By Matters India Reporter Kochi, June 16, 2020: The Kerala government on June 16 opposed a petition that Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar filed in the state High Court to get a rape case against him dismissed. The government told the southern Indian state’s apex court that the prosecution hasContinue Reading
Kochi, May 13, 2020: The Kerala High Court has stated that a law is needed to control the use of abusive and derogatory comments on social media. The court made the observation on May 12 while considering the bail plea of Sreeja Prasad, who was arrested for posting abusive commentsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 6, 2020: The pro-life commission of the Catholic Church in Kerala on April 6 came forward to protect the child of a teenage rape survivor who is now 24-week pregnant. The Kerala High Court on April 4 allowed the termination of the pregnancy observingContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 30, 2020: The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation against the religious practice of administering Holy Communion in churches. The Qualified Private Medical Practitioners Association, an organization of modern medical doctors and dentists, had filed the petition saying that distributing bread and wine inContinue Reading
By A K Aditya Kochi, July 30, 2019: The Kerala High Court has imposed costs of 25,000 rupees on a petitioner challenging the constitutionality of the Catholic Church’s Code of Canons and its applicability in India. The Code of Canons is a codification of Canon Law that applies to theContinue Reading
Kochi, October 3: The Kerala High Court today rejected the bail application of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar who is in a sub jail on charges of raping a nun. The top court in the southern Indian state said it could not grant bail to the bishop at this juncture.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Kerala High Court has fixed October 3 to deliver its decision on the bail plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested on charges of raping a Catholic nun. Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan on September 27 heard the arguments of the defense and the prosecution inContinue Reading
Bishop Franco Mulakkal is to appear for interrogation on September 19Continue Reading
Justice Rajavijayaraghavan has directed the priest to surrender his passport, cooperate in the investigation Continue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala high court on Tuesday completed hearing in the appeal filed by Cardinal George Alencherry challenging a single bench’s order to register FIR against him and others in Syro Malabar Church land sale row. A division bench led by chief justice Antony Dominic has reserved the case forContinue Reading
