A Division Bench of Justices A Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V Menon passed the order taking note of a recent 12 hour traffic block on the Ernakulam Thrissur stretch of the High Court.
The petition was moved by a transgender woman who had applied for admission to the integrated five-year LL.B Course through the Kerala Law Entrance Examination (KLEE) 2025.
The Association raised its objections after Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas recently appointed two second-year law students to assist the Court in an NDPS case.
The Court said that prosecuting citizens for fair criticism violated free speech, stressing that dissent and scrutiny of government action are vital to democracy.
The Court, however, made it clear that it is for local self-government bodies to provide toilets under the Swacch Bharat Mission and that this responsibility can't be foisted on private petrol pump ow ...
The Court nevertheless directed the sessions court seized of the matter to reconsider George's application for the documents and pass detailed, reasoned orders on it.
The trial in the case has been pending for over 7 years. The Registrar (District Judiciary) sought a report from the sessions court after a journalist wrote to the Chief Justice raising concerns regar ...