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.
Magistrate Must Notify Informant Or Victim When Investigation Report Finds No Grounds Against Some...
The Kerala High Court observed that when the Investigating Officer submitted the report under Section 173(2) CrPC with the finding that there was no...
Kerala HC Grants Bail To PFI Member In RSS Leader Sreenivasan's Murder Case, Denies Bail To Two...
The Kerala High Court granted bail to Shihab P, who was accused of participating in the murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan at Melamuri Junction in...
