Jurisdiction of Kerala RERA, Clarified

I had written an article last month about the confusing jurisdictions of the two authorities constituted under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. It was widely read and appreciated, and now the Kerala RERA has come out with a notification, explaining the jurisdictional limits of the two authorities. This notification resolves the confusion…

Pillar to Post jurisdiction of RERA

Published in 2021 (4) KHC J-31 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 was brought into force with the avowed principle to protect the interest of consumers in the real-estate sector and to establish an adjudicating mechanism for the speedy disposal of disputes. However, the adjudicating mechanisms established under RERA, are so much marred by…

Murder Appeal

This is a poignant episode. Last year, I was entrusted with an appeal against conviction under Section 302 IPC, in the Kerala High Court. I generally do not do, criminal appeals, but the pandemic related lockdown dried up most of the civil revenues and forced me to venture into the criminal side. The case was…

Mirage of ‘Beyond all reasonable doubt !’

Well this is about the criminal justice system in India, which is witnessing a paradigm shift in the standard of proof required for conviction. The law says that an accused cannot be convicted without the prosecution proving the case ‘beyond all reasonable doubts’. But despite the avowed standard of proof, the practice subsisting in trial…

Kerala State Electricity Licensing Board Rules

Before commencing any electricity installation in High Tension or Extra High Tension systems, a scheme of its electrical diagram should be prepared by a licensed contractor and submitted to the Electrical Inspectorate, for approval. Without the approval of the Inspectorate, the installation cannot be done. The provisions relating to this legal mandate is contained in…

Masked arguments versus Virtual arguments

Corona virus is changing everyone and everything. It is a good crisis that is causing lot of changes in the society, especially in the way people communicate, work and live. One place where the virus has caused a sea change is the Indian Judiciary. On March 24th, 2020, when the national lock down was ordered,…

Bail within 24hours!

In Kerala, it usually takes more than a week to get regular bail from Appellate (Sessions) Courts or the High Court. In case of Anticipatory Bail, the waiting period is anywhere between one to two weeks. This delay is caused by the public prosecutor who needs time to get instructions from the concerned police station….

Protected: Jacobites’ alternate survival plan, other than Church Act

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Law practice at the time of Corona

Entry The Kerala High Court has four main entries for lawyers. I use the fourth one. Usually, nobody cares when a lawyer walks into the court complex. Now, the security welcomes you with a gift-of-liquid dropped into your hands, which is supposed to be a hand-sanitizer. I felt it as somekind of a glue or…

Cemetery Ordinance

When the Malankara Metropolitans failed the Jesus Christ, his teachings, and the whole Christianity, citing 1934 Constitution and some absurd judgments of Justice Arun Mishra, the LDF Government of Kerala has decided to step in with an Ordinance to correct some morally abhorrent activities pursed by the Malankara Clergy to capture power, property and Churches….