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.
Kerala High Court: Court Cannot Return Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Without Assigning Case...
The Kerala High Court was considering whether the Trial Court returned the plaint even without following the procedure under Order VII Rule 10 of CPC...
Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines For Police On Effecting Arrests Within Court Premises; Directs...
The Public Interest Litigation before the Kerala High Court was initiated suo motu based on a letter received from the Kerala High Court Advocates'...
