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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Court fee revision done on a rational basis: Govt to Kerala high court
Kochi: The state govt has informed the high court that the revision of court fees was carried out on a rational basis by a competent legislature after conducting thorough research and analysis on the subject. Law secretary K G Sanal Kumar made this submission through a counter affidavit filed in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) initiated by the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA), which challenges the steep hike in court fees and the imposition of ad valorem fees without any upper limit, introduced through the Kerala Finance Act, 2025. The affidavit further stated that the revision was based on a study conducted by an expert committee comprising a retired HC judge, govt secretaries and a member of the legal fraternity, appointed by the govt. The committee recommended revising the fixed court fees only after examining the depreciation in the value of the rupee, using various indices such as the consumer price index (CPI) for industrial workers (IW), the exchange rate of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar, the average wage of non-agricultural workers in Kerala, and the change in gold prices over the years. The last revision of court fees was in 2003, and no comprehensive revision has taken place in the past 20 years. The affidavit also asserted that the state has the exclusive power to legislate on the subject of 'fees taken in all courts except the Supreme Court,' as per Entry 3 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The Court will consider the petition on June 4.
New Indian Express
04-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Bar Council issues notice to Kerala HC lawyers body chief
KOCHI: The Bar Council of Kerala (BCK) on Saturday decided to issue a show-cause notice to Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, president of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association, asking why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him for a Facebook post critical of Justice T R Ravi. The BCK stated that the post violated the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette. Yeshwanth Shenoy had made remarks against Justice T R Ravi, who had dismissed his petition challenging the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him in connection with an incident in Justice Mary Joseph's courtroom in 2023. The first suo motu case against Shenoy was initiated by the BCK based on a letter sent by Justice Mary Joseph, now retired, on February 9, 2023, in which she alleged that Shenoy had shouted at the court, harassed it, and compelled the court to record his submission. Advocate Ajith T S, chairman of BCK, stated that if Shenoy's explanation regarding the latest incident is found unsatisfactory, the council will initiate separate proceedings against him.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bar Council to issue notice to lawyer for post against judge
Kochi: The Bar Council of Kerala has decided to issue a show-cause notice to Adv Yeshwanth Shenoy , president of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association , over a Facebook post in which he allegedly criticised a sitting judge of the Kerala high court. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Bar Council held on Saturday. The post reportedly followed the dismissal of a petition filed by Shenoy before the high court seeking to quash disciplinary proceedings initiated against him by the Bar Council. The bench of Justice T R Ravi had rejected Shenoy's plea, which pertained to allegations of misconduct during proceedings in the courtroom of a former judge. The council has now sought an explanation from Shenoy as to why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him for the remarks made in the social media post. tnn
