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![Kerala High Court Lifts Gag Order: Journalist Free to Report on Bishop Death Case [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/10/lj_5839_WhatsApp_Image_2024-10-01_at_5.22.05_PM.webp)
The Kerala High Court lifts a gag order, allowing journalist Sunil Mathew to report on the death of Bishop Yohannan, emphasizing press freedom.
Read Full Article![Agreement to settle rape case void and opposed to Public Policy: Kerala High Court [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_1215_rape_case_Kerala.webp)
Judiciary
Agreement to settle rape case void and opposed to Public Policy: Kerala High Court [Read Order]
Kerala HC rules that agreements to settle rape cases are void and against public policy, reinforcing the illegality of stifling prosecution in serious offenses.
![Kerala HC grants divorce to woman trapped in loveless marriage for over a decade [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_1879_kerala.webp)
Judiciary
Kerala HC grants divorce to woman trapped in loveless marriage for over a decade [Read Judgment]
Kerala High Court grants divorce to a woman in a decade-long loveless marriage, highlighting the evolving concept of matrimonial cruelty.
![Prohibition on child marriage applies to all religions: Kerala High Court [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/07/lj_7821_childmarriage.webp)
Judiciary
Prohibition on child marriage applies to all religions: Kerala High Court [Read Order]
Kerala HC rules Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 applies to all religions, reinforcing legal protections against child marriage across India.
![Journalists conducting stings without mala fide intent cannot be prosecuted: Kerala HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/07/lj_4783_de21200a-86dc-48d7-a82c-facaa4f7b997.webp)
Judiciary
Journalists conducting stings without mala fide intent cannot be prosecuted: Kerala HC [Read Order]
Kerala High Court rules journalists conducting sting operations without mala fide intent cannot be prosecuted, emphasizing press freedom and responsible journalism.
![Mere possession of child pornography without intent to distribute is not an offence: Kerala High Court [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/06/lj_8602_Child-Pornography-HC.webp)
Mere possession of child pornography without intent to distribute is not an offence: Kerala High Court [Read Order]
Mere possession of child pornography without intent to distribute does not constitute an offense under POCSO Act or IT Act: Kerala HC
![Offence committed outside India by Indian citizen requires centres sanction U/S 188 CrPC for trial in India: Kerala HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/06/lj_7294_fecd2a68-6244-49d8-8c3c-1855b508266f.webp)
Offence committed outside India by Indian citizen requires centres sanction U/S 188 CrPC for trial in India: Kerala HC [Read Order]
Kerala HC quashes proceedings against a husband for cruelty committed in Australia, citing lack of Centres sanction under Section 188 CrPC for trial in India.
![Kerala HC quashes charges against mother in law in dowry case, warns against misuse of sec 498A IPC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/06/lj_3739_68a30b35-1748-4238-85ef-6d5b07546c0a.webp)
Kerala HC quashes charges against mother in law in dowry case, warns against misuse of sec 498A IPC [Read Order]
Kerala HC quashes dowry charges against a mother-in-law, cautioning against the misuse of Section 498A IPC in matrimonial disputes.
Wife can sell property of husband in comatose condition: Madras High Court
Madras HC allows wife to sell comatose husband's property for medical expenses. Division Bench overturns single judge ruling, appoints her guardian.
PIL in Kerala High Court against Hindi names for new Criminal Laws
Kerala lawyer moves High Court against Hindi, Sanskrit titles to central legislations.
![Supreme Court Orders Man to Pay Rs 25 Lakh for Misappropriating Wife's Jewellery on Wedding Night [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/04/lj_3357_47bff506-adf8-40f6-a2fb-0b4a485658f3.webp)
Supreme Court Orders Man to Pay Rs 25 Lakh for Misappropriating Wife's Jewellery on Wedding Night [Read Judgment]
Supreme Court orders man to pay Rs 25 lakh for taking wife's jewelry in 2003, emphasizing her right to stridhan as absolute property.
Kerala HC initiates suo motu proceedings after toddler allegedly killed by father
On Tuesday, the Kerala HC initiated suo motu proceedings after a toddler was assaulted and killed by her father.
Kerala HC to hear lesbian couples plea against forced conversion therapy on April 9
Kerala HC will hear a lesbian couples plea highlighting that one of them was subjected to forced conversion therapy.
Kerala HC upholds rule on gynaecologists examining sexual assault survivors
The Kerala HC rejected a petition challenging a protocol that mandates that survivors of sexual offences to be examined only by gynaecologists.
![Irreversible loss: Kerala HC allows doctor accused of girlfriends death to resume studies [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/03/lj_5017_8424957b-3834-4a0f-89e0-1bee2062b265.webp)
Irreversible loss: Kerala HC allows doctor accused of girlfriends death to resume studies [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court allowed Dr. EA Ruvais, who was charged with abetting the suicide of his girlfriend Dr. Shahana for alleged dowry demands.
