2026 KLT OnLine 4014 (SC)

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Sri Nisha v. Special Director, Adjudicating Authority, Directorate of Enforcement

1st April, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1589

Kauser Edappagath

Suresh Gopi v. Binoy

1st April, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4016 (SC)

J.B. Pardiwala,Manoj Misra

Samarendra Nath Kundu v. Sadhana Das

1st April, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1583

Lok Ayukta Act 1999 (Kerala), Ss.2(d) & 14 -- Mere fact that the Lok Ayukta follows a procedure resembling adjudication does not ipso facto elevate it to the status of a court or tribunal exercising plenary judicial power and for this reason, it occupies a distinct position as a sui generis quasi-judicial authority under the statutory scheme.

Soumen Sen,Syam Kumar V.M.

Prakash v. State of Kerala

31st March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1582

Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, S.22B -- Grant of relief by Permanent Lok Adalat on delayed claim of insurance -- Challenged -- Mere delay in raising the claim should not defeat the rights of the insured, in getting a compensation which he was otherwise eligible to.

Ziyad Rahman A.A.

Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. v. Balakrishnan

6th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1585

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Part II -- Enforceability of Foreign awards -- The scope and ambit of the provisions of Part II are distinct from those dealing with domestic arbitration

S. Manu

Concilium Marine Group AB v. Sharath Thazhathe Veedu

31st March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1571

Service -- Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2010 (Kerala), R.4B -- Constitution of India, Art.227 -- When the issue raised is regarding the prescribed qualification for the post of Lecturer in Arts, History and Aesthetics in the Technical Education Department (College of Fine Arts), the State of Kerala, represented by the Secretary to Government of the Department concerned is a necessary party to that original application.

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Dr. Sandip K. Luis v. Kerala Public Service Commission

12th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1578

P.W.D. Manual Revised Edition 2012 (Kerala), Cl.2009.6 -- General Clauses Act 1897, S.9 -- Going by Section 9 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, when the provision uses the word “from”, as provided in the PWD Manual, for calculating the period stipulated therein, the first day in the series of the days shall be excluded.

Viju Abraham

M/s.Crezin Infra LLP v. State of Kerala

17th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1577

Disaster Management Act 2005, S.30(2)(v) -- All the powers, inclusive of the power under Section 30(2)(v), are bestowed on the District Authority by the statute; and not on the Chairperson. A perusal of Ext.P9 would indicate that the same has been issued by the Chairperson.

C. Jayachandran

Jaleel v. State of Kerala

12th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1584

Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules 2008 (Kerala), R.4(8) -- Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act 2008 (Kerala), S.27A -- LLMC decided to exclude the property from the data bank -- Due to procedural delays, it has not been published in accordance with the law -- The petitioner need not suffer, and he need not file an application in Form-5 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 -- Form-6, can be considered without insisting on Form-5 application, in the light of the decision already taken by the LLMC.

P.V. Kunhikrishnan

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18th March, 2026

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Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, S.22B -- Grant of relief by Permanent Lok Adalat on delayed claim of insurance -- Challenged -- Mere delay in raising the claim should not defeat the rights of the insured, in getting a compensation which he was otherwise eligible to.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Part II -- Enforceability of Foreign awards -- The scope and ambit of the provisions of Part II are distinct from those dealing with domestic arbitration

Disaster Management Act 2005, S.30(2)(v) -- All the powers, inclusive of the power under Section 30(2)(v), are bestowed on the District Authority by the statute; and not on the Chairperson. A perusal of Ext.P9 would indicate that the same has been issued by the Chairperson.