*LATEST JUDGMENTS 12-03-2021*
*COVID-19 – Supreme Court issues directions specifying commencement and ending of limitation period — 2021 (2) KHC 291 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6144 (SC)*
*Power of attorney holder can sign and file a joint petition for divorce — 2021 (2) KHC 275 : 2021 KHC OnLine 178 (DB)*
*COVID-19 – Court permits Schools concerned to charge fees in the manner as recorded by Court — 2021 (2) KHC 203 : 2021 KHC OnLine 171*
*CrPC S.125 – Mother cannot claim maintenance for and on behalf of a child who has attained majority, even if child is suffering from any physical incapacity — 2021 (2) KHC 242 : 2021 KHC OnLine 161*
*Headload Workers – Registration granted under Rule 26A – Entitlement to maintain an appeal as an ‘aggrieved person’ – Law on the point – Elucidated — 2021 (2) KHC 215 : 2021 KHC OnLine 170 (FB)*
*IT Act — Mere failure to pay amount due (tax, interest or penalty) will not satisfy requirement which would constitute offence under S.276C(2) of IT Act — 2021 (2) KHC 253 : 2021 KHC OnLine 156*
*Order XX CPC does not apply to High Court — 2021 (2) KHC 274 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6143 (SC)*
*Consent of family or community or clan is not necessary once two adult individuals agree to enter into a wedlock — 2021 (2) KHC 288 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6057 (SC)*
*Installation of CCTV cameras in Police Stations – Court directs State of Kerala to allocate funds within a period of four weeks — 2021 KHC 6141 : 2021 (2) KHC SN 6 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6141 (SC)*
*State Government need not wait for framing of the Rules for filling up the vacancies in the post of Presidents of district Forum/Commission — 2021 (2) KHC 293 : 2021 KHC OnLine 179*
*Accused already on bail – Addition of new serious offences, later on – Application for cancellation of bail/arrest of accused – How to be dealt with — 2021 (2) KHC 235 : 2021 KHC OnLine 183*
*Non-sanctioning of recommended scale of pay to Private Secretary to the Chief Justice – Held, cannot be justified when recommendations made by the Hon’ble the Chief Justice were implicitly supported by reasons — 2021 (2) KHC 262 : 2021 KHC OnLine 172*
*Private self-financing Medical Colleges — Fixation of fee — No fetter can be placed on exercise of power for fee fixation by Committee — 2021 KHC 6108 : 2021 (2) KHC SN 5 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6108 (SC)*
*Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act — Pre- deposit of debt for filing appeal – A total waiver, not permissible — 2021 KHC 6079 : 2021 (2) KHC SN 7 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6079 (SC)*
*Consumer Protection Act — Allegation that dealer sold a 2009 model car representing it as a new car of 2011 make – Unless manufacturer’s knowledge is proved, manufacturer cannot be made liable — 2021 KHC 6110 : 2021 (2) KHC SN 8 : 2021 KHC OnLine 6110 (SC)*
*Provisions of detailed town planning scheme shall prevail over provisions of master plan, where both plan and scheme are in force in an area — 2021 (2) KHC 224 : 2021 KHC OnLine 169 (DB)*
*Family Court cannot on its own, adjudicate on validity of marriage in a petition S.125 CrPC– 2021 (2) KHC 242 : 2021 KHC OnLine 161*
*Recovery of excessive amounts paid to employee from DCRG – Not permissible when recovery is ordered five years after occurrence of mistake — 2021 (2) KHC 259 : 2021 KHC OnLine 113 (DB)*