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Dileep verdict: Editorials question ‘patriarchal elements’, decision to welcome back actor

Earlier this week, the Additional Special Sessions Court in Ernakulam delivered its verdict in a case that became one of Kerala’s most closely watched trials in recent memory. After a five-year trial, actor Dileep, accused of masterminding the abduction and sexual assault of an actor, was found not guilty in…

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Before today’s verdict: The Dileep–Kerala actor assault case in a nutshell

On December 8, a Sessions court in Ernakulam, Kerala, will pronounce the verdict in the case of a well-known south Indian actor who was sexually assaulted in Kochi in 2017. The trial has reached its denouement after eight years of twists and turns, amid intense media scrutiny and industry-wide debate…

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Why India’s fight against smoking needs a behavioural shift

This year marks the 25th year of the ban on smoking in public places, a landmark judgement of the Kerala High Court. Subsequently, the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 was passed, which prohibited smoking in public places and introduced penalties for violations.

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Kerala HC stays criminal proceedings against Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna in prohibited advertisement case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted a three-month stay in the criminal proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved’s promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, and Divya Pharmacy – an affiliate of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd co-founded by them – in a prohibited advertisement case.

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Do action films really trigger violence, asks Kerala HC

Hearing cases linked to the Hema Committee Report, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked to what extent the state can regulate the portrayal of violence in the media and whether such depictions on screen are merely a reflection of the reality in society, Bar and Bench reported.

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South Central Ep 10: Southern states getting a raw deal, Pattanamthitta rape case

In episode 10 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by public policy professionals Tara Krishnaswamy and Tushar Chakrabarthy, and lawyer Sandhya Raju, who practises in the Kerala High Court.

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Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court asks SIT to appoint nodal officer

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating cases registered after the Hema committee report to appoint a Nodal officer. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court rejects PIL to ban WhatsApp

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar dismissed the plea filed by petitioner Omanakuttan KG, a software engineer. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Media freedom not licence to interfere with justice system’: Kerala HC on media trials

The Kerala High Court has held that the media’s freedom of speech cannot override a citizen’s right to dignity, reputation, and privacy, especially when reporting on an ongoing criminal case. The court said that only an adjudicatory authority can pronounce the guilt or innocence of an accused, LiveLaw reported.

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SC grants interim protection to actor Siddique in rape case, issues notice to Kerala govt

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam actor Siddique in connection with the ongoing investigation? Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Kerala, medical negligence victims face a broken system of delays and bias

It took five years for doctors to diagnose the reason for Harshina's abdomen pain: a pair of forceps left inside during her third caesarean surgery in 2017. It had punctured her bladder causing infections so severe that she couldn’t even walk properly. The egregious act of criminal negligence happened while…

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‘No malafide intention’: Kerala HC quashes case against Mathrubhumi journos over ‘sting operation’

The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the reporters and staff of Mathrubhumi TV in connection with their “sting operation” accusing a government official of corruption, LiveLaw reported. The court held that the reportage did not involve malice or prejudice.

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Kerala HC reserves verdict on plea against putting Hema panel report in public

The Kerala High Court has reserved its verdict on a petition challenging the State Information Commission’s order which asked the state government to put the Justice K Hema Committee report in the public domain with limited redactions, LiveLaw reported.

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‘Cartoonists part of the press’: HC quashes case against Malayala Manorama over BJP leader’s complaint

The Kerala High Court has held that cartoonists are part and parcel of the press and are entitled to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, Bar and Bench reported.

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Vadakara Lok Sabha poll campaign marred by cyberattack, bogus voting charges

Allegations of cyberattacks and bogus voting mar campaigning in Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency, sparking political controversy.

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SC collegium recommends advocate’s name for appointment as Kerala HC judge

Supreme Court collegium recommends advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi for appointment as judge of Kerala High Court.

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Kerala High Court Chief Justice hospitalised due to uneasiness during visit to Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple

Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Ashish Desai, was admitted to a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain after he complained of vomiting and uneasiness during his visit to the Mahakaleshwar temple

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Access of memory card in the custody of court “unfair and tragically shocking”: Survivor

Actor assault case: Survivor expresses shock over privacy violation in sexual assault case, seeks justice through honest judiciary.

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KIIFB opposes ED’s statement on Thomas Isaac’s role in decisions on utilisation of masala bond funds

KIIFB challenges ED affidavit on Thomas Isaac's role in masala bond, highlighting professional integrity and borrowing process.

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Ragging: HC stays suspension of two students

The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the order of the Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Pookode, Wayanad suspending two students in connection with an alleged ragging incident that happened a year ago.

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Kerala High Court upholds sub-divisional magistrate’s order on exhumation of body

The Kerala High Court has upheld an order of the Fort Kochi Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) directing a panchayat secretary to get a body that was buried in a stranger’s land exhumed and disposed of, in accordance with the procedure under the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Burial of Unclaimed Corpses and…

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Six lawyers to be sworn in as High Court judges today

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HC asks Kochi Corporation to repair refuse compactor vehicles and use them

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has ordered that refuse compactor vehicles available with the Kochi Corporation for waste removal be repaired to the extent possible and put to effective use at the earliest.

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Monson Mavunkal case: Petitioners to approach Kerala High Court seeking CBI probe

The war of words between the petitioners against fake antiques dealer Monson Mavunkal and the police team probing the cases against him has turned shriller with the former set to approach the Kerala High Court with a plea to hand over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

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Kerala High Court directs CUK to act on suspended assistant professor’s appeal in two weeks

The Kerala High Court has issued a directive to the Central University of Kerala (CUK) calling for action within two weeks regarding the petition of Assistant Professor B. Efthikar Ahamed from Comparative English department. Mr. Ahamed is currently under suspension following allegations of sexual harassment involving students.

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