Kochi: IAS officer K. Biju, Secretary of Kerala’s Cashew Department, on Friday tendered an unconditional apology before the Kerala High Court after being criticised over the wording of a government order sanctioning the CBI to prosecute officials of the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) in a 2015 corruption case. In his apology, Biju said Read More…
THRISSUR: A court in Thrissur has sentenced a lorry driver to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh in connection with a fatal road accident caused by an illegally operated sand-laden lorry. The Second Additional Sessions Judge, Ramesh Kumar S., convicted Nishad (42), son of Hamsa, a resident of Pallur Read More…
THRISSUR: The Principal District and Sessions Court, Thrissur, has rejected the bail applications of two accused in a case involving the alleged cheating of ₹5.34 lakh by offering a fake clerk job in the Guruvayur Devaswom Board using forged documents purportedly issued in the name of the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board. The accused are Geetha Read More…
The Thrissur Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled in favour of a consumer who filed a complaint alleging persistent defects in a television set purchased from a leading electronics manufacturer. The complaint was filed by Shajan V.C., a resident of Kallampara, Vadakkanchery in Thrissur district. He had purchased the television for ₹29,500. However, within four Read More…
Thrissur: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thrissur, has ruled in favour of a complainant who alleged that a room with inadequate facilities was provided at a Devaswom-run tourist home in Guruvayur. The complaint was filed by Kozhikode-based advocate P. Chathukkutti against the administrator of the Guruvayur Devaswom. According to the petition, Chathukkutti had rented Read More…
Thrissur: The Thrissur Consumer Court has ruled in favour of a couple who filed a complaint alleging refusal by a textile showroom to exchange an unsuitable kurta purchased for personal use. The verdict was issued against the Managing Director of Kalyan Silks Trichur (P) Limited, located on Palace Road, Thrissur, following a petition filed by Read More…
The Union Law Ministry on Monday announced the appointment of five judges to the Supreme Court, strengthening the strength of the country’s highest judicial body. According to notifications issued by the ministry, the newly appointed judges are Venkita Subramani Mohana, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sheel Nagu, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli. The appointments were formally notified by Read More…
A special court in Thrissur has sentenced a 59-year-old man to 76 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹7.6 lakh for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions. The convict, Premlal, a resident of Panayampadam in Edakkunni village, was found guilty of repeatedly subjecting the minor to aggravated sexual assault at Read More…
The Kerala High Court on Monday sentenced 12 convicts to life imprisonment in the case related to the lynching of tribal youth Madhu in Attappady. The court also awarded one year imprisonment to another accused in the case. Earlier, the High Court had acquitted first accused Hussain. It also upheld the trial court’s decision acquitting Read More…
A court in Thrissur has sentenced a 50-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his elderly parents after accusing them of being responsible for his wife leaving him. The convict, Pradeep, a native of Ezhukampani in Avinissery Village, was also fined ₹1 lakh by the Thrissur Second Additional Sessions Court. The judgment was delivered by Read More…