Practice and Procedure — Judgment already reserved — Interlocutory application — If permissible — Interlocutory application without the complaints being annexed, was not considered earlier — Later, application filed annexing...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal trial — Proof — Suspicion — Relevance — Reiterated that suspicion, however grave, cannot take the place of proof — Thus, prosecution cannot afford to rest its case in the realm of “may be” true but has...

A. Civil Suit — Admission — If can be withdrawn — Reiterated that a categorical admission made in the pleadings cannot be permitted to be withdrawn by way of an amendment — However, the admission can be clarified or explained by...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — FIR — Delay — When fatal — Where deceased was assaulted around 4.00 p.m. but the FIR was registered at 11.40 p.m. — Since, distance between the place of occurrence and the first hospital where...

Tenancy and Land Laws — Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 — S. 103 — Revisional jurisdiction — Exercise of — Findings of fact — Land Tribunal gave finding as to cultivating tenant of the schedule property — Land Tribunal as well as...

A. Words and Phrases — Expression “Guardianship” — Legal concept of — Import and amplitude, discussed — Guardians & Wards Act, 1890 — S. 4(2) — Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — 4(b) — Juvenile Justice (Care &...

Service Law — Judiciary — Recruitment process — Permissions sought and granted in respect of selection process in the cadre of District/Additional District Judges and Civil Judges (Junior Division), and other cadres of Judicial...

Foreign Children — Foreign Judgment — Custody of Minor children — Interlocutory/interim orders passed by a foreign court — Jurisdiction of foreign court — Principle of comity of courts vis-à-vis principle of the best interests...

Environment Protection and Pollution Control — Forests — Mining — Mineral Concession Rules — R. 29 — Surrender of lease for mining forests — Restriction on determination of lease — Determination/surrender of lease at the instance...

  Allotment/Lease/Grant/License of Property — Residential Housing Scheme — Allotment of Flat — Sum of Rs 35,000 had been paid by Respondent 1 to the Appellant Authority — Direction issued that Respondent 1 shall pay Rs...