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.
Discretion To Accept Documents At Later Stage Continues Under Order VII Rule 14(3) After Rule 18...
The High Court held that despite the deletion of Order VII Rule 18 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the power of a civil court to receive...
Muslim Man Who Has Contracted Second Marriage Can’t Contend That He Has No Means To Maintain First...
The Revision Petition before the Kerala High Court was filed against the order passed by the Family Court whereby the maintenance of Rs 5000 per month...
