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.
Violated The Law For Bona Fide Reason: Apex Court On Kerala HC's ‘Manifestly Arbitrary’ Handling Of...
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that the process followed by the Kerala High Court and its decision to apply minimum cut-off to...
Hands Of IO Have Been Chained By Interim Order 'Not To Arrest'; Courts Must Ensure Disposal Within 6...
A Kerala High Court Bench of Justice A Badharudeen has stressed over the time-bound disposal of anticipatory bail applications, which is significant...
