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.
In Case Of Excess Payment Done By Employer To Employee, Latter Having No Knowledge Cannot Be Faulted...
The Kerala High Court has reiterated that in case of an excess payment done by the employer to the employee, the employee having no knowledge about...
Judge's Duty Is To Assess Mental Capacity Of Accused For Defense U/s. 328 & 329 Of CrPC Or Section...
The Kerala High Court recently while dealing with a plea, of an accused, establishing 'unsoundness' of the mind as a defence in a Criminal case, which...
