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Bail applications lacking mandatory disclosures on past pleas and criminal antecedents will not be numbered, Kerala High Court directs. SIRAJ VAZHAYIL @ SAJI THANEERKATTIL, vs STATE OF KERALA. Kerala High Court. LawLens

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Criminal LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

Bail applications lacking mandatory disclosures on past pleas and criminal antecedents will not be numbered, Kerala High Court directs

B.A. No. 4806 of 2026 concerned Crime No. 49/2026 of Valapattanam Police Station, in which Paramasivam was the sole accused of offences under Section 75(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”) and Sections 9(m...

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Company’s non-joinder does not shield responsible directors from BUDS Act prosecution, Kerala High Court rules. BIJU RAPHEL vs STATE OF KERALA. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal LawBanking and Finance Law

Company’s non-joinder does not shield responsible directors from BUDS Act prosecution, Kerala High Court rules

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Removing a joint FL-3 licensee alters the licence’s content and scope, defeating renewal under Rule 13B(3).. N.M. MANI, vs STATE OF KERALA,. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawCivil Procedure and Evidence

Removing a joint FL-3 licensee alters the licence’s content and scope, defeating renewal under Rule 13B(3).

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Courts cannot refuse to number ‘John Doe’ suits merely because anonymous defendants’ addresses are unknown, Kerala HC rules. M/S CUBES ENTERTAINMENTS vs BIG TREE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Civil Procedure and EvidenceMedia and Defamation Law

Courts cannot refuse to number ‘John Doe’ suits merely because anonymous defendants’ addresses are unknown, Kerala HC rules

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Panchayat’s conversion into a municipality does not automatically extend rent-control protection without government notification, Kerala HC rules. JAYAKUMAR B vs VIJAYAKUMAR B. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Property and Real Estate LawAdministrative and Public Law

Panchayat’s conversion into a municipality does not automatically extend rent-control protection without government notification, Kerala HC rules

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Courts cannot refuse to number ‘John Doe’ suits merely because anonymous defendants’ addresses are unknown, Kerala HC rules. P.P.MADUSOODANAN vs SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA). Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Civil Procedure and EvidenceMedia and Defamation Law

Courts cannot refuse to number ‘John Doe’ suits merely because anonymous defendants’ addresses are unknown, Kerala HC rules

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Constructive res judicata bars reopening settled writ issues through a subsequent SARFAESI sale notice.. M/S SOUBHAGYE ROAD BUILDERS vs RESERVE BANK OF INDIA. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Civil Procedure and EvidenceBanking and Finance Law

Constructive res judicata bars reopening settled writ issues through a subsequent SARFAESI sale notice.

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Mere delay and disputed factual allegations do not warrant quashing Domestic Violence Act proceedings.. MATHEWS WILSON vs ANU MOL. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·14 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal Procedure and EvidenceFamily Law

Mere delay and disputed factual allegations do not warrant quashing Domestic Violence Act proceedings.

The petitioners, the husband and mother-in-law of the respondent, were respondents in M.C. No. 32 of 2025 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Thrissur.

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Interpol arrest warrants: Nodal agency must promptly alert MEA and jurisdictional Magistrate, Kerala High Court rules. RAKHUL KRISHNAN, vs UNION OF INDIA,. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·14 SEPTEMBER 2026

International LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

Interpol arrest warrants: Nodal agency must promptly alert MEA and jurisdictional Magistrate, Kerala High Court rules

The appellant, an NRI businessman, alleged that the eighth respondent had borrowed approximately AED 6 million from him for a hotel business and failed to repay it. A cheque issued towards repayment was dishonoured, f...

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