Courts and Forums
With offices in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Delhi, Kylas Associates appears before courts, tribunals and authorities across Kerala, in Delhi and in Bengaluru.
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Supreme Court and High Courts
- Supreme Court of India — special leave petitions, civil and criminal appeals, writ petitions and transfer petitions. Our founder, Dr. K. P. Kylasanatha Pillay, is a designated Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court.
- High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam — writ petitions, civil and criminal appeals and revisions, bail applications, petitions to quash proceedings, and original petitions arising from tribunal orders.
- High Court of Delhi — writ petitions, civil and criminal matters and appeals, handled through our Delhi office.
- High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru — writ petitions, criminal petitions including bail and quashing, and civil appeals and revisions.
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Tribunals
- Kerala Administrative Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam Benches — service matters of State Government employees.
- Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench — service matters of Central Government employees.
- Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions — appeals and revisions against decisions of panchayats and municipalities.
- Tax tribunals and authorities — the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, the GST Appellate Tribunal, and the GST and income tax assessing and appellate authorities.
- Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions — District, State and National Commissions, in consumer complaints and appeals.
- Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) — complaints by homebuyers and apartment owners' associations against promoters.
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Trial Courts
- Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts — District and Sessions Courts, Sub Courts, Munsiff Courts, and Chief Judicial Magistrate and Judicial First Class Magistrate Courts.
- Kannur district — District and Sessions Courts at Thalassery.
- Bengaluru — City Civil and Sessions Courts, and Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Metropolitan Magistrate Courts.
04.
Family Courts
- Family Courts in Kerala — Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts.
- Family Courts in Delhi — divorce, maintenance, custody and guardianship matters before the Family Courts in Delhi's district court complexes.
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Authorities and Other Forums
- Revenue authorities (Revenue Divisional Officers, District Collectors and the Land Revenue Commissioner) — land conversion and data bank matters.
- Department of Mining and Geology — quarrying permits, transit passes and related proceedings.
- Co-operative Department (Joint Registrars and Co-operative Arbitration Courts) — society disputes, elections and surcharge proceedings.
- Sub-Registrar Offices and the Registrar of Societies — registration of property documents, wills, societies and trusts.
- Trade Marks Registry — trademark filings and oppositions.
- Mediation centres — attached to the High Court and the district courts, and private mediation through our MCPC-trained mediators.