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.
Acquittal By Criminal Court Does Not Debar Employer From Exercising Power In Departmental...
The Kerala High Court reiterated that an acquittal of an employee by the Criminal Court does not debar the employer from exercising power in the...
Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Husband U/s. 406 IPC For Pledging Gold Ornaments Of Wife...
The Kerala High Court has re-iterated that when the husband or any other member of the family dishonestly misappropriates stridhana or converts it to...
