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  'Maligning a woman's character is a form of social violence': Kerala HC

  India | March 19, 2026 8:02 IST

  The observations by Justice C S Dias came while quashing the FIR registered against Malayalam film actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes of some of her past movies and advertisements.

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  Kerala High Court removes Vellappally Natesan, other office bearers from SNDP Yogam posts

  India | March 12, 2026 14:17 IST

  The government lawyer said that, as the violation of statutory requirements applied to the organisation's governance as a whole, all the office bearers and the entire Board were disqualified by the court.

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  The Kerala Story 2 gets green light as Kerala High Court lifts stay, clears release

  February 27, 2026 18:05 IST

  The Kerala High Court division bench has set aside the single judge's 15-day stay on the release of The Kerala Story 2, paving the way for the film's release as scheduled.

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  Kannur Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  India | April 03, 2026 12:18 IST

  Kannur Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Congress Socialist Party (CSP) candidate Ramachandran Kadannappalli won the Kannur seat with a margin of 1,745 votes (1.3%). He received 60,313 votes with a vote share of 44.98%.

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  The Kerala Story 2 faces 16 CBFC cuts; rape and kissing scenes trimmed

  February 24, 2026 20:06 IST

  The controversy surrounding The Kerala Story 2 is getting intense now. Following the Kerala Chief Minister's statement, the matter has now reached the court. Reports have now emerged that the Censor Board has cut the film.

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  Major setback for Vijayan govt as Kerala HC strikes down 'Nava Kerala Citizen Response Programme'

  India | February 17, 2026 22:55 IST

  The Kerala High Court has struck down the state government's order approving the Nava Kerala Citizen Response Programme, calling out financial irregularities in the Rs 20 crore project.

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  Sabarimala gold theft was 'systematic and planned', says Kerala High Court

  India | January 19, 2026 23:37 IST

  The High Court granted permission to the SIT to visit Sabarimala on Tuesday to carry out further measurements. The team has been allowed to measure the surface area of two door frames stored in the temple storeroom.

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  Kerala High Court orders vigilance probe into Rs 35 lakh 'ghee scam' at Sabarimala Temple

  India | January 14, 2026 10:15 IST

  Sabarimala Temple ghee scam: The court strongly condemned the lack of basic safeguards, such as stock verification during counter handovers, sloppy record-keeping, and belated fund deposits, all of which enabled rampant theft.

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  Kerala court acquits all 20 accused in murder of ABVP activist which took place 13 years ago

  India | December 30, 2025 21:37 IST

  Calling the verdict disappointing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad said it would challenge the order before the High Court.

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  Sabarimala row: Kerala HC confirms gold theft, orders SIT to lodge criminal case

  India | October 10, 2025 14:04 IST

  The court noted that the vigilance report revealed a significant discrepancy involving around 474.9 grams of gold, which had been handed over to Unnikrishnan Potty, the sponsor who undertook the gold-plating work.

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  Customers paying for sex can be prosecuted under immoral traffic act: Rules Kerala High Court

  India | September 10, 2025 16:45 IST

  Kerala High Court, in its latest ruling, stated that people paying for sex in brothels induce prostitution and can be prosecuted under the Immoral Traffic Act.

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  Kerala HC bans AI use in judicial decisions: Issues landmark guidelines for district judiciary

  India | July 20, 2025 13:08 IST

  The policy encompasses all forms of AI tools, including generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Deepseek, as well as AI-powered legal research databases. It underscores the importance of ensuring transparency, fairness, accountability, and confidentiality.

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  What is the 'Janaki vs State Of Kerala' case? Here's everything about the Malayalam film

  Regional Cinema | July 17, 2025 11:31 IST

  Read further to know the entire case about the Malayalam film, written and directed by Pravin Narayanan, featuring Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran in lead roles.

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  Kerala HC grants bail to man accused of attacking mother with knife for not giving money

  India | March 08, 2025 13:06 IST

  While granting the bail, the court gave grounds of the "fate and trauma faced by the mother", as she said she cannot see her son languishing in jail.

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  'Men too have pride and dignity, not just women,' says Kerala High Court

  India | December 11, 2024 18:41 IST

  Kerala: The actor Balachandra Menon was given interim protection from arrest by the court on October 30 and it was extended from time to time till Wednesday when his plea was allowed. The Justice Hema Committee was constituted by the Kerala government after the 2017 actress assault case.

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  Kerala High Court dismisses actor Siddique's anticipatory bail in sexual assault case

  Regional Cinema | September 24, 2024 14:12 IST

  After a 'MeToo' movement surfaced recently, Malayalam actor Siddique resigned from his position as general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), along with the entire 17-member executive committee.

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  Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

  India | May 20, 2024 16:55 IST

  In a significant move, the Kerala High Court today upheld the death sentence awarded by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court to Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer who was convicted in a 2016 case of rape and murder of a Dalit LLB student from Perumbavoor in Ernakulam.

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  Husband has no control over wife's property, says Supreme Court

  India | April 25, 2024 22:26 IST

  The woman in this case claimed that 89 sovereigns of gold were gifted to her by her family at the time of marriage. Additionally, after the wedding, her father gave a cheque for ₹ 2 lakh to her husband.

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  Actress Assault Case: Actress demands fresh investigation from Kerala High Court

  Regional Cinema | April 10, 2024 22:50 IST

  The victim has requested to order a fresh investigation. Along with this, she has urged that under the supervision of the High Court, it should be investigated by the SIT.

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  No movie reviews within 48 hours of release, recommends amicus curiae appointed by Kerala HC

  March 13, 2024 15:42 IST

  Amicus curiae Shyam Padman stated that negative reviews are put up against films for which their makers don't agree to pay. Hence, he suggested that a dedicated portal on cyber cells should be constituted to receive complaints against review bombings.