Kerala High Court
The High Court of Kerala with its seat in Ernakulam was established in November 1956, and was preceded by the High Court of Travancore-Cochin established in July, 1949. Before that, the State of Travancore had a High Court at Thiruvananthapuram, the State of Cochin had its High Court at Eranakulam and Malabar District was under the jurisdiction of Madras High Court, which areas were merged to form the State of Kerala. The High Court has been functioning from the present building since 2006, prior to which, it functioned from the nearby Ram Mohan Palace. Kerala High Court’s territorial jurisdiction extends to the State of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
The sanctioned strength of Judges of the Kerala High Court is 35 permanent and 12 additional judges.
Demand & Acceptance May Be Inferred From Evidence: Kerala High Court Directs CBI Court To Complete...
The Court found that the witness statements, the alleged handling of the bribe money and the positive phenolphthalein test disclosed, at the least, a...
Negative Phenolphthalein Test No Aid To Accused When Bribe Was Placed In Measurement Book At His...
The Court upheld the conviction of a former Panchayat Assistant Engineer in a 2003 bribery trap case, but reduced his sentence to the minimum of one...
