2026 KLT OnLine 1194

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Rincy Rudiyard v. Karthik E Binod

3rd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1192

Industrial Disputes Act 1947, S.33C(2) -- Whether a petition can be filed under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Section 33C(2) of the 1947 Act corresponds to Section 59 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020) without there being an independent adjudication of the claim by the Labour Court / Industrial Tribunal.

Gopinath P.

D+H Solutions India (P) Ltd. v. Jayakrishnan Ramachandran Nair

20th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1189

Civil P.C. 1908, O.VII R.11(a), 11(d) r/w S.151 -- Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act 2017 -- Merchant Shipping Act 1958, S.352-C -- Commercial Courts Act 2015, S.2(1)(c)(iii) -- High Court can apply the Admiralty Rules to the proceeding under Section 352-C of the Merchant Shipping Act, in the absence of specific rules for the same.

M.A. Abdul Hakhim

Saji Surendran v. ELSA 3 Maritime Inc.

23rd January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1186

Co operative Societies Act 1969(Kerala), S.32(1) -- The Registrar before passing an order under Section 32(1) of the Act to supersede the Committee shall consult the Circle Co-operative Union or the State Co-operative Union, as the case may be under sub-section (2) irrespective of the fact that the society concerned is affiliated to the Circle Co-operative Union or the State Co-operative Union or not.

K. Babu

Sabu v. Registrar of Co operative Societies

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT Online 1183

Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Ss.47 & 48 -- The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory statutory and constitutional requirement.

Kauser Edappagath

Kamal Kumar Mandal v. State of Kerala

29th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1185

Practice and procedure -- Grounds of challenge of Primary Legislation -- Reiterated.

N. Nagaresh

Kanichodu MPCS Ltd. v. State of Kerala

2nd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1184 (SC)

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Atul S. Chandurkar

M/s. Saisudhir Energy Ltd v. M/s. NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd.

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1180

Insurance Act 1938, S.45 -- The suppression regarding the previous medical history is a material suppression that entitles the Insurer to reject the claim by repudiating the contract of insurance on the ground of fraud.

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Chandrika

31st January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1179 (SC)

Constitution of India, Art. 32 & Art.226 -- Service -- Administrative Law -- where statutory or administrative power is not exercised for purposes extraneous to those for which it is conferred, or is influenced by irrelevant considerations, or is actuated by malice in law, such exercise cannot be sustained - Judicial review in such circumstances is directed not merely at the decision but at the decision-making process itself.

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Captain Pramod Kumar Bajaj v. Union of India

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1176

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.138 -- Merely because the complainant is a juristic entity, it will not dilute the rigour of proof required for proving the execution of the cheque and the execution cannot be presumed merely on the production of a cheque.

P.V. Balakrishnan

Pattasseril Private Ltd. v. State of Kerala

28th January, 2026

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Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Ss.47 & 48 -- The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory statutory and constitutional requirement.

Practice and procedure -- Grounds of challenge of Primary Legislation -- Reiterated.

Insurance Act 1938, S.45 -- The suppression regarding the previous medical history is a material suppression that entitles the Insurer to reject the claim by repudiating the contract of insurance on the ground of fraud.

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.138 -- Merely because the complainant is a juristic entity, it will not dilute the rigour of proof required for proving the execution of the cheque and the execution cannot be presumed merely on the production of a cheque.