The Kerala High Court has made amendments to the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018 to comply with the Indira Jaising judgment.
The Kerala High Court held that the news reports by Malayala Manorama on a speech by former MLA KM Shaji, in which he had urged for strong action against perpetrators in the Shukoor murder case, was not defamation.
While granting the pre-arrest bail, the Kerala High Court took note of the fact that the client had filed the complaint against the lawyers only in June 2023 though she claimed she was sexually abused from the year 2021.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order cautioning the three Kerala police officers against harassing a lawyer who, along with his wife, was allegedly assaulted by these officers.
Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese opined that if bail is granted, a wrong message would be given to society in light of the alarming number of offences and atrocities against women and children.