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Feb 23 1996 (HC)

K.P.S.C. Reserve Conductors Rank Holders Assn. and ors. Vs. State and ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : (1997)ILLJ599Ker

..... after having made the rules by enacting the kerala public service commission (additional functions as respects the kerala state road transport corporation) act, 1970, the corporation should not have resorted to the ad hoc appointments. ..... kerala legislature enacted the kerala public service commission (additional functions as respects the kerala state road transport corporation) act, 1970. ..... petitioners in the majority of the original petitions are candidates included in the ranked list prepared by the public service commission for appointment to the post of reserve conductors under the kerala state road transport corporation. ..... the result has been that the recruitment rules and the public service commissions have been kept in cold storage and candidates dictated by various considerations are being recruited as a matter of course'.according to us, these observations made by their lordships apply to the procedure resorted to by the kerala state road transport corporation (vide asha kaul v. ..... the last letter referred to, namely the one dated march 11, 1992, stated that no post vacant in the corporation is to be filled up including drivers and conductors except ten women conductors, who have to be recruited as per the legislative assembly assurance.4. .....

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Jul 20 2012 (HC)

Linish P. Mathew Vs. Mruthula Mathew

Court : Kerala

..... even after the provision for confirmation by the high court (of the decree passed by the district court) is deleted by the amendment act 51 of 2001, there is no provision in the amended act whereby the district court has to pass a decree ..... (1) subject to the provisions of this act and the rules made thereunder, a petition for dissolution of marriage may be presented to the district court by both the parties to a marriage together, whether such marriage was solemnized before or after the commencement of the indian divorce (amendment) act, 2001, on the ground that they have been living separately for a period of two years or more, that they have not been able to live together and they have mutually agreed that the marriage should be dissolved ..... before the amendment by the indian divorce (amendment) act 2001 (act 51 of 2001), the title of the act was "the indian divorce act" ..... this indicates that a decree for dissolution of a marriage passed under the divorce act after the amending act, becomes effective on its own and does not require any further confirmation ..... the law commission suggested that amendments were required to the act in order to remove the discrimination against women and gender ..... sherly thomas's case, the wife filed a petition for dissolution of marriage before the high court before the commencement of the amendment act 51 of 2001. ..... johny (2002 (1) klt 467), relying on the decision in janardhanan ..... johny (2002 (1) klt 467), a learned single judge of this court held thus: .....

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Sep 14 2012 (HC)

Aswini Hospital Pvt. Ltd Vs. Intelligence Officer

Court : Kerala

..... ) not to have accounted to his principal for the entire collections or deductions made by him in the sales or purchases effected by him on behalf of his principal; or(iv) to have acted for a fictitious or non existent principal; provided that the deduction or addition, as the case may be, of the commission agreed upon and specified in the accounts and incidental charges incurred by the agent which are specified in the accounts and which the assessing authority considers legitimate shall not be deemed to be a difference in the rates referred to in sub-clauses (i) and (ii).2(lii ..... they have approached this court disputing their liability to get themselves registered as dealers under the kerala value added tax act (hereinafter referred to as the act for short) and to pay tax under the said act for the medicines and consumables sold to their patients. 2. ..... even though the amendment was brought to cover hotels, the legislative intent is to enlarge the scope of the operation of the act to cover sales effected in the course of rendering services also. ..... the burden, as already stated, would here lie on the revenue".in (2002) 4 scc 57 the question that arises for consideration before the apex court was as to whether the trust of sai publication fund which was set up by some devotees of saibaba can be held to the a "dealer". ..... sai publication fund (2002(4) scc 57) were not correctly appreciated and applied. .....

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Jan 06 2010 (HC)

Jacob Kuruvila Vs. Merly Jacob

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2010(1)KLT503

..... the learned counsel further submits that the liability to pay maintenance is recognised by law in section 125 cr.p.c as also in the provisions of protection of women from domestic violence act, 2005. ..... the totality of circumstances convincingly persuades the court to hold that the wife is entitled for separate maintenance in the facts and circumstances of the case, we need advert only to one specific admitted fact to decipher the attitude of the husband. ..... the fact that a defaulter may be compelled to make such payments under threat of coercive processes leading to deprivation of liberty under the provisions of the code of criminal procedure or under the domestic violence act cannot definitely be reckoned as an implied bar under section 9 of the code of civil procedure.23. ..... the principles relied on by the full bench, which led it to the conclusion that the christian husband is liable to pay maintenance to his child even in the absence of statute or custom, apply with equal vigour and force in so far as the claim of the wife is concerned. ..... ouseph thresia (supra), a* full bench of this court has taken the view that a christian husband in the state has the legal obligation to maintain his wife and that the said claim can be enforced through the civil courts. ..... that has subsequently been deleted by amendment. ..... geetha gladstone 2002 (2) klt 126 (c. no. ..... 155) : 2002 (1) kar lj 788 have also accepted this proposition of law. .....

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Mar 10 2010 (HC)

ishaque Vs. Raveendran Thampan

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2010(2)KLT1

..... , alter the nature or the extent, or the nature and extent, of the sentence, but not so as to enhance the same;(c) in an appeal for enhancement of sentence-(i) reverse the finding and sentence and acquit or discharge the accused or order him to be re-tried by a court competent to try the offence, or(ii) alter the finding maintaining the sentence, or(iii) with or without altering the finding, alter the nature or the extent, or the nature and extent, of the sentence, so as to enhance or reduce the same;d) in an appeal from any other order, alter or reverse such order;(e) make any amendment ..... even though the law commission proposed certain amendments, those proposals were not fully accepted by the parliament. ..... jagdeeshan : 2002 (1) klt 581 (sc) : air 2002 sc 681 has adverted to the compelling need to impose a just sentence in a prosecution under section 138 of the n.i act.11 all courts - original, appellate, revisional, or constitutional, must have an ultimate and abiding commitment to the interests of justice. ..... state of kerala 2009 (1) klt 551 had occasion to consider section 386(b) of the code. ..... state of kerala 1985 klt 902 and state v. ..... state of kerala 1989 (1) klt 275, a learned single judge of this court - hon'ble mr. ..... state of kerala : 1989 (1) klt 428 : 1990 cri.lj. ..... state of kerala 1985 klt 902. .....

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Oct 26 1973 (HC)

Thankappan Achari Vs. Union Government

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1974Ker169

..... learned counsel contended rather vehemently that repairing and polishing will come under the mischief of the rules only after the 4th of july, 1964, on which date the 9th amendment of the rules came into operation and in the present case there is no evidence to show that repairing and polishing were undertaken by him after the said date. ..... dealer under the gold control rules means:'any person who carries on, directly or otherwise, the business of- (i) making, manufacturing, buying, selling, supplying, distributing, melting, processing or converting ornaments, (ii) buying, selling, supplying, distributing, melting, processing or converting, gold for the purpose of making or manufacturing ornaments, whether for cash or for deferred payment, or for commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration, and includes- (i) an undivided hindu family which carries on such business; and (ii) a local authority, company, society ..... many of the ornaments were of the type and pattern usually used by christians and muslims women. ..... the appellant's defence was that these articles were acquired by him before 19-10-1960 and that the statement dated 9-10-1964 made to the assistant collector was extracted by coercion and undue influence and as such it should not be acted upon. .....

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Oct 12 2015 (HC)

The Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation and Another Vs. State of Kerala, ...

Court : Kerala

..... therefore, the petitioners are challenging the validity of the said act on the following grounds; (a) no tax could be imposed by a state on a matter referable to the concurrent list; (b) that an ordinance/act cannot be promulgated to amend the kerala local authority entertainments tax act, 1961, empowering the state to impose, levy and collect a cess on each admission to cinema for the sole purpose of the augmentation of the resources of welfare fund constituted under the kerala cultural activists' welfare fund act, 2010, a legislation treaceable to entry 23 of the concurrent list, under the constitution ..... by ordinance no.61/2012, the kerala local authority entertainments tax act, 1961 was amended for the sole purpose of enabling the state government to levy a cess for the purposes of the welfare fund constituted under the kerala cultural activists' welfare fund act, 2010; and consequently, the principal secretary to the local self government (rd) department issued go(ms) no.15/13/lsgd - sro no.28/ ..... 'dealer' as any person, who carries on, within the state of kerala, the business of buying or selling or processing fish or exporting fish (in raw or processed form) or fish products and includes, - (i) a commission agent, a broker or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called; and (ii) a nonresident dealer or an agent of non-resident dealer or a local branch of a firm or company or association situated outside the state of kerala. ..... state of kerala and others [(2002) 2 scc .....

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Nov 21 2007 (HC)

The Kerala State Electricity Board Vs. Siniya Mol C.S. D/O Siddique an ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2008(1)KLT30

..... 1580 of 2007 was preferred by the kerala public service commission assailing the judgment of the learned single judge contending that the exclusion of women are not illegally based on sex but on relevant ..... was preferred by respondents 1 to 5 herein seeking a writ of certiorari to quash exts.p2 and p3 by which the women candidates were prohibited from being considered for appointment to the post of electricity worker (mazdoor) and also sought for a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent, kerala public service commission to issue erratum notification providing opportunities to the women candidates who are desirous of getting appointment as electricity workers (mazdoor). ..... of kerala 1983 klt 457 while dealing with special rules for the kerala last grade service, 1966 which prescribes cycling qualification in the case of women for appointment to the post of peon held as follows:this social change must necessarily have its impact upon traditional perspectives concerning women's role and that must call for change in our laws, particularly so in the light of the constitutional mandate ..... india : [1980]1scr668 has highlighted the possibility of differential treatment as follows:we do not mean to universalise or dogmatise that men and women are equal in all occupations and all situations and do not exclude the need to pragmatise where the requirements of particular employment, the sensitivities of sex or the peculiarities of societal sectors or the handicaps of either sex may compel .....

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Oct 06 2015 (HC)

D. Geethakrishnan Vs. The State Election Commission and Others

Court : Kerala

..... the issue pertains to the reservation of the wards in the corporation of kollam for the ensuing election to the local bodies in terms of the kerala municipality act, 1994 ['the act' for short]. ..... (7) fifty per cent (in the case of fraction, it shall be fixed to the next higher integer) (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every municipality shall be reserved by the government for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different wards in a municipality as the state election commission or an officer authorised by it may, by notification in the gazette, determine for each general election. ..... constitution of council:- (1) x x x x (2) x x x x (3) x x x x (4) x x x x (5) x x x x (6) fifty percent (in the case of fraction, it shall be fixed to the next higher integer) of the total number of of seats reserved under sub-section (5) shall be reserved for women belonging to the scheduled castes, or as the case may be, the scheduled tribes: provided that where the number of seats reserved for the scheduled castes or as the case may be, the scheduled tribes under sub-section (5) is only one, that seat need not be reserved for women belonging to the scheduled castes or, as the case may be, the scheduled tribes. ..... association for democratic reforms [air 2002 sc 2112]. .....

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Feb 16 2005 (HC)

Haries Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2005CriLJ3314; 2005(3)KLT400

..... a charge sheet was filed against him alleging commission of certain offences under the indian penal code (ipc, for short).2. ..... learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that none of the acts allegedly committed by the petitioner would constitute any of the offences for which he is charge sheeted. ..... so, i shall now proceed to consider whether the annoying acts allegedly committed by the accused will constitute any of the offences laid down in the indian penal code. ..... thus, while in one case, gesture is made by the act of sending a doctor, in the other case, it is done by the act of writing a letter or making a phone call. ..... it is clear from a reading of section 509 ipc that by introducing the said provision, legislature intended that any sort of aggression into a woman's modesty whether by any word, deed or act should be deterred, as evident from the title to the section itself. ..... in the very same way, the former conveyed his intention to express his gratitude to the latter by the act of sending a letter or making a phone call. ..... to make out an offence under section 294(b) of ipc, the alleged obscene act must have been committed by the accused in or near a public place. ..... later, legislature found that a woman must be protected not only from physical aggressions made in the course of outraging her modesty, but she should also be shielded from various other acts which do not involve even a touch. .....

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