Tirur Magistrate transferred after lawyers complain of verbal abuse, derogatory language against advocates

Kerala high court advocates association and Kerala HC  Lenin Das, the Judicial Magistrate First Class stationed at Tirur as a temporary magistrate, has been transferred to Kannur following allegations that he has a history of using derogatory language against lawyers. The move to transfer judge Das comes close on the heels of a letter sent …

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Kerala High Court stays sentence and grants bail to prime accused but denies bail to 12 others

Madhu, a mentally challenged tribal youth, was tied up and brutally beaten to death in Palakkad’s Attapady in February 2018. The accused along with others allegedly caught Madhu from a nearby forest and assaulted him after accusing him of stealing rice from a grocery shop. Sixteen persons stood trial for committing offences punishable under Sections …

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