# Adv. K Rajesh Kannan

> Advocate of the High Court of Kerala, enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala in 2002 (over 24 years of practice), with chambers at R K Chambers, Room C2 & C3, K. V. G. Arcade, Elamakkara, Ernakulam (Kochi) 682026. Advises on family and divorce, civil, criminal, property, banking (SARFAESI and revenue recovery), business, education, writ and public interest matters, and local body, land and revenue issues, for clients in Kochi, Ernakulam and across Kerala, including non-resident Keralites. Speaks Malayalam, English and Tamil, and conversational Hindi. Consultations are by appointment, 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM, with urgent matters arranged on request.

Names: Adv. K Rajesh Kannan, also written K. Rajesh Kannan or Advocate Rajesh Kannan; in Malayalam, അഡ്വ. കെ. രാജേഷ് കണ്ണൻ.

Contact: +91 94472 90234 · contact@advrajeshkannan.com · Appointments: https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/appointment/ · Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10027292742848209961

Practice: appears before the High Court of Kerala, and advises on documents, notices and disputes at every stage, including before they reach court. Cases before the Family Courts, Magistrate and Sessions Courts, civil courts, Rent Control Courts and the Debts Recovery Tribunal in Ernakulam and across Kerala are handled through the office.

About: [About Adv. K Rajesh Kannan](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/about/): profile and background (enrolled 2002, High Court of Kerala), how he works with clients, the nine practice areas, languages, and how consultations are arranged.

## Practice areas

- [Family Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/family-law/): advice on divorce (mutual consent and contested), maintenance, child custody and domestic violence matters, and matrimonial appeals and petitions before the High Court of Kerala.
- [Civil Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/civil-law/): property and boundary disputes, injunctions, partition, recovery of money and rent control matters, and civil appeals, revisions and original petitions before the High Court of Kerala.
- [Real Estate Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/real-estate-law/): legal title verification and written opinions before purchase, sale and partition deeds, mutation and land records, paddy land and data bank issues, builder disputes and property disputes.
- [Criminal Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/criminal-law/): anticipatory and regular bail under the BNSS, quashing petitions, and criminal appeals and revisions before the High Court of Kerala.
- [Education Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/education-law/): disputes with universities and institutions, including equivalency and recognition of degrees.
- [Banking Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/banking-law/): SARFAESI notices and objections, advice on Debt Recovery Tribunal remedies, Kerala Revenue Recovery Act proceedings, settlements with banks, and writ petitions against unlawful recovery.
- [Constitutional Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/constitutional-law/): writ petitions under Article 226 and public interest litigation before the High Court of Kerala against government departments, local bodies, universities and other authorities; panchayat, municipality and co-operative society matters; mining and geology permits; building, land and property tax disputes; passport matters and correction of date of birth in certificates.
- [Business Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/business-law/): business disputes, agreements and advisory work.
- [Land and Local Body Law](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/practices/local-body-land-revenue/): land conversion (tharam mattam) under Section 27A, data bank removal, paddy land filling cases, building permits, stop memos and regularisation, land tax, pokkuvaravu and BTR corrections, building and property tax, soil movement permits under the mineral rules, and writ petitions against local bodies and revenue authorities.

## Guides

- [Divorce Procedure in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/filing-for-divorce/): mutual consent and contested divorce, grounds, which Family Court, documents, time taken.
- [Mutual Consent Divorce in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/mutual-consent-divorce-kerala/): eligibility, the two motions, waiver of the six-month wait, settlement terms, spouses abroad.
- [Child Custody After Divorce in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/child-custody-kerala/): welfare principle, custody of young children, visitation, interim custody, parents abroad.
- [Bail in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/bail-application-process/): regular and anticipatory bail under the BNSS, Sessions Court and High Court of Kerala.
- [Your Rights After an Arrest in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/your-rights-after-an-arrest/): the legal rights of an arrested person.
- [Cheque Bounce Case under Section 138](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/cheque-bounce-case/): notice, complaint and timelines under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
- [What to Do After a SARFAESI Notice](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/sarfaesi-notice-kerala/): 13(2) notice, objection, possession, auction, right of redemption, DRT Ernakulam, settlement.
- [Revenue Recovery Notice in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/revenue-recovery-notice-kerala/): recovery of bank, KSFE and co-operative dues under the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act.
- [Property Title Verification in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/property-title-verification-kerala/): documents and records to check before buying land or a flat, common title defects.
- [Property Partition in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/property-partition-in-kerala/): partition by registered deed and by partition suit.
- [Equivalency Certificate in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/equivalency-certificate-kerala/): recognition of degrees, SLAC appeals, Kerala PSC, writ remedies.
- [Writ Petition in the Kerala High Court](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/writ-petition-kerala-high-court/): when and how to file a writ petition against a public authority.
- [Maintenance for Wife and Children in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/maintenance-case-kerala/): how Family Courts fix maintenance, interim maintenance, affidavits of assets, spouses abroad.
- [Domestic Violence Case Filed Against You in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/domestic-violence-case-against-you-kerala/): responding to a notice under the Domestic Violence Act, interim orders, reply, appeal and quashing.
- [NRI Divorce in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/nri-divorce-kerala/): filing or responding to a divorce case in Kerala from abroad, jurisdiction, mutual consent, foreign decrees.
- [Return of Gold After Divorce in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/return-of-gold-streedhan-kerala/): streedhan, proof of gold given at marriage, claims before the Family Court and in domestic violence cases.
- [498A Case in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/498a-cruelty-case-kerala/): cruelty under Sections 85 and 86 BNS (old Section 498A IPC), arrest safeguards, anticipatory bail and quashing.
- [FIR Quashing in the Kerala High Court](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/fir-quashing-kerala-high-court/): quashing under Section 528 BNSS (old Section 482 CrPC), grounds, settlement cases and the procedure.
- [Bank Auction Notice in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/bank-auction-notice-kerala/): SARFAESI sale notices, the right of redemption after the 2016 amendment, and remedies before the DRT Ernakulam.
- [One Time Settlement of a Bank Loan in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/one-time-settlement-bank-loan-kerala/): how OTS proposals work, sanction letter terms, closing pending cases and getting title deeds back.
- [Power of Attorney for NRIs](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/nri-power-of-attorney-kerala-property/): attestation abroad, stamping and registration in Kerala, and limiting a power of attorney to prevent misuse.
- [Data Bank Removal in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/data-bank-removal-kerala/): removing land wrongly shown as paddy land or wetland, Form 5 and Form 6, delays and writ petitions.
- [Boundary Dispute in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/boundary-dispute-injunction-kerala/): neighbour encroachment, survey, injunction suits and time limits.
- [Tenant Eviction in Kerala](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/tenant-eviction-kerala-rent-control/): eviction grounds and procedure before the Rent Control Court under the Kerala rent control law.
- [Land Conversion in Kerala (Tharam Mattam): Form 6, Form 7, Fees and Rejections](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/land-conversion-kerala-form-6/): converting paddy land outside the data bank under Section 27A: Form 6 and Form 7, documents, the 25-cent fee rule, delays, rejections and the appeal to the District Collector.
- [Passport With a Pending Criminal Case in Kerala: Renewal, Court Permission and Refusals](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/passport-pending-criminal-case-kerala/): how a pending criminal case affects getting or renewing a passport: FIR stage, court permission, the GSR 570(E) undertaking, validity, refusals and impounding.
- [Stop Memo or Demolition Notice from a Panchayat or Municipality: Replies, Regularisation and the Tribunal](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/stop-memo-demolition-notice-kerala/): what to do after a stop memo or demolition notice under Section 235W (Section 406 in municipalities): the reply, regularisation under the 2024 Rules and the 2025 permit rules, UA numbers, and the 30-day appeal to the LSGI Tribunal.
- [Birth Not Registered in Kerala? Delayed Registration after the 2026 Amendment](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/delayed-birth-registration-kerala/): registering a birth late after the 2026 amendment (from 1 October 2026, a Judicial First Class Magistrate's order for delays over two years; an executive magistrate for one to two years), non-availability certificates, name inclusion and correcting birth entries.
- [Co-operative Bank Not Returning Your Deposit in Kerala: Deposit Guarantee, Arbitration, Consumer Commission and High Court](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/cooperative-bank-deposit-not-returned-kerala/): what a depositor can do when a Kerala co-operative bank or society does not repay: the State deposit guarantee (up to 10 lakh rupees per member from 2026) and DICGC cover, a Section 69 claim before the Registrar, Consumer Commissions (Puthur SCB, 2026), the Co-operative Ombudsman and High Court writs.
- [Paddy Land Filling Cases in Kerala: Stop Orders, Seized Vehicles, Restoration and Penalties](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/paddy-land-filling-kerala/): paddy land and wetland filling cases under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008: stop orders and seizure (Sections 12 and 19), getting a seized vehicle back (Section 20, one and a half times the value), restoration orders (Section 13), penalties (Section 23) and what a neighbour can do.
- [SSLC Date of Birth Correction in Kerala: the 15-Year Rule, Condonation and the High Court](https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/sslc-date-of-birth-correction-kerala/): correcting the date of birth in SSLC and school records in Kerala: the fifteen-year limit and condonation by Government under Kerala Education Rules Chapter VI Rule 3, the Pareeksha Bhavan application and documents, clerical errors, appeals and writ petitions, and why the service record is a separate matter.

All guides: https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/blog/

## Notes

- Information on this website is general legal information, not legal advice for a specific case.
- Frequently asked questions: https://www.advrajeshkannan.com/faqs/