Kochi, June 11 (IANS) The functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board has come under judicial scrutiny after BJP state vice-president Shone George approached the Kerala High Court, alleging that the Board is operating in violation of the amended Waqf law and that all decisions taken by it could be legally questioned.The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by George contends that the state government has failed to appoint the mandatory non-Muslim members to the Board as required under the 2025 …
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Kochi, March 31 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the 2024 amendments to the Kerala Lokayukta Act, delivering a significant relief to the state government while also introducing a key safeguard on decision-making timelines.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M. Syam Kumar dismissed petitions led by senior Congress MLA Ramesh Chennithala, who had challenged the amendments as unconstitutional and violative of the principle …