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title: "Procedure Guides for Kerala Courts & Authorities"
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Guides

# Procedure guides

Step-by-step guides to specific situations: the first steps, the court or authority that hears the matter, the documents required and the time limits. The guides follow Kerala practice; for background and analysis, see the articles.

Longer articles: [Articles →](https://advaslam.com/writing/) · Every matter type, by practice area: [Practice →](https://advaslam.com/practice/)

## Cyber crime & IT Act matters

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/cyber-crime/)

### Bank Account Frozen by Kerala Cyber Cell — Response Guide

What to do when Kerala cyber police freeze a bank account — BNSS 106/94/497, S.105 AV rules, NCRP trail and release steps.

[Bank Account Frozen by Kerala Cyber Cell — Response Guide](https://advaslam.com/guides/bank-account-frozen-kerala-cyber-cell-guide/)

### Digital-Arrest Calls & Online Harassment — Kerala Response Note

Why "digital arrest" calls are fraud, how to report them and where online harassment complaints go under the IT Rules and BNS.

[Digital-Arrest Calls & Online Harassment — Kerala Response Note](https://advaslam.com/guides/digital-arrest-online-harassment-response-note/)

## Data protection & DPDP compliance

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/data-protection/)

### DPDP Readiness Checklist for Kerala Small Businesses

Ten practical DPDP readiness controls for small businesses — data mapping, notices, consent, breach response and vendor terms.

[DPDP Readiness Checklist for Kerala Small Businesses](https://advaslam.com/guides/dpdp-readiness-checklist-small-business/)

## Business, banking & IPR

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/business-banking-ipr/)

### Online IPR Takedown — Kerala Information Note

Online IPR takedown for Kerala brands — trademark and copyright tracks, BSA-63 evidence preservation and patent referral.

[Online IPR Takedown — Kerala Information Note](https://advaslam.com/guides/ipr-online-takedown-kerala-information/)

### SARFAESI, DRT and the Kerala Writ Route

The SARFAESI 13-series sequence, 13(8) redemption, 45/30-day DRT clocks and when writ petitions before the High Court lie.

[SARFAESI, DRT and the Kerala Writ Route](https://advaslam.com/guides/sarfaesi-drt-writ-route-information/)

### Section 138 Cheque Bounce — Kerala Procedure

The Section 138 cheque bounce chain — 30-day/15-day/one-month notices, cognizance under S.210, 143A: up to 20%; S.148: minimum 20%.

[Section 138 Cheque Bounce — Kerala Procedure](https://advaslam.com/guides/section-138-cheque-bounce-kerala-procedure/)

## Criminal law: bail, quash & appeals

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/criminal/)

### Bail & Anticipatory Bail in Kerala — BNSS Procedure

The BNSS 478–483 bail chain in Kerala — anticipatory bail, regular bail, CrPC transition and paperbook discipline.

[Bail & Anticipatory Bail in Kerala — BNSS Procedure](https://advaslam.com/guides/bail-anticipatory-bail-kerala-guide-bnss/)

## High Court writs & procedure

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/high-court-litigation/)

### Writ Petitions before the Kerala High Court — Types & Grounds

The five writ types before the Kerala High Court — mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, quo warranto and habeas corpus.

[Writ Petitions before the Kerala High Court — Types & Grounds](https://advaslam.com/guides/writ-petitions-kerala-high-court-types-grounds/)

## Civil, property & consumer matters

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/civil-consumer/)

### Consumer Complaints in Kerala — Limits, Appeals, Paperbook

Consumer complaints in Kerala — ₹50 lakh and ₹2 crore commission limits, the two-year rule, 45/30/30 appeal chain and paperbook.

[Consumer Complaints in Kerala — Limits, Appeals, Paperbook](https://advaslam.com/guides/consumer-complaint-kerala-district-state-limits/)

## Service & labour matters

[Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/service-labour/)

### Service & Labour Orders in Kerala — KAT, CAT & Writ Route

Service and labour disputes in Kerala — KAT, CAT, labour courts and tribunals, tribunal-origin writs and the High Court route.

[Service & Labour Orders in Kerala — KAT, CAT & Writ Route](https://advaslam.com/guides/service-labour-orders-kat-cat-writ-route/)

Contact

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