ship Agencies Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors.FACTS OF THE CASE:The petitioner who was a shipping Agent of the vessel M. V. Cape Chronos,...
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